Mauricio Cordoba, a licensed optometrist from Otavalo, Ecuador, gives us some useful tips about how often to get our eyes checked, what to keep in mind when purchasing glasses, etc.

Banana Campus is a "super social" network, a web space where college students can share and learn from one another's unique experiences.

Europea Abierta informs us about the European space program as well as its 2011 award for journalistic excellence.

The Ideas Club presents eclectic news briefs on student map-making contests, a dedicated dancer of many styles, climate change and a forestry training program for unemployed workers.

The Ideas Club accompanies Carolina, an aspiring veterinarian in her freshman year, to the Fuengirola Bioparc to see first-hand how some of their exotic animals are cared for.

Medical students in Almeria, Spain gain some hands-on experience using technology to diagnose diseases.

The Ideas Club gives us an idea about the processes of caramelization vs. carbonization of sugar while cooking.