Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 17139 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • La batalla científica para salvar «el glaciar del juicio final»

    Arête Glacier Initiative, un grupo de científicos del MIT y del Dartmouth College, ha recaudado 5 millones de dólares para mejorar las previsiones de la subida del nivel del mar y estudiar la posibilidad de volver a congelar los glaciares en su lugar. Han usado los fondos para dar becas a cientificos que trabajan en soluciones críticas al cambio climático.

    Read More

  • Rapid-response teams aid troubled youths in New Jersey – but funding limits Maryland's similar effort

    New Jersey’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services help support youth in crisis by connecting them with a mental health professional to avoid unnecessary emergency room visits or police calls. New Jersey’s system has been an inspiration to other states looking to implement similar services, and it served over 32,000 youth in 2023 alone.

    Read More

  • How an Ancient Yemeni Tradition Is Reviving Bee Populations

    In Yemen, incorporating the age-old practice of seasonal beehive migration, known as Tazeeb, increased the number of hives in the country by over 100,000 between 2017 and 2020.

    Read More

  • An Art Form That Makes Silent Voices Heard

    Visual Vernacular helps make the art industry more inclusive and accessible for deaf artists in India with workshops and community events to help them improve their artistic skills and gain greater visibility in the mainstream art space.

    Read More

  • How One Lawyer's Helping Farmers Navigate Trump's Policy Landscape

    Dãnia Davy, the one-woman team behind Land and Liberation LLC—a company that supports farmers with funder relations, PR, policy and risk mitigation, and public educational sessions—only charging institutions for services and provides them to farmers pro-bono.

    Read More

  • Amid a housing crisis, this Utah program is helping increase homeownership opportunities

    Utah’s moderate-income housing program has resulted in thousands of homes being built or preserved for those who fall within the moderate-income range. The program has existed since 1996 and aims to address both the lack of housing and the increasing housing costs Utahns face. The program applies to 95 localities across the state, comprising more than 90% of Utah’s population.

    Read More

  • Return of the California condor

    The California Condor Recovery Program used captive breeding, innovative reproductive techniques, genetic management, and binational collaboration to bring the species back from 24 individuals in 1987 to 561 today, with 344 living in the wild across the US and Mexico.

    Read More

  • These cities give residents a say in the budgets. Is Atlanta next?

    Participatory budgeting gives residents a direct say in how municipal funding is allocated by allowing them to submit project ideas and vote on proposals created by city staff. One program in Rhode Island, for example, saw nearly 300 people in nine neighborhoods voted on project ideas, with nearly a quarter of those voters reporting they were unlikely to vote in typical elections.

    Read More

  • In the wake of disasters, rural health could end up running on sunshine 

    In 2023, Hot Springs received a microgrid of solar panels and lithium-ion batteries, which can provide 100 percent of the town’s peak load and up to six hours of backup power. In Hurricane Helene's wake, the microgrid operated continuously for 143.5 hours during a blackout.

    Read More

  • El vuelo de regreso del cóndor de California

    El Programa de Recuperación del Cóndor de California utilizó la cría en cautiverio, técnicas reproductivas innovadoras, manejo genético y colaboración binacional para recuperar la especie de 24 individuos en 1987 a 561 en la actualidad, con 344 viviendo en estado salvaje en Estados Unidos y México.

    Read More