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When you're young, lonely, and chronically ill, online communities are a lifeline

Julia Métraux

November 13, 2023 |

Mother Jones |

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Response Location: United States

Online gaming communities are helping people who live with chronic illness by providing forums for social connection and emotional solidarity. The multiplayer game Animal Crossing, for example, helped people meet basic psychological needs during lockdowns.

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New data tracking felony domestic violence cases in Winnebago County shows high conviction rates

Kevin Haas

October 23, 2023 |

Rock River Current |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Rockford, Illinois

Prosecutors in Winnebago County, Illinois, are using evidence-based prosecution to increase the number of felony domestic violence cases that end in a conviction. This practice relies on physical evidence like phone and medical records instead of testimony from survivors.

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How artificial intelligence plus local expertise can promote ‘good fire' in Montana

Bowman Leigh

September 21, 2023 |

Montana Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Montana

The Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) framework combines analytics and local expertise to assess fire risk by marking out locations on a map where fire can best be stopped. The risk is then used to identify where best to suppress the fire and where it can continue to burn to benefit the environment and prevent future fires. From there, experts decide how to respond to a fire in each section of the map in advance, which can also include prevention tactics.

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Sexual assault survivors can now track their rape kits in most states

Amanda Hernández

September 12, 2023 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States

States across the United States are implementing online portals for tracking sexual assault kits through the testing process. These systems are proven to reduce the massive backlogs of kits and ensure timely processing.

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Cyber students help protect civic institutions vulnerable to hackers

Mark Cox

August 27, 2023 |

RED |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The Public Infrastructure Security Cyber Education System, or PISCES, pairs cybersecurity students from Metropolitan State University of Denver with civic institutions in need of cybersecurity help, such as fire departments, county governments, and school districts. So far, the program has provided services to 10 organizations while also allowing students to get real-world experience in their field.

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Delivering Addresses (and Access) to the Navajo Nation

Peter Yeung

August 25, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Navajo Mountain, Utah

The Rural Utah Project is working to connect rural, off-the-grid residents in Navajo Mountain with fundamental services like mail, emergency medical care and voter access that they were often denied due to lacking a formally recognized address. Google’s Plus Code tool is allowing simple 10-digit codes to be generated anywhere in the world and instantly located on Google Maps. The codes can easily be looked up and doubles as a formal address in most cases.

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A woman-led initiative grooming STEM passion in Nigeria's north

Rejoice Taddy

August 17, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

Bloom Innovations or Bloom4STEM aims to inspire youth — particularly girls aged six to 15 — to pursue STEM education and careers to combat the shortage of female tech professionals in the area. Bloom4STEM visits local schools to introduce coding to students and teach them about web development, robotics and mobile app creation and also hosts mentoring sessions to help foster collaboration and personal and educational growth.

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Virtual Power Plants Offer A Climate-Forward Response To Increasingly Hot Summers

Cristian Salazar

August 04, 2023 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States

Virtual power plants are emerging in the United States and partnering with utility companies to manage energy demand during extreme weather and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These plants are actually a portfolio of energy resources, anything from smart appliances in homes to solar panels and electric vehicle infrastructure outside of homes, that are tracked and managed digitally. This enables virtual power plants to encourage minimal peak energy use, increase the amount of renewable energy sent back to the grid, and decrease the use of peaker power plants that rely on fossil fuels.

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A Campus Community Is Empowering Students With Sustainable Blockchain Skills

Chidera Eze

July 26, 2023 |

The Solutions Paper |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu State

Blockchain UNN is a student organization and campus tech community that focuses on educating the next generation of blockchain leaders. Through both physical and online training and tutoring, the group teaches students valuable tech skills like web development, crypto trading and financial market analysis for free. Since forming in 2021, the organization has trained more than 3,000 students, helping them to secure good jobs in the tech sector.

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Virtual fences can benefit both ranchers and wildlife

Ruth Kamnitzer

July 19, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

Cattle ranchers are switching from barbed wire to virtual fences to cut down on costs, easily practice rotational grazing to improve pasture health, and benefit the local environment and wildlife. The virtual fence software uses GPS and radio towers, so boundaries can be drawn with a computer or phone. And the cows wear tracking collars that will administer a warning beep when a boundary is close and a small shock when a boundary is crossed to encourage the cow to turn around.

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