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  • Community-driven project keeps unique dialect alive

    February 05, 2021 |

    TimminsToday |

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    Response Location: Canada, Moose Factory, Ontario

    The Moose Factory’s Community Language Project is part of a decade-long program to maintain the "L" dialect of the Moose Cree people alive. Through phone calls, in-person visits, the project's leaders are compiling as many words as possible, and have already published four versions of a dictionary, the last one was a digital version and contains around 27,000 entries. There are also children's books and grammar books available as well.

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  • An Architecture Firm's Push to Build Net-Zero Apartments—on a Budget

    February 05, 2021 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Apartments at Front Flats, a new residential building in Philadelphia, is powered by 492 solar panels that are wrapped around the building. The point: to demonstrate that developers can design buildings that are energy-efficient and be built at an affordable cost. It’s not clear yet if the building is “net zero” in terms of producing as much energy as it consumes, but residents are paying only $40 a month for utilities.

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  • Could offering a training program boost the number of substitute teachers?

    February 04, 2021 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

    The Substitute Teacher Training Program in Rhode Island is helping to fill a need for substitute teachers, as well as helping those looking for a job a quick way to find employment. The program is completely free, self-paced, available online, but rigorous nonetheless. Over 1,200 people enrolled in the program when it opened late 2020, and so far 200 people have completed the program and 140 have found employment.

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  • Video Game-Themed Writing Workshops Draw Homeless Teens Together in a Time of Isolation

    February 04, 2021 |

    The City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Bronx shelters have teamed up with industry professionals to put together an after-school program offering students an opportunity to receive mentorship. In the program, which is based around video game-themed writing workshops, students are able to practice their writing skills, while being able to manage pandemic-induced isolation by connecting with other students and instructors.

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  • With Car Heists At Record Levels, Citizen Sleuths Take To Facebook To Find Their Stolen Rides

    February 03, 2021 |

    Block Club Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Chicago Stolen Car Directory is a Facebook group that helps people find their stolen cars and makes the police aware of abandoned cars that may have been stolen. The recently formed group, with 14,400 members, has helped recover more than 200 cars at a time when auto theft and carjackings in Chicago have risen substantially. While the group's effect on the crime rate is unknown, it has encouraged more aggressive enforcement efforts while reuniting people with their property.

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  • How a better headcount reduces homelessness in the US

    February 02, 2021 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States

    The “Built for Zero” campaign relies on frequently updated data collection and a streamlining of homelessness services to reduce the number of unhoused people living on the streets to “functional zero.” The data is housed in one central command center with various agencies, nonprofits, and government offices working together to ensure no one falls through the cracks.

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  • 'Changing the game': Black in Technology works to support Black students in computer science

    February 02, 2021 |

    The Daily Tar Heel |

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    Response Location: United Arab Emirates, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Black in Technology was created to support Black students in STEM at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The organization has planned numerous events for its members related to mentorship, recruitment, and community building on campus in the STEM and technology industry, and successfully helped them receive internships and job opportunities, while raising the visibility of Black and Latinx students in technology fields.

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  • South Korea's COVID Success Stems From an Earlier Infectious Disease Failure

    January 29, 2021 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Having learned from a failed response to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), the South Korea government and health officials enacted a proactive and effective strategy to contain the spread of 'Covid-19. Relying on better information control as well as technological advancements that aided contact tracing and quarantine protocols, the country has seen only seen 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people thus far.

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  • "We're not just relics of the past": How #NativeTikTok is preserving Indigenous cultures and inspiring a younger generation

    January 28, 2021 |

    CBS News |

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    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States

    Native and Indigenous individuals are using TikTok to share aspects of their traditions, challenge stereotypes, and empower young people to be proud of their culture. The videos range from instructional, teaching people indigenous languages or dance, to putting a "cultural spin" on trending content. The hashtag #NativeTikTok has over 1.3 billion views and users comment that the videos help them feel more connected to and proud of their cultures. The videos follow the tradition of preserving culture through storytelling and offer positive representations of Native and Indigenous people and their cultures.

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  • When church goes online: Battle Creek congregation finds opportunity in pandemic imposed alternative

    January 28, 2021 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

    In Battle Creek, Michigan, a church has turned to holding online Sunday service during the pandemic, and in doing so, has gained a larger congregation. While there are limitations to attending online services, and some don't feel like "Internet-based connections" are real, around 200 people still attend each online service, including some individuals from overseas.

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