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  • Brazil's School Food Revolution

    April 20, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    By requiring schools to buy 30 percent of products from smallholder farms, Brazil provides fresher food to students and economic benefits to otherwise struggling farmers. Since 1955, Brazil's staple national school lunch program has responded to economic and social trends - what was once a program focused on ending malnutrition has evolved to address rising rates of obesity and diabetes. Though there is variation in quality and compliance between regions and principals often have to step in to cover unforeseen costs, leaders are optimistic about the value of the program.

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  • The Famous Museum That's Redefining Aging

    April 20, 2016 |

    Next Avenue |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Prime Time is a series of programs put on by the Museum of Modern Art for older adults to foster social interaction and the joy of creation. Programming includes lectures, film screenings, and hands on studio classes.

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  • A Hunger to Live: The Struggle to Interrupt the Cycle of Violence

    April 20, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    After going to prison themselves, John Knight of Jackson and Shanduke McPhatter of Brooklyn are living straight and determined to make changes. They work as "violence interrupters" in their neighborhoods, using an approach called "Cure Violence," developed by Dr. Gary Slutkin. They mentor other young, at-risk men and encourage them towards graduating high school, community service, staying away from drugs, and pursuing honest work.

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  • The ‘Chicago Model' of Policing Hasn't Saved Chicago

    April 20, 2016 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago suffers from violence and tension between police officers and low-income predominantly Black communities. In 2011, the chief of police consulted with a network of university academics and began implementing “procedural justice,” which was an approach that trained police departments to surmount the lack of confidence that residents felt towards officers. The academics and police chief found that by directing social workers to the homes of at-risk community members, and regarding them with respect, there was a reduction in violence—but now the program has stalled.

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  • How Dwindling Fish Stocks Got a Reprieve

    April 19, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Giving fishermen a business incentive to fish sustainably can “unleash their creative capacity” to help solve the problem, says one expert.

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  • Iceland's Water Cure

    April 19, 2016 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík, Capital Region

    Despite being an island of seamen, Iceland used to experience high numbers of drownings every year, fostering a keen interest in swimming education. The government stepped up and tapped into the underground hot water generated by Iceland’s volcanic activity to create geothermal pools, which quickly became more than a humble municipal investment, but perhaps the very secret to the country’s happiness. Every town now enjoys communal pools, which create a neutral, recreational space that brings all manner of people together.

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  • The City of the Future Looks Like a Former Military Bunker in Taipei

    April 19, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei Artist Village

    An ad-hoc community that sprung up around a former military bunker in what is now Taipei was initially seen by the city government as a blight, with irregular buildings that violated structural codes and its self-contained disposal system that looked unsightly. But when Finnish architect Marco Casagrande examined the area, he discovered that its residents had created a truly revolutionary community more eco-friendly than the surrounding city; so "Treasure Hill" was transformed into an artist community that serves as a model for sustainable urbanism.

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  • The Doctor Who Started a Cancer Treatment Revolution

    April 19, 2016 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Bethesda, Maryland

    Immunotherapy has shown promise as an alternative to radiation, chemotherapy, or surgery for treating certain kinds of cancer. By modifying the body’s own immune system to fight lymphoma, Doctor Steve Rosenberg has seen success in clinical trials. The technique has benefitted from recent breakthroughs in genetic engineering that allows for the reprogramming of immune cells.

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  • How One Mississippi District Made Integration Work

    April 18, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Clinton, Mississippi

    The district of Clinton, Mississippi creates grade-based schools to desegregate. Now, the schools are closing the achievement gap with their equal distribution of resources.

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  • Controversial Railway Splits Kenya's Parks, Threatens Wildlife

    April 18, 2016 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Tsavo

    As a new railway is built in Kenya, conservationists are using satellite collars to study elephant movement and how they interact with the transport system. There are some overpasses at various points throughout the track for the elephants to cross through, but little is known about how they are passing under the railway. While building overpasses can be costly, conservationists hope the data can convince the government to ensure that any future infrastructure will include this design to allow the animals to migrate.

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