AI Literacy Matters: Why Everyone Needs This Skill in 2026

Columnist – Vivek Ekarat Based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s AI Literacy Framework (Training and Employment Notice No. 07-25, released February 13, 2026) Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a technology confined to science fiction or research labs, it has quietly become part of our everyday lives. Every time we ask a virtual […]

Beating the Heat, Building Wellness Territory at the Center for Wellness Technology

Extreme heat is a public health threat that lands hardest on the people precision wellness is meant to serve – and a Twin Cities campaign shows what culturally grounded prevention looks like in practice. A Familiar Problem, A New Kind of Response Minnesota summers are getting hotter, and more frequent extreme heat days have become […]

Contrast Hydrotherapy: What the Research Shows

Hot-cold cycling has moved from Nordic bathhouses to mainstream wellness – and a growing body of research is starting to explain why it works. What Is Contrast Hydrotherapy? Contrast hydrotherapy is a hydrothermal practice built on alternating heat and cold exposure to trigger repeated physiological stress responses in the body. In practice, it takes many […]