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  • South Korea Shows World How to Slow Spread of Coronavirus

    William Gallo

    March 12, 2020 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea has taken a softer approach to preventing and containing the coronavirus, in large part because they’ve prioritized accessible testing and have an already-existing strong and affordable healthcare system. Beyond that, the government has centered on citizen education – sending daily updates about new cases and provided a hotline for questions and concerns.

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  • The race to unravel the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the United States

    Amy Maxmen

    March 06, 2020 |

    Nature |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When virologists and genomicists in Seattle, Washington realized that COVID-19 was likely to spread to the United States, they began to research ways to keep vulnerable poplulations safe. So far, early success has come from replicating the Seattle Flu Study, which uses a swab test to "reveal the trail that the flu takes as it passes around households, homeless shelters, office parks and communities in the city," and now investors are putting money towards getting these tests into households.

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  • The College President Who Simply Won't Raise Tuition

    Andrew Ferguson

    March 05, 2020 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, West Lafayette, Indiana

    Since 2013, Purdue University has frozen its annual tuition at $9,992, a stark contrast to the trend of ballooning costs at most U.S. institutions of higher education. The president has focused on savings generated from "a couple of big things, and lots of little things.” However, some have expressed concern that this model sacrifices too much and has changed the once-collaborative culture of the college.

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  • South Korea pioneers coronavirus drive-through testing station

    Sophie Jeong Ivan Watson

    March 03, 2020 |

    CNN |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Goyang

    To limit exposure during coronavirus testing, South Korea began piloting drive-thru test sites that allow those being tested to remain in their cars. The drive-thru, which sends results to the patient via text message three days later, has tested nearly 400 people in one day, helping to ease pressure oncovi other testing sites.

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  • Madhya Pradesh's ‘fluoride warriors' unleash citizen science to empower community

    Sahana Ghosh

    March 02, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

    As part of a social work graduate program through Alirajpur Post Graduate College, a group of students are using “citizen science” to share their research that water with elevated levels of fluoride can be dangerous to drink. This has especially been an opportunity for female students to develop public speaking skills while connecting with women whose role it is to manage water for their households and encourage them to use wells with the appropriate fluoride levels, based on their data and research.

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  • How design-build coops are creating a new economy in New England

    Chad Small

    February 29, 2020 |

    Co-operative News |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    Design-build coops are employee-owned businesses operated under a democratic business model that "considers people, planet, then profit." These coops have steadily increased in New England resulting in workplaces that have a smaller pay-gap between the highest and lowest paid employees of a company, motivates employees who are invested in the long-term success of a company, result in companies better equipped to weather recessions and in turn, allow for more focus on green design models.

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  • Montana's Grand Prairie Experiment

    Jake Bullinger

    February 21, 2020 |

    Bitterroot |

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    Response Location: United States, Malta, Montana

    According to the WWF, 69 percent of the Northern Great Plains remains untilled, providing great opportunity for making sure that land remains untouched. Two conservation organizations, the Nature Conservancy and the American Prairie Reserve, are butting heads as they both try to preserve the land, albeit via different means. Although they both face opposition for their methods, this article lays out exactly how both have already managed to make great strides in conserving the land and increasing biodiversity.

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  • UnitedHealthcare tackles homelessness as a root cause of poor health, and Philly is a test bed

    Herald Brubaker

    February 21, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The health insurance company, United Healthcare, has started a program called myConnections that funds housing for Philadelphia citizens experiencing homelessness and chronic illness. United Healthcare will pay for rent as well as wraparound social services like transportation and food stamps. The program, which has spread to a dozen states, recognizes health as a key driver of poverty, and is bound by the idea that addressing housing can shift people out of poverty and poor health, and will save health insurance companies money too.

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  • Illegal Fishing You Can See from Space

    Will Doig

    February 21, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    A space-based initiative called Global Fishing Watch is using satellite imagery and data to hold companies accountable to their promise of providing sustainable sourced seafood. While the volume of data and cost of obtaining it can be a challenge, the organization has partnered with key collaborators to help with the effort. Countries like Indonesia and Panama are working with them to stop illegal fishing.

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  • LIRR pilot program lowering cost to travel between Queens, Brooklyn Manhattan is a success

    James Ford

    February 19, 2020 |

    WPIX-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A pilot program between Queens and Manhattan, New York on the Long Island Railroad gives commuters a cheaper way to travel. The Atlantic Ticket serves 10 stations along a route between Brooklyn and Southern Queens for only $5.00, saving commuters money and time in their daily commute.

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