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  • Virtual rush, no parties: University of Minnesota fraternities and sororities navigate pandemic life

    October 18, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Students in fraternities and sororities at the University of Minnesota have moved many of their social activities to a virtual space and are taking precautions for those living in Greek housing to protect members and their community from contracting COVID-19. So far, efforts have largely proven successful in mitigating cases with only two students testing positive who were both able to immediately self-quarantine in private rooms.

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  • The Tricky Business Of Coronavirus Testing On College Campuses

    October 16, 2020 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    When the University of Illinois reopened during the coronavirus pandemic for on-campus student instruction, efforts focused on a fast and frequent mass testing program for staff and students. Although the case numbers were higher than officials had anticipated, researchers were able to learn how the virus was spreading amongst students and implement mandatory lockdowns and hire more contact tracers as a result.

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  • The Courage to Listen

    October 15, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole Community Radio (KHOL) |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    Following a series of public controversies over sexual assault, Jackson's Community Safety Network convened a series of training seminars to foster a response that no amount of legislation or criminal prosecutions could offer: to cultivate culture change based on greater understanding and empathy about what survivors go through. The seminars capitalized on a surge in public interest, and misunderstandings, surrounding sexual assault allegations against a public official and other public officials' behavior. One survivor who was encouraged to go public praised the community effort.

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  • Ex-logger leads firefighters defending Indonesia's peatlands

    October 14, 2020 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Rawa Mekar Jaya, Riau

    An Indonesian government program called Masyarakat Peduli Api, or “Fire Care Community,” aims to improve community responses to wildfires and restore peatlands — valuable ecosystems that store carbon. Through community engagement and education, this volunteer fire brigade patrols the peatlands and addresses small fires before they spread. The program remains underfunded, but residents recognize the importance of their work.

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  • The 4 simple reasons Germany is managing Covid-19 better than its neighbors

    October 14, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Germany

    A combination of luck, learning, local responses, and listening has kept Germany's coronavirus cases manageable, even as the pandemic continues to impact much of the world. In particular, the ability to enact decentralized approaches and locally scale-up testing in conjunction with a high rate of trust in public health departments proved to be especially impactful.

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  • Experiential Museums Find New Ways to Sell Fun Even With Covid Restrictions

    October 10, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Interactive museums and venues are shifting their exhibits during the coronavirus pandemic to better attract patrons while still abiding by safety precautions. Although it has been a struggle in some cases, and all venues are at restricted capacities, several museums in New York have been able to still sell out with executive saying "some revenue was better than none."

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  • Native Americans in Minnesota Keep COVID-19 at Bay

    October 07, 2020 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Fond du Lac Reservation, Minnesota

    Leaders of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota acted early and aggressively when the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping the nation, and so far, it has appeared to have helped the region to keep the caseload low. Using knowledge from previous outbreaks, focusing on community-information management and keeping in close communication with state officials, the Fond du Lac Band "has largely managed to stay out of the headlines."

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  • Migratory birds openbill storks find safe haven in Andhra village

    October 06, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Telukunchi, Andhra Pradesh

    The Asian openbill stork makes its home in the Telukunchi village in India for six months of the year, and the locals band together to protect this migratory bird. The birds thrive off of the wetlands environment and up to 10,000 storks breed and lay eggs there each season. This community has largely been able to protect these birds over the years, but more could be done to work with the government to legally protect these habitats.

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  • How Finland kept Covid in check

    September 23, 2020 |

    Financial Times |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Finland has been able to keep their COVID-19 infection rate and death toll much lower than other countries by "shutting down rapidly" and relying on a law on preparedness that was devised after the Winter War in 1939-40. The law, which "explicitly mentions pandemics," helped the country to stockpile medical and protective equipment. According to Sweden's state epidemiologist, “Their level of preparedness is just way beyond anything we would even dream about in Sweden."

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  • Old school still rules: Lee-Harvard's high census response rate could teach other neighborhoods a few tricks

    September 22, 2020 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The high census completion rate in Lee-Harvard, as high as 70%, compared to Cleveland’s 50% as a whole, is the result of regular meetings, pre-pandemic, to educate residents of the benefits of the census and dispel common myths. After the pandemic, volunteers at the community center’s monthly food distribution provided census-related information. A group of retired women, called the Ward 1 Volunteer Navigators, also went door-to-door to make sure everyone got counted. Because many of the residents are long time homeowners, neighbor-to-neighbor relationships also led more residents to complete the census.

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