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The latest YouTube craze? Videos that show you what it's like to live in prison.

Peter Holley

June 03, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chesapeake, Virginia

As former inmates face the immense challenge of finding employment post-incarceration, some have turned to YouTube as a way of turning their stories into financial security. With just a handful of prison channels garnering upwards of 2.1 million subscribers, the successful videos give viewers a range of information, including advice on how to survive prison and what their lives have been like after release. Underpinning all of these videos is the desire to have a voice, help others as they try to reintegrate, and humanize the criminal justice system.

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She's Giving Every College Student a Life Coach

Molly Fosco

June 02, 2019 |

OZY |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

After her experience arriving woefully unprepared at Dartmouth, Alex Bernadotte started Beyond 12, a tech nonprofit that provides virtual coaching to graduating high school seniors and college students. Beyond 12 has a special focus on first-generation college students and immigrants to help coach them through problems big and small. Beyond 12 now works with 120 high schools nationwide with more than 100,000 undergrad participants.

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Nonprofit's Free App Flags Suspicious Changes to Voter Rolls

Andrew Westrope

May 29, 2019 |

Government Technology |

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Response Location: United States, Iowa

Non-profit organization Protect Democracy has created a free web application called VoteShield, which uses statistics, machine learning, and data visualization to track and flag any unusual changes in local public voter databases. Already in use in 14 states, the application allows secretaries of state and other election administrators to act on and correct these changes before voters get turned away at the polls.

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How A Radio Frequency Is Delivering High Speed Internet To Small Towns

Taylor Wizner

May 29, 2019 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Northern Michigan University has found a way to tap into the Educational Resource Spectrum to secure high speed internet access for off-campus students and nearby underserved communities. To figure out if this little-known option is a viable choice for other isolated rural communities in the U.S., the FCC is working through how to regulate the radio spectrum.

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Message scent: Douglas fir beetles detoured from Ouray forest by pheromone packets

Erin McIntyre

May 27, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Ouray, Colorado

By combining biomimicry with biodiversity, Colorado’s forests have kept damaging fir beetles at bay. The city of Ouray, Colorado, and the Colorado State Forest Service have been working with the help of volunteers to apply chemical pheromones to protect Douglas firs from the damaging beetles. The pheromones mimic a warning produced by the beetles, discouraging them from settling on the tree. The pheromones are applied by hand, requiring teams of trained volunteers.

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Wildfire escape routes? There's (almost) an app for that.

Krista Langlois

May 23, 2019 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

Scientists and engineers in Colorado are developing an app that can help firefighters determine the safest routes to safety during wildfires. The app, currently in development, was created with data from another trail and hike tracking app and applied to analyze how long it would take a firefighter – given their unique equipment and uniforms – to escape wildfire.

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Online learning is helping to solve Namibia's HIV doctor shortage

Amelia Axelsen

May 23, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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Response Location: Namibia

Providing access to international networks of expertise can improve the quality of healthcare available to those living in rural and remote areas. Project ECHO, an initiative based in New Mexico, has partnered with the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services to provide rural health care workers, doctors, and nurses with video-teleconferences with HIV specialists. The program helps to bridge knowledge gaps by providing access to an international network of specialists and resources for continuous leaning.

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During Ramadan, virtual spaces help stave off the loneliness for some Muslims

Aysha Khan

May 23, 2019 |

Religion News Service |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Digital platforms can provide a space for those living apart from their religious communities to affirm their identity. From hash tags to online academies, Muslims who otherwise would not have regular access to a mosque or religious network are creating their own communities online. During Ramadan, the communities offer support and allow people to break their fasts with others.

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A.I. Took a Test to Detect Lung Cancer. It Got an A.

Denise Grady

May 20, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

For doctors, reading CT scans can be time consuming and the readings aren't always accurate. In a possible move towards better efficiency, researchers from Google are collaborating with several medical centers to use artificial intelligence to interpret hard-to-read scans such as those that indicate pneumonia, cancer or a wrist fracture.

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New Orleans Uses Tech to Consolidate 911 and 311 Systems

Zack Quaintance

May 17, 2019 |

Government Technology |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Low-code applications assist in modernizing governmental software systems. A development platform that allows people who have little coding experience to easily digitize processes has allowed New Orleans and the Orleans Parish Communication District to streamline their 911 and 311 services, allowing citizens to track information and engage with government agencies more transparently.

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