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  • In Colorado Senior Homes, A Companion For Those With Dementia: A Robot Named Ryan

    October 09, 2018 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Lakewood, Colorado

    Companion robots are making their way into Colorado senior living communities with the goal of providing meaningful company to residents. Equipped with a "soft human face," the companion robots mitigate against depression and isolation while also reminding community members to take their medications and interact with those around them.

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  • Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women

    October 09, 2018 |

    Reuters |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Amazon trashed its automated resume-reviewing software after the company discovered that the software had taught itself to discriminate against women applicants. The situation shows the limits of machine learning in human resources.

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  • Thousands of South Africans join GovChat

    October 04, 2018 |

    IOL Business Report |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Africa

    GovChat is the world's first platform that connects citizens with politicians via WhatsApp. It allows citizens to rate public services and report issues, submit service requests, and donate to community organizations. Thousands of people registered and began using the platform within the first 72 hours.

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  • These smart glasses could be a game changer for hearing-impaired theatergoers

    October 04, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    Through the use of smart glasses, the London’s National Theatre is making theater going accessible to the hard of hearing. A play’s dialogue is displayed in the glasses, and software links the timing of the words being displayed with when they are actually being said on stage.

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  • Kenya's Government Is Evicting Indigenous People. Tech Helps Them Fight Back.

    October 04, 2018 |

    New York Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Kenya's indigenous communities are fighting the government's attempts to seize the land they live on using an app called This is My Backyard, or TIMBY. The app helps users to securely encrypt videos and pictures that can then be used for legal and publicity purposes, allowing community members to gather evidence and hold leaders accountable.

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  • Australia set to 'eliminate' cervical cancer by 2028

    October 03, 2018 |

    CNN |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    Vaccination and screening programs have helped Australia get close to eliminating cervical cancer. It was one of the first countries to launch a nationwide HPV vaccination effort back in 2007 and now boasts an incidence rate of seven cases of cervical cancer per 100,000 women.

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  • In Australia, Cervical Cancer Could Soon Be Eliminated

    October 03, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria

    Australia has one of the lowest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, thanks to a nationwide effort to screen women and vaccinate both boys and girls against HPV. Widespread public support has helped the country tackle the preventable cancer.

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  • Cervical cancer set to be eliminated from Australia in global first

    October 03, 2018 |

    The Age |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Australia

    Cervical cancer rates in Australia have dropped about 50 percent in just a few decades. The country first started pap smear campaigns in 1991, then began rolling out free HPV vaccinations nationwide in 2007. “Because this human papillomavirus only infects humans and the vaccine program prevents the spread of the virus, eventually we'll get rid of it, like we did with smallpox,” said HPV vaccine co-inventor Ian Frazer.

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  • Pediatric Partners Screens For Risk, Teaches Resiliency

    October 02, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Integrating behavioral health care with primary pediatric care helps address chronic, long-term issues. Using grant funding, Pediatric Partners of the Southwest improved its approach to health care. The introduction of screenings for social determinants of health allows pediatricians to direct families to the proper resources.

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  • Women Get a Voice in Conventional Agriculture

    October 02, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jordan, Montana

    Because women make up a smaller percentage of farmers in America as compared to men in the field, their work and contributions to the industry are often overlooked. HarvestHER, a social media-based platform established by a small-town Montana farmer, aims to alleviate the stress of working in a men-dominant field by giving women a voice in the community.

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