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  • Czech City Eases Burden on Migrants

    Fatima Rahimi

    February 26, 2021 |

    Deník Referendum |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic, Brno

    Intercultural city workers act as bridges between public institutions and the Arab, Moldovan/Romanian, and Russian-speaking, and Vietnamese communities. They accompany clients to government offices, where their presence makes officials more open to working them, and also to healthcare visits. The workers conduct field visits, communicate via social media, and form relationships with prominent community members. They foster inclusion by helping immigrant communities learn the social norms while also informing public institutions about the social needs of the communities.

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  • Can Mass Self-Testing for Covid-19 Keep Schools Safe?

    Ruth Bender

    February 21, 2021 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: Austria, Berlin

    Schools in Austria are teaching schoolchildren how to use noninvasive antigen tests to test themselves for COVID-19, in an attempt to keep schools open and coronavirus spread low. Although some question how reliable these tests are, a few hundred cases have been detected so far and almost all parents and teachers "have embraced the testing offer."

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  • To maximize emission cuts, this Boston campus gets its power from the Midwest

    Sarah Shemkus

    February 18, 2021 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston University is getting all of its electricity from a wind farm in South Dakota, which should cover its annual energy needs of 205 million kilowatt-hours. Some energy advocates say the higher education institution should have purchased their renewable energy locally, but the university says their main goal was to maximize its reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. They hope to share their model with other “large energy buyers” and use the wind farm as an educational and research opportunity for students.

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  • A Tour of Unloved Fishes

    Shreya Dasgupta

    February 16, 2021 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

    Fishploration provides scientifically guided tours of fish markets to teach consumers how to select sustainable and non-threatened fish that are in season and caught using non-destructive fishing practices. Each month, the group produces a guide - based both on scientific information and knowledge from local fish sellers – highlight which species are in season and okay to eat. Participants walk through the market, learning to identify species and having a chance to interact with the fishing community. A second component of the tour is to visit the home of a local fisher family and share a meal.

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  • Wales's "One Planet" Policy Is Transforming Rural Life

    Oliver Gordon

    February 12, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Wales, Pembrokeshire

    Wales’ One Planet Development Policy allows people to live a more sustainable lifestyle by using only the resources on the land where they reside. For one family, they get their electricity from their own solar array, heat from firewood, and food from their gardens and livestock. Each year, they must prove that they are using only their “global fair share” of resources. So far, 46 farms have signed on to the program and the lessons learned from the experiment are helping to inform the government’s actions on other policies like housing.

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  • The cinemas now hiring out their screens to gamers

    Je Seung Lee

    February 11, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    The largest cinema chain in South Korea is renting screen time and auditorium space to video gamers as a way to supplement business income during the coronavirus pandemic. Though it doesn't generate a comparable amount of income as movies do, it has still attracted over 100 consumers thus far and other movie vendors have adopted the idea.

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  • The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story

    Madeline Drexler

    February 10, 2021 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Bhutan

    Despite being a small and historically underresourced nation, Bhutan has managed to contain the spread of the coronavirus and avoid all but one death from the virus during the entire duration of the pandemic thus far. Government officials acted swiftly when news of the novel coronavirus became public and implemented immediate testing, contact tracing, and quarantine measures that were well-received by citizens. According to a local journalist, "I don’t think any other country can say that leaders and ordinary people enjoy such mutual trust. This is the main reason for Bhutan’s success.”

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  • The N.F.L. Had Over 700 Coronavirus Positives. The Seahawks Had None.

    Ken Belson

    February 05, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    During the NFL's 2020/21 season, "700 players, coaches and other team personnel tested positive for the coronavirus," but none of those individuals were associated with the Seattle Seahawks – the only team that lasted the entire season without one positive case. The Seahawks enacted strict protocols such as dividers between showers and lockers, upgraded ventilation systems, daily testing, and a mobile meal app, but they also relied on innovative tactics like creating a competition for which position group could maintain the fewest close contacts.

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  • Testris - The positive rate game: Rwanda

    Lola García-Ajofrín

    February 02, 2021 |

    Outriders |

    Game |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Before the first case of Covid-19 was reported within country borders, Rwanda had already started preparations – including a testing strategy and contact tracing – to prevent the spread of the virus. Although resources were limited, they were able to use a pool testing strategy instead of individual testing, which allowed them to save both time and resources.

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

    Li Cohen

    January 28, 2021 |

    CBS News |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    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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