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  • Where the Teacher's Pet Sleeps in a Dog Bed

    May 31, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A handful of schools in New York City are piloting a comfort dog program with the goal of offering emotional support and teaching students about empathy. Recruiting animals from a rescue and adoption agency, teachers and counselors use a curriculum, called Mutt-i-grees, which was written by a Yale researcher for this precise purpose. The pets have become fixtures in the elementary school classrooms, helping to diffuse temper tantrums and instill in kids the importance of responsibility.

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  • Rats are the world's best land mine hunters

    May 30, 2017 |

    New York Post |

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    Response Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh

    In countries like Cambodia, Angola, and Mozambique, rats are saving lives by detecting untriggered land mines. An international nonprofit, Apopo, provides funding a training and works with local organizations to operate at the local level. The rats are light enough that they don’t trigger the explosives and can cover up to 2,000 square feet in just 20 minutes – something that would take a human up to four days to complete.

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  • Greater Cleveland Food Bank: 'Hunger is a symptom of another issue'

    May 26, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Bellville, Ohio

    The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, and other food banks across the country, are working to provide more comprehensive services for the food-insecure people they serve; those services include partnering with community organizations to help with employment, health care, and housing.

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  • Italy's pollution-eating cement

    May 25, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Italy, Milan, Lombardy

    Respiratory diseases caused by air pollution now account for more premature deaths in people worldwide than malaria and HIV combined. To address increasing contamination levels, particularly in cities, scientists have developed a new kind of cement that absorbs pollutants like CO2. The special cement is being manufactured in Milan, and used around in the world in cities like Paris and Chicago.

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  • Medical Waste in Cairo: Impact and Health Problems

    May 20, 2017 |

    Shorthand Social |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Large amounts of mismanaged medical waste are a concern in Cairo, since they can cause a wide range of illnesses and negatively affect the environment. NGO's are working to direct waste to proper sites, provide medical treatment to infected individuals, and help educate the public.

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  • The Answer To Oregon's $8 Billion Health Problem Lies In 1970s Maine

    May 17, 2017 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    For decades, Franklin County's comprehensive healthcare plan has kept its residents some of the healthiest people in Maine despite being some of the poorest as well. Now, Oregon is looking to do the same.

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  • This Camden Halfway Home is Reducing Recidivism Across the River

    May 11, 2017 |

    Billy Penn |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Many previously incarcerated people struggle to both rehabilitate and gain the necessary skills for a successful post-prison life. This article looks at Hope Hall, a halfway house using a comprehensive approach meant to address underlying issues of incarceration as well as prepare participants for future employment.

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  • Printing A Solution to the World's Biggest Problems

    May 11, 2017 |

    Pro Bono Australia |

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    Response Location: Solomon Islands, Honiara, Guadalcanal

    A research fellow at Deakin University’s School of Engineering in Australia has developed a world-first technology 3D printer prototype capable of printing plumbing and sanitation supplies using discarded plastics - and what's more, it runs on solar power. They are partnering with NGO Plan International to implement this technology in the Solomon Islands, where locals will learn to print the parts they need, thereby solving the dual problems of plastic rubbish and a lack of access to vital mechanical parts for clean water supply. The model gives these communities tools to solve their own problems.

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  • Four Terminally Ill Patients Walk Into A Bar…

    May 10, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: India

    To remove stigmas around discussing death and end of life care, four terminally ill people have been delivering stand up comedy routines about their situations. Through humor, the Laughing At Death foundation hopes Indians will be more accepting of palliative care and able to talk to family members about their wishes regarding the end of their lives.

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  • This Cuban lung cancer drug is giving some U.S. patients hope

    May 09, 2017 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Cuba, Havana

    CIMAvax, a new lung cancer treatment based in Cuba, has proved to stop and reduce the growth of tumors. Although it's not FDA regulated, many Americans are turning to the therapeutic drug in hopes of reducing the effects of cancer.

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