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Attendance tracking program helps combat chronic absenteeism

Mariah Thomas

March 19, 2024 |

Ashland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Ontario, Ohio

A specialized software called AttendanceK12 helps school secretaries, attendance counselors, and administrators more easily track student absences so they can intervene with families sooner, even offering options to automatically send parents an email when students reach a certain threshold of missed school hours. School leaders consider the technology an important element of a strategy that has helped reduce chronic absenteeism rates.

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Telehealth is making abortion way more accessible for disabled people, but it's not perfect

Annabel Rocha

March 18, 2024 |

Reckon |

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Response Location: United States

Telehealth appointments make it easier for people with disabilities to access healthcare, including medication abortions, by allowing those in need to access care from the comfort of their own homes. For many people, this eliminates several access barriers they often face when seeking care. Post-Roe, medication abortion via telehealth visits accounts for 16% of all reported abortions.

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The Perks of Virtual Coworking With Strangers

Anna Patton

March 15, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States

Remote workers are joining virtual coworking sessions with strangers where they share their goals and work quietly for a set period, a practice known as “body doubling,” as a way to fight procrastination and increase productivity.

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Mini radio tags help track ‘murder hornets' and other invasive insects

Claudia Geib

March 14, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Scientists are using radio tracking technology to track invasive species like “murder hornets” to prevent them from overrunning the environment. The tagged hornet leads scientists to their nest, allowing them to eliminate the hive before an invasion occurs. Neither the U.S. nor Canada has had a giant hornet sighting since the last nest was destroyed in 2021, but this technology allows researchers to be prepared.

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Finding Justice Over the Airwaves

Abdullah Tijani

March 14, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

Kukana is a weekly radio show that helps locals who struggle accessing the legal system voice their grievances on the radio and get connected with local support and lawyers to find solutions. Over the past seven years, the Kukana team helped address grievances, from land disputes to human rights issues, for more than 100,000 people.

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How Science Sleuths Track Down Bad Research

Nidhi Subbaraman

March 13, 2024 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: Austria, Vienna

Software like Imagetwin and Proofig AI scan images in scientific studies to flag problematic, manipulated, and duplicated images. This is a difficult task that could take up to an hour to do manually, leading to studies passing peer review that should not have.

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An App That Helps Riders With Vision Loss Navigate Complex Transit Systems

Maylin Tu

March 13, 2024 |

Next City |

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Response Location: Spain, Murcia

NaviLens developed an app that scans codes posted at bus stops and train stations to provide real-time information via audio and vibration cues for people who are blind or have low vision. The NaviLens app provides information on when the next bus or train is coming, how far a user is from the nearest elevator, and other key details to make the transportation process smoother.

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Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin

Bennet Goldstein

March 07, 2024 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

An artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at Standford University analyzes aerial photographs to detect fields with manure illegally spread on them in the winter. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can use that information to manually check fields for compliance with regulations that are meant to prevent water contamination.

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The Smart Heart: How AI Is Sharpening Cardiovascular Medicine

Michaela Haas

March 01, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Rochester, Minnesota

Several hospitals are beginning to use artificial intelligence, like Chat GPT’s medical assistant Suzanne, to make cardiovascular medicine more accurate and effective. AI can detect illnesses that are hard to see with the human eye, interpret test results and make diagnoses quicker and help doctors provide more effective treatment to patients. Since AI emerged in healthcare in 2018, the FDA has approved about 700 AI and machine learning-enabled medical devices.

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“Undocuprofessionals”

Natalia Ángeles Pestañas

March 01, 2024 |

DÍG en Español |

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Response Location: United States

“Undocuprofessionals” es un programa gratuito de tutoría en línea que conecta aprendices indocumentados con mentores también indocumentados que tienen carreras profesionales. El programa empezó en 2020, y han connectado casi 800 mentores y aprendices juntos en todo el país, ayudando los adultos jóvenes indocumentados con un variedad de recursos profesionales.

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