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Handful of Biologists Went Rogue and Published Directly to Internet

Amy Harmon

March 15, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Molecular biologists and neuroscientists are tweeting with the hashtag #ASAPbio in protest of a system that keeps research from being shared with the public, typically for more than six months.

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Uganda - Legal Advice

Fi Glover Henrietta Moore Martha Lane Fox

March 13, 2016 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Barefoot Law was founded to keep Ugandans educated about their legal rights. The group of lawyers provides legal help to 300,000 people each month, heavily supported by volunteers. As a non-profit social enterprise, the volunteer efforts are crucial to reaching such a wide audience. The key innovation is using a cell phone network to spread legal information using calls, texts, and social media.

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How a Wife's Tiny Food Shop Brought Financial Freedom and Escape from Domestic Violence

Sonia Narang

March 08, 2016 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Yogyakarta

In Indonesia, a country where cases of domestic violence have increased recently, efforts are made to give women business training and financial help to encourage them to leave bad situations at home.

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Ideas Help No One on a Shelf. Take Them to the World.

Tina Rosenberg

February 29, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

Distributing, promoting and lending continuing support to good ideas for fixing the world’s woes is as critical a task as thinking them up in the first place.

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Can a Game Help Build Affordable Housing?

Alec Appelbaum

February 09, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pleasantville, New York

To break through gridlock on fair housing, city planners, citizens, and government officials in wealthy Westchester County, New York, try a new tactic: Using a simulation game to try out different development scenarios. The result has been increased civic participation and efficiency.

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Tracking Fish From Hook to Fork

John H. Tibbetts

February 09, 2016 |

Hakai Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico

Sourcing food locally is an increasingly popular trend. New tracing technologies will make it easier to see where fish are coming from.

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Hospitals Focus on Doing No Harm

David Bornstein

February 02, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

Hospitals across the United States are trying, in systematic ways, to reduce the risk of infection and other preventable dangers that can leave patients in worse shape after their stay. Some of the approaches include limiting entrances and exits during surgeries and administering antibiotics in a timely manner.

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Communication Failures Linked to 1,744 Deaths in Five Years, US Malpractice Study Finds

Melissa Bailey

February 01, 2016 |

STAT |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A team is trying to improve communication through I-PASS, a methodical way to relay information during patient “handoffs” when doctors and nurses change shifts.

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Sustainability Pioneers: From Paris to New York

Kirsi Jansa

February 01, 2016 |

Sustainability Pioneers |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York

While many countries are committed to working towards goal set forth by the Paris Climate Agreement, not many individual states in the United States have taken noticeable action. New York is an outlier in this scenario, however. Grassroots efforts include creating an Eco Village and geothermal installations, while the government has acted as a leader and partner in helping to earmark finance for these innovative solutions.

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How can coffee become a better tool for development?

Catherine Cheney

January 28, 2016 |

Devex |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Butembo, Nord-Kivu

All over the world, new fair trade projects or approaches are sprouting up to foster trading relationships that pay off for farmers, giving them more adequate wages and rights.

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