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  • In Haiti, Turning Human Waste to Flowers

    January 19, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Haiti

    One program has found a way to turn feces into agricultural compost, which has helped Haiti, a country with limited sanitation systems, both keep its water clean and grow food.

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  • Architects Deploy Traffic Barrels to Make U.S.-Mexico Connection

    January 19, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    Art installations create spaces that can bring together members of diverse communities. Using the motif of urban design on the US-Mexico border, professors at Texas Tech in El Paso created an installation that also served as a community event. The “Flash Installation” existed for only a day, but in that time the project brought together student volunteers, community partners, nonprofits, and local businesses.

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  • Reducing Unnecessary C-Section Births

    January 19, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A pilot project in hospitals in California finds ways to avoid Caesarean sections when the expense and risks are not medically necessary. The need to avoid C-sections stems from the dangers the operation poses to mothers.

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  • Zero-Based Budgeting

    January 16, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Josh Shapiro has reimagined how suburban public dollars are spent and reinvented government in the process: Beginning at zero. In doing so, he has stripped the budget of non-core line items.

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  • New Study Finds Recycled Phosphorus Could Fertilize 100 Percent of U.S. Corn

    January 15, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States

    Looking at what recycled phosphorus could do for corn in the United States, the country’s number one crop, a study found that we’d need just 37 percent of available recyclable domestic phosphorus to fertilize all of the corn in the country.

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  • When Women Must Choose Between Abuse And Homelessness

    January 14, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New Destiny Housing — the only nonprofit in New York City providing low-income rental housing specifically for domestic violence survivors is trying to make it easier for domestic violence survivors to leave their partners.

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  • Family fighting Huntington's Disease with sheep

    January 14, 2016 |

    WXMI-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Hopkins, Michigan

    A certain breed of sheep may carry a specific trait that could possibly treat Huntington’s disease. Early trials have shown that mice treated with the chemical compound found in sheep can reactivate motor function.

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  • Can a new victims advocacy movement break cycles of violence?

    January 13, 2016 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A growing number of organizations—rallying around victim advocacy—are calling for shorter sentences for offenders and better counseling for victims across the United States.

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  • Ethnic studies classes in S.F. surprisingly successful

    January 13, 2016 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Stanford University researchers found that at-risk students who enrolled in a ninth-grade ethnic studies class saw significant improvements in performance and attendance compared to their peers who were not enrolled. Reporter Jill Tucker writes, "the academic benefits of the course were so significant, the researchers who conducted the Stanford study said they were shocked by their own findings." The research could have major implications for the education of San Francisco's predominantly non-white public school population.

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  • The Importance of High-School Mentors

    January 13, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When it comes to helping young people succeed, education experts and nonprofits are embracing the idea that a broad web of formal and informal role models is key.

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