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  • Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist

    June 19, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    MoodGYM is an online program targeted to help those suffering from depression for whom it is a challenge to access therapy because of location or the stigma it carries. Essentially a therapy session in your pocket, the program allows users to access help at little to no cost, regardless of where they are or what time of day it is.

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  • Urban Farming

    June 18, 2015 |

    Maptia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    A growing number of people in the famously crowded Tokyo metropolis are becoming ‘city farmers’, planting crops atop tall buildings or deep underground. In an age of detrimental climate change, urban cultivation and green roof agriculture will soon be necessary as food, water and energy resources become scarcer.

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  • Advancing TB Test Technology, Where It Matters Most

    June 12, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

    Tuberculosis is still a rampant problem in the developing world. Doctors are looking for even more advanced ways to test for TB beyond the GeneXpert tests.

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  • How some nail salons in California are finding a less toxic way to work

    June 08, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alameda, California

    Nail salons offer services that often are toxic to their workers, from manicures causing acrylic dust in the air to the chemicals that can permeate through skin. Salon workers complain of respiratory problems and sometimes cancer. The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative offers certification in maintaining safe practices for their workers, offering an incentive for the use of ventilation equipment and gloves.

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  • Zanzibar's 'Solar Mamas' flip the switch on rural homes, gender roles

    June 05, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania, Matemwe, Zanzibar

    In Zanzibar, hundreds of households too poor and remote to have access to the electrical grid are getting low cost solar power for the first time, from a group of local female engineers trained by and Indian NGO. It's the first of several "solar mamas" projects planned for parts of rural Africa, and it's turning some traditional gender roles on their head.

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  • Jeb Bush says Estonians can file their taxes in five minutes. Really?

    June 04, 2015 |

    PolitiFact |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Estonia

    In Estonia, filing a tax return takes five minutes or less. The country has a simple tax system and laws that permit the government to gather data from employers, banks, and other third parties to generate pre-filled tax returns. Taxpayers review the forms and make any needed edits, then click “send.”

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  • University's DeLaMare Library: Innovative 'maker space' gaining attention

    May 29, 2015 |

    KUNR |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Reno, Nevada

    The University of Nevada at Reno’s DeLaMare Library houses a ‘maker space’ which houses creative tools ranging from whiteboards to laser cutters to microprocessors. It is the library’s hope that this space allows students and the general public to fabricate their ideas and form new, innovative collaborations.

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  • Aided by the Sea, Israel Overcomes an Old Foe: Drought

    May 29, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Israel

    Israel has grappled with crippling drought for years. But people have learned to use Mediterranean sea water and recycled wastewater to provide the country with enough water for all its needs.

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  • To everyone's surprise, forests are returning to Malawi. Here's why.

    May 26, 2015 |

    Ensia |

    Photojournalism |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Malawi

    The people of Malawi count on wood for cooking, cleaning, and sanitation, which contributes to the country’s ranking as fifth highest in the world for deforestation. Once thought unsolvable, the people of the country are planting trees, benefiting from water filters, and using efficient cookstoves.

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  • Japan's Future Farms

    May 25, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Japan, Fukushima, Tōhoku

    At the Fujitsu factory in Japan, a significant decline in demand for semiconductor computer chips meant the company had large empty factory space sitting unused. A new business approach allowed them to dually address both the need to evolve their business model with a global decline of viable agricultural space needed to grow the world's food. Now, the factory houses indoor vegetable gardens, soil free and less resource-heavy than traditional farmland.

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