Jason Margolis

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Jason Margolis

But when I crossed the finish line, I had missed the mark. Badly. Official time: 4:04:04. According to my Garmin running watch, I had logged 27.13 miles, nearly an extra mile. Before you think I’m some outlier, my buddy Mike Barowsky traveled 27.39 miles, according to his Strava app. How had our glory, that we alone cared about, been snatched from us? A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Our tale of woe is far from unique.

Sep 19, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Jason Margolis

When it comes to the climate crisis, despondency is not a helpful option. Yes, it’s hard not to feel despair about the state of affairs. For decades, climate scientists have been warning us, loudly, that we are speeding toward the cliff. Yet even as we already see the impacts — more intense storms, wildfires, coastal flooding, crop failures, and coral bleaching to name but a few issues — we are barely pumping the brakes. Here’s the good news though: We still have the brakes.

Aug 13, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Jason Margolis

I take my ice cream very seriously. As a grown man, I’ve worn T-shirts from local ice cream shops, without irony. I’ve made my own ice cream. My dad is from Wisconsin. And at the end of each summer, my family marks the occasion with the biggest, baddest ice cream sundae we can find on the Cape. The perennial vexing question: Where to go? For 15 years, we’ve been vacationing on the Lower and Outer Cape.

Jul 12, 2024 | sfu.ca | Jason Margolis

The Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) provides support and community for Indigenous students navigating university life. Guided by the four pillars of Respect, Reciprocity, Trust and Humility, the ISC team creates a holistic support system tailored to Indigenous students' unique needs. The ISC won SFU's 2023 SFU Staff Achievement Award for Team Service in recognition of their work fostering a caring, connected community that celebrates Indigenous students' successes.

May 31, 2024 | sfu.ca | Jason Margolis

Jasmin Glaw, Indigenous Student Life Coordinator, is the recipient of the Community Contribution award at in SFU’s 2023 Staff Achievement Awards. She has been recognized for her outstanding and tireless work in supporting students at the Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) across the Surrey and Burnaby campuses. “Jasmin nindizhinikaaz, nindibendaagoz Algonquins of Pikwakanagan, wawashkeshi nindoodem. Hamilton ON nindonjibaa gaye Surrey BC nindaa.