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Chile’s El Mercurio Features Starre Vartan as a Queen of Eco Chic
I am honored to be featured in Chile’s oldest continuously published newspaper, El Mercurio (it’s also the oldest Spanish-language paper in the world!).
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I Played the Left Frontal Lobe in This Video for “Dance Your Dissertation”!
Seizures Sabotage the Brain from Couple 3 Films on Vimeo. People with epilepsy are significantly more likely to also have depression. But why is this the case? What are the underlying mechanisms that might link these two neurological diseases? In our dance, we wished to convey one very simple idea: that epileptic seizures may lead…
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Iowa High School Press Association Keynote Speaker
I’m excited about my upcoming speaking event at the Iowa High School Press Association. I’ll get a chance to speak at the top of the day as well as teach some breakaway sessions on October 27th.
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Health Magazine Quoted Me!
For a story on the natural benefits of brown sugar, I was quoted in the “Fast first aid” segment. Here’s the online link (page 3), but it was in the print magazine (September, 2011) too. If you nicked yourself shaving and don’t have antiseptic on hand, reach for the sweet stuff—it can help heal minor…
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Standard Magazine “Summer Abroad” Guest Editorship
I was lucky enough to be asked by the original eco-designer, Kelly LaPlante, if I would guest edit the “On the Boards” section of Standard magazine’s “Summer Abroad” Issue. Knowing that I’m a frequent and obsessive traveller, Kelly thought I’d be perfect to choose chic and sustainable decor and fashioney items for the front of…
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Summer/Autumn 2011 Speaking Engagements
Coming up, I will be speaking: Monday, July 18th, 2011: Prancing Leopard’s debut of their new collection at Jivamukti Yoga Center in NYC. I will be speaking about eco fashion. October 27th, 2011: Iowa High School Press Association Fall Conference, Iowa City, Iowa. I will be speaking about online journalism as well as running sessions…
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MNN Features Me :)
Thanks to my friend Shea Gunther, for featuring me on MNN! Starre Vartan: Environmental writer, blogger and green living expert | MNN – Mother Nature Network via kwout MNN asked me about my work and my new project, Eco Chick Escapes!
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Winter/Spring 2011 Speaking Engagements
Looking forward to speaking at these upcoming events; you can see where I’ve spoken in the past here. February 17, 2011: Speaker on New Media and Web Journalism/Problogging at The Hewitt School, Manhattan April 1, 2011: Panelist at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s “Sustainability & Philanthropy” discussion as part of the Afingo Fashion Forum
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