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  • At Work, Expertise Is Falling Out of Favor

    July 01, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The Navy has implemented a growing technique in employment practices - called "minimal manning" - that requires employees to be quick, problem-solving jacks of all trades rather than experts in one particular area. The American workforce has shifted to adopt the expectation that employees should be able to jump from one role to another, therefore requiring fewer workers overall. The 40-person crew on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) rotates positions and is about one fifth of the size of a traditional crew.

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  • Graduating from college still a struggle for many California foster youth

    July 01, 2019 |

    San Jose Mercury News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    To address the difficulties foster youth face when trying to complete a college program, California has implemented a series of support mechanisms designed to increase the chances of graduation. From extending the cutoff age to receive services to 21 to priority registration for classes, studies are already showing success from these changes.

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  • What the Land Bank has accomplished the last 10 years

    June 26, 2019 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Through expansive demolition and rehabilitation services, the Cuyahoga County Land Bank is estimated to have made a $1.43 billion impact to Cleveland and surrounding communities. The land bank focuses on renewing blighted homes in the area, focusing specifically on revitalizing low income areas that don't have enough public funding to clean up their streets.

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  • Guiding Mothers and Babies Through the Opioid Crisis

    June 26, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Lake First Nation, Ontario

    When the opioid crisis hit indigenous communities throughout North America, solutions that were working in urban areas, weren't available to these isolated, rural regions. To combat the crisis specifically as it relates to pregnancy, health care workers and community members from the tribes are working together to implement programs that connect newborns and their families with the medical assistance they need.

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  • Is it time for a radical new approach to fighting global warming?

    June 25, 2019 |

    Global Ground Media |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia

    Geoengineering, a term used to cover a broad range of large-scale, drastic measures to combat climate change, has the science and policy communities divided. These measures are currently being explored across the world, and while they could work as a response to climate change, many cite them as temporary band-aids that will only delay the effects of global warming. Many cite the need to understand the complexity of the issue and, rather than bandaging the issue, take a comprehensive, structural approach.

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  • They were raped during Colombia's civil war. Now they want justice for their children.

    June 24, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    Following the Colombian civil war, the country enacted The Victims’ Law, which centered on providing reparations to those affected by violence and war. But since its creation, the law has only provided reparations to less than 11% of those who have applied, and for women survivors, it’s even less. Women, who are disproportionately affected by war because of the use of sexual assault, are coming together under the National Tablle for Victim’s Participation, are demanding more.

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  • Portugal, drugs and decriminalisation

    June 18, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Portugal

    In 2001, facing a 20-year opioid epidemic, Portugal decriminalized all personal drug use, meaning people carrying drugs for personal use could no longer face prosecution or jail. The approach, met with public support, offered people access to services like safe injection sites and counseling and showed demonstrable success in declining opioid related deaths, the spread of infectious diseases, and drug use all together. As the rest of the world faces a similar crisis, Portugal could be a model response.

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  • Finally, an Intervention That Might Have Helped Keep High-Risk Teens Alive

    June 16, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    To prevent suicide amongst youth, research has shown that there's a simple strategy to get people the supports they need: training the adults in their lives on how to recognize warning signs and provide help. While the research is still preliminary, it highlights one more intervention technique to prevent teen suicide by helping youth in recovery stick to their treatment plans.

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  • How Agile working can solve tough challenges

    June 14, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Chile

    To solve its country's toughest problems, the government of Chile, and its Government Lab, applies a problem-solving framework called Agile working. The methodology, which the Lab applies to 70% of its projects, involves an iterative approach to problems.

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  • The Zen Beekeeper Returning Hives to the Wild

    June 12, 2019 |

    Atlas Obscura |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Apis Arborea, a bee rewilding organization, seeks to educate the public on how to sustainably and responsibly rehabilitate and save the world’s bee population. Headed by Michael Joshin Thiele, the organization is helping commercial and urban beekeepers do so in a way that mimics their natural habitats. Practices like keeping hives 20 feet above the ground, handling them without protective gear, and making sure they have space will help improve the bees’ lives.

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