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Why Technology Hasn't Fixed the Housing Crisis

Emily Badger

January 29, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

Affordable housing organizations and ventures learn from failures in the tech industry to understand why affordable housing hasn't been solved by the influx of resources from the start-up community. While many tech companies dance around the issue of affordable housing, organizations are learning that, to combat high rent and real estate rates, individuals need more money in their pockets or to spend less on housing each month.

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Building the Prison-to-School Pipeline in California

Zoe Sullivan

January 28, 2019 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

Providing those experiencing incarceration with educational services has shown to reduce recidivism by 28%. While many prisons offer GED or higher education classes, the opportunities are still hard to come by consistently, so organizations like Underground Scholars help recruit individuals after prison to colleges. Looking forward, those pushing for criminal justice reform hope to overturn a 1994 legislation that banned incarcerated individuals from being eligible for Pell Grants, which could help drive more people from prison to school.

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What a medical school on a Rwandan hilltop can teach the United States

Sarah Karlin-Smith

January 27, 2019 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Butaro

In rural Rwanda, a new medical university is offering coursework that understands that health care and health outcomes are deeply intertwined with issues of discrimination and equity. Classes include in-depth looks at history and social justice, and teach the students the skills they need to treat patients in rural areas, without high-tech machines and abundant resources.

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Anti-vaxxers are back. Behavioural science could beat them

Edward Siddons

January 24, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Pakistan

As a hesitance to vaccinate becomes a more prominent concern worldwide, Pakistan is experimenting with behavioral science to combat anti-vaccination mindsets. From holding conversations with healthcare workers to changing the times that clinics are open, the country has seen a significant decrease in those that refuse to be vaccinated.

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Meet the 22-Year-Old Breaking the Blood Bank Crisis in Cameroon

Nick Dall

January 22, 2019 |

OZY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cameroon

In Cameroon, community members were facing a dire situation with a lack of efficient access to blood banks. Infiuss, an online blood bank, aims to fill this crucial gap in care by delivering bags of blood to patients in need by motorbikes.

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These tactile blocks teach blind kids to code

Adele Peters

January 22, 2019 |

FastCompany |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Worcester

Microsoft recently piloted the Code Jumper, a kit that allows children with visual impairments to learn how to code using tactile and auditory responses. The Code Jumper kit features several "pods" that correlate to a line of code; when the pods fit together correctly in a string of code, the Code Jumper creates a funny song or other auditory response.

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These 6 policies could drastically reduce maternal mortality

Edward Siddons

January 22, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Steps toward preventing maternal mortality – a problem that plagues women worldwide – are being made. A handful of policies, including using data-informed approaches, providing access to doulas, and addressing racial inequality in the healthcare system, that directly target this issue are being implemented in from California to New York.

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Victoria judge shaped mental health law

Jessica Priest

January 21, 2019 |

The Victoria Advocate |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Victoria, Texas

In Victoria County, Texas, juries were tasked with determining whether or not the person being tried was fit to stand trial, oftentimes wasting taxpayer dollars and delaying treatment for those that need it. To change this, a task force was assembled and together, they created a bill that put the responsibility of determining mental state into the hands of the judge rather than jury members.

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Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities

Rachel D. Cohen

January 20, 2019 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

When a medical student identified a lack of education and materials provided to her class that focused on LGBT information and resources, she and her classmates decided to confront the school administration about the curriculum. The conversation spurred action that resulted in increased trainings and teachings that has in turn led to a better likelihood of proper diagnosis for this community.

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Detroit's RecoveryPark is changing lives for the better

David Hall

January 19, 2019 |

NBC News |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Detroit's RecoveryPark, an urban farming organization, creates agricultural jobs for those who have faced barriers to employment. RecoveryPark acquired 105 acres of underutilized or foreclosed land from the Detroit Land Bank to transform into farm land, including a hydroponic green house.

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