One kilogram of non-perishable food if you return a book to the library after the deadline. This is the original idea which has been put into practice in the Híjar-Las Gabias Library in Granada, so users can enjoy their books longer helping people with fewer resources at the same time.
Month: September 2015
Lorenzo Ruiz, international success with a taste of cilantro honey
The life of Lorenzo Ruiz, a beekeeper from Cordova, changed the day he bought seven hives to start a hobby which would become a passion. The number of hives grew and he started to produce honey. In 1996 he set up Apícola de Montoro, a company which produces honey, pollinates crops, and breeds and sells […]
Matrona en directo: online midwife consultations and childbirth classes
María Cantos is an experienced midwife who has worked in hospitals in Madrid and Jerez. She is the creator of Matronaendirecto.com, a site where she teaches childbirth classes and carries out individual follow up to pregnant women through video-conference. She claims that, this way, future mothers can solve their doubts instantly with no need to […]
Jonatan Ruiz, an expert in health and sports with the aim of preventing diseases such as diabetes
From the very first moment he attended to a Sports Physiology class at the university, Jonatan Ruiz fell in love with this bond between health and sports. Since then, he has been focused on this field. Recently, the AstraZeneca Foundation has given him the Young Researcher Award in the Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Area. […]