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by Crystal R. Mendoza Paulin Spring is finally here! The weather is absolutely gorgeous outside and you need to go out and experience it yourself with your family. Take advantage of the Easter break and consider some of these possibilities: 1. Have a picnic Grab your friends or family and you...

by Crystal R. Mendoza Paulin Homo sapiens are by nature social creatures. Humans, for the most part, have a physical and mental need to interact with other social beings. In fact, studies have consistently shown that social interaction is vital for mental health decreasing stress levels and abating...

by Crystal R. Mendoza Paulin What's the #1 way to avoid death? Science continues to agree on the dreaded answer of "diet and exercise". But lots of people go to the gym routinely and see no positive results in their health. So what gives? Working out harder does not necessarily mean you're getting m...

by Crystal R. Mendoza Paulin Here at ThermApparel we usually busy ourselves with keeping people cool so they can go out and enjoy outdoor activities. However, this winter storm has us singing a different tune. Upstate New York has been declared in a state of emergency and a city-wide travel ban has...

by Crystal R. Mendoza Paulin The National MS Society is celebrating MS Awareness Week with the campaign We Are Stronger Than MS. I must confess these awareness campaigns usually make me question: What is "awareness"? What does it mean to be aware?  In some ways I have always been aware of MS. The wo...

by Crystal R. Mendoza Paulin It's important to stay cool and look it too. We searched for the best cooling sports gear available in 2017. Here's some of our favorites: Nike Pro HyperCool Women's Training Top. Nike: $ 45 Nike Pro HyperCool Nike's HyperCool line is a great example of c...

New year, new goals! Ready to hit the gym? Not without these 5 essentials in your gym bag! Goody Slideproof Flat Elastics. Target: $5   1. Hair Accessories Keep cool and comfortable by pulling your hair away from your face. There's no right or wrong way to do this: high or low...

by Crystal R. Mendoza Paulin The students, mentors, and coaches that participated in RIT's 2016 Fall IdeaLab.  Twice a year the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) holds a intensive problem solving workshop known as IdeaLab. Students, alumni, professors, and community experts volunt...

by Crystal R. Mendoza Paulin Winners of the annual costume contest wait to receive their awards.  Photos courtesy of Jolana Babacek Photography and Al Sigl. I am a shameless morning person but my co-founders most definitely are not.  So convincing them to arrive at Eastview Mall by 8:3...

by Bradley Dunn At ThermApparel we've had August 27th circled on our calendar for a long time. Bike MS is the largest fundraising bike series in the world, and it embodies everything we are trying to accomplish:  supporting people living with MS to continue their active and healthy lifestyles. It do...

ThermApparel has been announced as a finalist for Digital Rochester's GREAT Awards. The local non-profit hosts the awards every year to recognize Rochester businesses across different fields. ThermApparel has been nominated for the Student Achievement Award. The winners will be announced at the GREA...

ThermApparel won the Al Sigl Award from Dr. Destler's Access and Inclusion Technology Conference at Imagine RIT. We enjoyed the competition and speaking with other students working on accesst technology products. However, we especially enjoyed meeting and speaking with members of the community. The...

Every year, engineers present their Senior Design projects at Imagine RIT. Several of ThermApparel's engineers worked on our products as their Senior Design project. Thus, ThermApparel will be exhibited at Imagine RIT this year! In addition to a general exhibition of our product designs, Ther...

ThermApparel team and friends pose for photo at the Effective Access Technology Conference. Yesterday ThermApparel won 2nd place in the Innovative Access Technology Product Competition at the 2015 Effective Access Technology Conference. The team presented their product designs before a panel o...

Rochester Institute of Technology Last week at RIT's Tiger Tank, ThermApparel, clothing made to cool individuals with MS with discretion in mind, won 2nd place among 70 teams. The Saunders College of Business awarded the team $1,250 to fund their idea. We at ThermApparel want to thank John Ro...

Rochester Institute of Technology ThermApparel has been selected as a finalist for the Innovative Access Technology Product Competition for this year's Effective Access Technology Conference. The annual conference is held at the Rochester Institute of Technology. This year the conference features an...