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  • From the roof to the living room, startups tackle urban farming

    October 22, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Farmland is expensive and scarce in urban areas. In Boston Higher Ground Farm uses green roofs to grow its produce and Grove Lab has designed a cabinet for people to grow their vegetables indoors.

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  • Higher Ed's Moneyball?

    October 14, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    A Florida community college is boosting learning and graduation rates with new technology that gets professors access to real-time data on student engagement and performance.

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  • How Christians in Kenya are trying to hack government corruption

    October 09, 2015 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Religion and technology are two important elements in Nairobi, however, they have remained distant until the corrupt government brought them together. Christian hackathons are now opportunities for technology and religion to meet to spur innovation that can help fight against corruption

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  • A zero waste business policy is now easier to implement than you think

    October 01, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Chatsworth, California

    The term circular economy refers to the cycle or reusability, and is an ambitious but realistic goal for many companies to take part in. However, until recently, many lacked the education and technology to implement this concept. Several organizations across the United States are working towards this goal by committing to zero waste, changing business models and educating their staff on the importance of understanding waste.

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  • How L.A. Gets Kids to Show Up at School

    September 27, 2015 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Schools in Los Angeles have strict consequences for truancy and tardiness but offer rewards and recognition for good attendance. Administrators use iPhones to record the ID numbers of tardy students, tracking them in order to engage the appropriate intervention.

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  • Open Science Revolution – New Ways of Publishing Research in The Digital Age

    September 24, 2015 |

    Scicasts |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    massive increase in the power of digital technology over the past decade allows us today to publish any article, blog post or tweet in a matter of seconds - but science publishing is still lagging behind. A range of innovative open online science platforms are now trying “to do things differently”, offering researchers alternative ways of publishing their discoveries, making the publishing process faster and more transparent.

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  • 4 Startups Revolutionizing How Food Is Produced in the U.S.

    September 24, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Salina, Kansas

    University research in Kansas and California is providing technical solutions for small farmers to help them compete against large scale farms.

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  • Mumbai slum dwellers say 'I have to help' stop violence against women

    September 15, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    In the Mumbai slum of Dharavi, an NGO called Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) is working to make life safer by teaching men the importance of not being violent towards women. Through an app called Eyewatch, community members are able to document acts of domestic violence, which helps SNEHA team members locate victims and their abusers.

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  • 'Pay as You Go' Solar Power Rewriting the Book

    September 14, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Oromia

    In so-called 'developing countries,' the focus is often simply on industrializing areas without electricity. In an effort to think beyond this to create sustainable and forward-looking infrastructure, socially- and environmentally-motivated private-sector initiatives have been pioneering off-grid "pay as you go'' solar-home systems. These have brought clean light and basic electricity services to hundreds of thousands of households across Africa.

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  • How better seeds make Timor-Leste climate resilient

    September 12, 2015 |

    SciDev.Net |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Timor-Leste

    A Ministry of Agriculture project called "Seeds of Life" grants local farmers genetically-solidified seeds in order to fight food insecurity in the country. The farmers will produce the crops and sell them back to both the Ministry and the community, thus expanding access to quality food and stimulating the local economy. Since the program has started, maize production has increased 50%, rice production increased 25%, and sweet potato production increased 65-130%.

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