Scientist touts benefits of knitting
She promotes it as way to deal with anxiety, ailments By Rita Giordano, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Published: February 16, 2021, 6:00am
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2 Photos Ellen Rubin is photographed at the Luv2Knit & More in Jenkintown, Pa. Thursday, February 4, 2021.Rubin, a former immunologist, has opened a knitting shop in Jenkintown and started nonprofit to bring what she believes is the therapeutic benefit of knitting to all sorts of people. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer) Photo Gallery
PHILADELPHIA Ellen Rubin is a scientist. For years, she worked as an immunologist on impressive health-related projects like analyzing adverse drugs reactions and conducting research on pulmonary inflammation, to name a couple for major pharmaceutical firms.
By Rita Giordano The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 15, 2021
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Ellen Rubin is photographed at the Luv2Knit & More in Jenkintown, Pa. Thursday, February 4, 2021.Rubin, a former immunologist, has opened a knitting shop in Jenkintown and started nonprofit to bring what she believes is the therapeutic benefit of knitting to all sorts of people. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)
Ellen Rubin is a scientist. For years, she worked as an immunologist on impressive health-related projects – like analyzing adverse drugs reactions and conducting research on pulmonary inflammation, to name a couple – for major pharmaceutical firms.
But life, like scientific research, holds much that can’t be predicted. For Rubin, that included a problem pregnancy that put her on bedrest, the grave illness of a beloved friend, the collapse of her marriage and the devastating divorce that followed.
PHILADELPHIA Ellen Rubin is a scientist. For years, she worked as an immunologist on impressive health-related projects – like analyzing adverse drugs reactions and conducting research on pulmonary inflammation, to name a couple – for major pharmaceutical firms.
But life, like scientific research,
Immunologist Ellen Rubin opened her shop, Luv2Knit & More, in Jenkintown in April 2017, and her nonprofit Therapeutic Crafters on Call, to teach others to knit and reap its benefits.
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Meet Ellen Gordon, 83-Year-Old CEO of Tootsie Rolls Which Gained Millions from GameShop Fiasco
Tootsie Rolls CEO Ellen Gorgon was surprised to prices of her stocks skyrocketing last week | Image credit: Reuters
The GameShop stock surge has caused a ripple in Wall Street and one of the companies that has scored is Tootsie Rolls which at one point last week was valued at 4 billion USD.
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The GameShop stock surge sent the stock market in disarray in the past week, with a community of Redditors upstaging Wall Stree by pushing up the price of stocks of the struggling gaming company. While stocks for GameShop itself skyrocketed from $100 to over $300 in just a matter of days, several other companies also felt the ripple effect. One such company is the American mom and pop candy brand Tootsie Rolls. And the surge has also brought attention to Ellen Gordon, the octogenarian running the show for 53 years.