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  • Small size, big impact: Baltimore nonprofit Next One Up wraps teen boys in supports and watches them fly

    December 23, 2020 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    In Baltimore, a non-profit known as the Next One Up program is helping young men who are struggling in school by supporting and advancing their academic, athletic, and social development through small group activities. Although small, the highly-individualized program – which "focuses on students who have attendance issues, have experienced trauma, or need food, clothing, or parental support" – meets every Sunday for class and homework help, followed by a sport of their choice. All who have participated so far have graduated high school on time.

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  • Hurricane Sandy battered NYC 8 years ago. Since then, how has the city shored up against future superstorms? Oyster castles.

    December 22, 2020 |

    The Counter |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As a way to soften the impacts of a future storm, an artificial oyster reef was installed in New York City. This green infrastructure can absorb the shock of waves and decrease the amount of flooding, as well as build up the shore over time effectively reversing erosion. Environmentalists argue that this type of barrier is more cost-effective than traditional seawalls and will adapt to sea level changes over time.

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  • The Newest Weapon Against Covid-19: AI That Speed-Reads Faxes

    December 22, 2020 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Contra Costa County, California

    Researchers from Stanford University have developed a software that uses machine-learning algorithms to identify and flag urgent faxes about COVID-19 cases. While the project doesn't have complete accuracy, it has helped overwhelmed and overburdened health care workers at the health department in Contra Costa County, California work more efficiently.

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  • London Is “Rewilding” and Native Species Are Flocking In

    December 21, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Indigenous flora and fauna are returning to London in a successful effort to maintain the indigenous biodiversity of city centers. The Wild West End project is “rewilding” through green spaces to bring back natural habitats that have been disrupted due to urban, and now suburban, development. A noted increase in wildlife is helping achieve the goal of revitalizing “pathways of natural habitat along which wildlife can travel and flourish unfettered by human activity."

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  • Could Seaweed Help Save Us From Climate Catastrophe?

    December 21, 2020 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Marshall, California

    Seaweed aquaculture is a growing field that scientists are investigating for a number of climate-related uses, from reducing methane emissions in livestock to replacing plastic in packaging. Governments, startups, and researchers around the world are getting into the algae business that is also helping to create new jobs. There are challenges with scaling many of these products, but recent research for many of these initiatives have shown signs of early success.

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  • Here's What It Takes To Keep Colorado River Fish From Going Extinct

    December 21, 2020 |

    KUNC |

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    Response Location: United States, Randlett, Utah

    Scientists and environmentalists are working to keep several fish species native to the Colorado River basin from going extinct. Through interventions like fish hatcheries and wetland management, some fish numbers like the ponytail and razorback sucker have rebounded. They’re now looking toward implementing their success at other parts of the river system.

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  • Bringing ‘book-learning' to life: Pandemic drives surge to forest schools

    December 21, 2020 |

    Healthy Debate |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    Nature helps students learn and grow. Evidence suggests nature helps children with their cognitive levels, stress, and is beneficial to students with learning disorders. In a forest-school students have class outdoors. The concept began in Sweden and Denmark in the 1950s and is making a resurgence in Canada during the pandemic.

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  • Europe's coronavirus crisis is resurging. For months, 3 Nordic nations kept it under control — without lockdowns

    December 20, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Finland, Norway, and Denmark are three countries that have largely been able to contain the spread of COVID-19 and keep average daily deaths low, by implementing some of the "most relaxed combinations of restrictions." Although the virus has not been entirely eradicated, the success so far has been tied to a high rate of public compliance, preventative measures, and clear communication.

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  • Nashville's ‘Navigator' Tries to Keep Students in Remote Learning From Getting Lost in the System

    December 20, 2020 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    In order to keep track of students and prevent them from dropping out, the Nashville district created “Navigators.” A corps of 5,600 school employees- teachers, lunchroom workers, and bookkeepers, who track students through weekly phone and video calls. The navigators have “completed roughly 220,000 calls to parents and students since school started in August,” each with a caseload of 6 to 12 students. Their conversations have led from everything to helping students complete assignments, to buying groceries, to finding out students are homeless.

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  • Cook County, Minnesota, has kept COVID at bay

    December 20, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Cook County, Minnesota

    In Minnesota, cross-sector collaboration, contact tracing, and a focus on adhering to public health safety protocols have helped Cook County avoid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, despite being a tourist destination. Local health officials and industry leaders presented a united front, while residents and business owners focused on ways to "keep the tourists from infecting the locals." With only seven residents contracting the virus by summer's end, the efforts appear to have been successful.

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