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  • First year of diversity internship program finds success for students, employers

    The UWM Student Success & Talent Pipeline Initiative is helping to connect students with internships that provide meaningful professional experiences for those about to enter the workforce. One of the initiative’s biggest goals is diversifying the talent pipeline, adding more Black, Indigenous, and other people of color to the workforce throughout the state, hoping to reduce the number of graduates who move out of state for work.

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  • The plan to save Italy's dying olive trees with dogs

    The Xylella Detection Dogs team is a group of dogs trained to detect the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium killing olive trees in Italy. Similar to sniffer dogs that detect drugs or weapons for the police, these dogs use their noses to find out if a tree has the bacteria.

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  • How an all-women news outlet is changing Somalia's media landscape

    Somalia's first all-women news outlet, Bilan, provides opportunities for women in the journalism industry and publishes coverage of issues often ignored by male-dominated outlets. The organization's work has led to the creation of a new medical facility in an area that previously lacked access and has inspired more women and girls to pursue journalism.

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  • PC(USA) churches in New York provide a genuine welcome to all God's children

    Westminster Presbyterian Church in New York opens its doors to create the Pride House, a safe space for local LGBTQIA+ youth, once a week. Organizers provide snacks and games, and participation in the church is not required.

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  • How Brooklyn Center schools halved suspensions and absenteeism

    To help combat a decline in attendance after returning to in-person classes during the pandemic, Brooklyn Center School District focused on improving student engagement and making courses culturally relevant. Since the district added an enrichment block with activities driven by student input, attendance has improved and suspensions have gone down.

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  • Is plastic waste the building material of the future?

    The use of plastic waste as an affordable building material is rising in popularity. One option is turning the waste into “Ecobricks” by tightly packing it into a bottle with a stick. A German organization called Project Wings pays locals in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia, to collect plastic and make bricks to be used for buildings.

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  • Sauce Milwaukee delivers meals the hard way, to anyone who needs them

    Sauce Milwaukee is a bicycle-based meal delivery service aimed at combating food scarcity. The organization feeds between 30 and 80 people a week and specializes in plant-based meals prepared with food donated by grocery stores, restaurants, and food banks.

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  • Society for Family Health: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Train Family Planning Service Providers

    The Society for Family Health developed a digital learning curriculum that intends to improve the knowledge base and train healthcare providers on how to properly administer hormonal IUDs. The digital training is available on the global learning platform Kaya and has proved to not only be more convenient and accessible, but is also more cost effective than traditional, in-person training.

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  • In Virginia, carbon emissions drop as data centers boom, thanks to RGGI pact

    Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 12% because of the agreement’s carbon cap on utilities’ fossil fuel use that lowers yearly.

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  • Conservationists Are Saving America's Prairies by Selling Them Off

    The Nature Conservancy uses conservation easements to protect prairie land in Oregon. These legal agreements allow landowners to sell their land to the conservancy but continue to use it for activities like farming and ranching.

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