Author Archives: Skylar

Inspiring Future Innovators Through Entertainment and News Media

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Skylar

This month is high tech month and EIC is proud to join in the celebration by Spotlighting a young lady who recently won the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing. Allison Collier fell in … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays! Highlights from 2012

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Skylar

By: Brian Dyak What a great year of progress, growth and impact! In 2012, EIC has utilized the power and influence of our industry to inform audiences about important health and social issues and communicate, in many instances life changing … Continue reading →

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HIV and AIDS: A Timely and Necessary Discussion

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Skylar

By: Brian Dyak The HIV and AIDS conversation is often a difficult one to have, but necessary. Now is a good time to remind people that June 27this National HIV Testing Day. The prevalence of HIV and AIDS in the … Continue reading →

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PRISM Presents a Special Tribute to Veterans

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Skylar

By: Brian Dyak The 16th Annual PRISM Awards will present a special tribute to salute our veterans. For the past 16 years, the PRISM Awards have recognized depictions of substance use and metal health concerns that are not only entertaining, … Continue reading →

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Let the Countdown to PRISM Begin!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Skylar

By: Brian Dyak As we approach The PRSIM Awards 16TH anniversary, we are reminded of the importance of encouraging the accurate depiction of health issues through one of the strongest communicators: media. Actors, films, and TV shows are honored for … Continue reading →

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Fashion: The Art of Science & Engineering

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Skylar

By: Brian Dyak Picture This: You as Iron Man’s Tony Stark – complete with Arc Reactor glowing as you walk down the street with your best buddy sporting an interactive t-shirt that locates a WiFi signal for you. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Ads and Kids…A Weighty Discussion

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Skylar

by Brian Dyak A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation seems to confirm a long-standing suspicion of many parents:  Many food ads aimed at children are heavily weighted (pun intended) to calorie dense, nutrient poor snack foods, cereals, candies, sodas, … Continue reading →

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Salute to our Returning Heroes

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Skylar

By Brian Dyak Today’s news is tomorrow’s future.  NEWS FLASH – THE WAR IS OVER! American flags waving in the breeze, troops reuniting with families, children holding posters, and teddy bears standing on the air strips. As our troops return … Continue reading →

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BIG BANG THEORY…ASSET OR LIABILITY?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Skylar

By Brian Dyak As we roll out our “Ready on the SET…ACTION!” campaign to encourage youth to explore education and career paths in science, engineering and technology (SET), I keep running into science, engineering and technology professionals who either despise … Continue reading →

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15th Annual PRISM Awards

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Skylar

Well everyone, we’ve moved into a new month, but my ears are still picking up buzz about the 15th Annual PRISM Awards, which aired on September 25th. When we took our showcase to Capitol Hill a couple weeks ago, nothing … Continue reading →

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