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Remote Learning Progress Report: Broadband proves to be major issue

Emily Duggan

September 08, 2020 |

Concord Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

Rochester School District previously used hotspots on buses to help students traveling to extracurricular events, but once the pandemic showed how many families were struggling to stay virtually connected, the buses were turned into traveling hotspots for different neighborhoods. The district was able to get all but 20% of its student population connected and is looking for more ways to minimize the digital divide.

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NC rural provider shortage persists

Liora Engel-Smith

September 08, 2020 |

North Carolina Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pender County, North Carolina

In North Carolina, it can be difficult to attract health care workers to rural areas, but a few counties have seen signs of success from various efforts. Tactics such as using financial incentives, creating a pipeline from medical school to job placement, and fostering strong community ties have worked in some instances. However, health officials in many rural areas say that it has not yet been enough to fill the shortage of providers that they're facing.

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Minnesota roommate program hopes to improve caregiving for people with disabilities in Minnesota

Neal St. Anthony

September 06, 2020 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Melrose, Minnesota

A new housing program in Minnesota is building off of an existing program to better provide housing for the developmentally disabled and their potential caregivers. The program known as "Rumi" helps cut costs associated with such housing by creating "a relationship-based model between developmentally disabled folks and full-time roommates who care for them in their homes."

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When your dorm room is at the W, student housing offers a dose of the high life

Dugan Arnett Steve Annear

September 03, 2020 |

The Boston Globe |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Jersey

In order to supplement the limited on-campus housing due to pandemic restrictions, East-Coast universities are opting to rent out floors at hotels for students to stay in. The situation is beneficial not only to colleges and hotels which have seen a decrease in business, but also to students who are experiencing a more luxurious version of dorm-life.

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Health workers who deliver: LUTH's resolve to help COVID-19 positive mothers give birth safely

Chibuike Alagboso Adaobi Ezeokoli

September 02, 2020 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos State

When the reality of the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Nigeria, health officials at Lagos University Teaching Hospital prioritized preparatory training and created a COVID-19 volunteer team of responders. These efforts proved especially crucial when the need arose to provide care to women who were pregnant and positive for COVID-19. Although it was difficult to assemble a team who would handle the at-risk deliveries, the first attempt proved successful and the team has been able to expand their services since then.

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Work obsessed Japanese learn to take it easy, with a ‘workation'

Julian Ryall

September 02, 2020 |

South China Morning Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Japan

The Japanese government is embracing the idea of "workation" trips for employees across industries as a means to "help the travel industry and keep the economy ticking" as the country moves forward in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Discounts for various travel resources have encouraged 4.2 million people to try out the idea which has been made even more feasible due to the widespread adoption of remote teleworking.

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How New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo failed, then succeeded, on Covid-19

German Lopez

September 02, 2020 |

Vox |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Although public health experts agree that New York was initially slow to implement protocols to protect citizens from COVID-19, they also agree that the state was able to gain control over the virus due to the actions the governor and the public eventually took. Protocols that have proved successful for the state include a mask mandate, a stay-at-home order and a delay in reopeneing businesses despite a decrease in cases.

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Can we harness the Arctic's methane for energy?

Amy Yee

September 01, 2020 |

Arctic Today |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Alternative energy systems in Africa could help inform how to trap methane in the Arctic. Due to permafrost thawing and glaciers melting, methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, is leaking into the atmosphere. In Rwanda, a lake-based methane power plant extracts methane from the water and turns it into electricity. But questions remain about how similar systems and infrastructure could work in the Arctic landscape.

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COVID goes to college

Johnathan Hettinger

September 01, 2020 |

Montana Free Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

Universities across the U.S. are looking to different testing techniques to decrease the likelihood of Covid-19 spreads on campuses. At the University of Arizona dorm wastewater is tested regularly to determine if students in a specific building need to be tested and isolated. The University of Illinois uses a saliva test to screen students and staff for the virus and either approves or denies access to school buildings via a smartphone app based on each person's test results, or denies access altogether if no test was taken.

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New Community Responses Bring Hope to the Homeless in Washington, D.C., But They Still Need More Permanent Housing

Joseph Young Robert Warren

August 30, 2020 |

Law at the Margins |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Washington D.C. has decreased the number of people experiencing homelessness through the implementation of its permanent supportive housing programs. The 'housing first' initiatives prioritize providing permanent housing to those experiencing homelessness and then connecting those residents to all the services they need to maintain that housing. There are no requirements of sobriety, employment, or medication to receive the permanent housing. The local government adopted the housing first approach in 2008 and has seen a decline in homelessness.

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