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  • Project Uses AI to Maximize Meal Delivery to Students in Need

    August 27, 2020 |

    Government Technology |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Using AI technology, home address data, and algorithms, the Metro21 Institute at Carnegie Mellon was able to find the best school bus routes to deliver school meals to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The solution wouldn’t have worked with the help of a community of partners, leaders, and volunteers. “It truly has taken a village.”

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  • Organic fertilizers to lift African farmers out of poverty

    August 27, 2020 |

    Heidi.news |

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    Response Location: Burkina Faso, Koubri

    After realizing that chemical fertilizer was doing more harm to the land than good in Burkina Faso, a Burkinese agronomist created a fertilizer from organic waste that has allowed the land to once again become fertile. Although the organic fertilizer promises a much higher increase in yields, chemical fertilizer is still widely used in the region.

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  • A clever way to provide life-saving oxygen

    August 27, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    A hospital in Uganda is using a new device created by scientists that produces oxygen without the use of electricity. Since the device has been introduced, 500 children have been treated with it and the mortality for children who have faced breathing problems has been reduced drastically.

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  • The mosquito strategy that could eliminate dengue

    August 27, 2020 |

    Nature |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Yogyakarta

    In Indonesia, Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes are transmitting dengue at a much slower rate than those not infected with the bacterium according to a controlled research study that expands on existing experimentation conducted elsewhere in the world. Although the trial was cut short due to the prevalence of COVID-19, the results were substantial enough that researchers are encouraging efforts to scale the technology worldwide.

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  • Want to reopen schools? Summer camps show how complicated it'll be.

    August 27, 2020 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: United States

    80 percent of overnight camps across the country have shuttered down due to pandemic. Camps that reopened had to change how they operate, by using a range of practices from apps to field guides, some have been able to safely reopen.

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  • Why California spends billions but can't control its wildfires. ‘No simple or cheap solution'

    August 27, 2020 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    After 2017's devastating wildfires, the state of California and businesses committed billions of dollars to thinning forests and other fire-prone areas to contain the spread and intensity of wildfires. But the state's "fire deficit," a legacy of more than a century of policies to suppress fires rather than let them periodically consume the fuel on the ground, has been too great to solve the problem quickly. Experts say wildfires like the record-setting conflagrations of 2020, worsened by climate change, will continue without even greater efforts by California and the federal government.

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  • How do you teach antiracist curriculum to the youngest students?

    August 27, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Students and educators across the country are discussing how to implement anti-racism curriculum in the classroom. Although it can be challenging, educators are using a myriad of methods to teach students about racism. “We are a part of the curriculum, the way that we show up, the way that we enter spaces.”

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  • At Platinum Divaz, Black Girls Are Mentors And Leaders

    August 27, 2020 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

    Platinum Divaz builds leadership skills and self-confidence among young people. While boys and all ethnicities are welcome to participate, the program focuses on raising the self-esteem for Black girls through dance. Divaz are assigned teammate mentors, typically teenagers, who teach dances and help younger girls with day-to-day struggles like school, bullying, and self-confidence. Practices like saying what they like about each other helps build each girl up with confidence and self-esteem. Supportive adults are also available as mentors to the girls.

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  • Anything — and anywhere — for a laugh

    August 27, 2020 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    With many clubs closed due to Covid-19, some comics are performing online and at socially distanced outdoor events. Club owners are adapting to changing circumstances with outdoor stages. Drive-in shows are gaining popularity, where performers are projected on a big screen, audio is piped into cars, and horns and flashing lights replace laughter and applause. With audiences still a bit hesitant to go out and technology improving, some comics are embracing virtual events. Despite lower pay, they can draw audiences from greater geographical areas. More marketing investment would boost online viewership.

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  • Dengue breakthrough after mosquitoes laced with natural bacteria

    August 27, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Yogyakarta

    Injecting mosquito eggs with Wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacteria, is showing promise for reducing the cases of dengue in parts of Indonesia. Although dengue cases have been increasing, in areas of Indonesia where mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia were released, "their capacity to transmit the virus that causes dengue was vastly reduced," as compared to areas with untreated mosquito populations.

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