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  • Opening City Hall's Wallets to Innovation

    September 25, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Great solutions to common problems often already exist and have been implemented elsewhere. By crowdsourcing ideas and broadening the pool from which contractors are selected, cities across the world are improving their cities.

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  • The Case for Gun Courts

    September 24, 2015 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Cities in the U.S. have decreased recidivism through specialized courts for firearm offenders. These efforts, however, have not helped overall gun violence, so university research is suggesting new tactics.

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  • Who Is Revolutionizing School Lunch?

    September 24, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The United States has rising childhood obesity and schools deal with kids who are picky. Through innovative school gardens and kid taste testing food, entrepreneurs across the nation are getting children to eat vegetables at school and love it.

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  • Cristo Rey high schools breed academic maturity by sending students into the workforce

    September 24, 2015 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Kids from low income families miss out on college prep conversations at home. A high school work study program in Chicago is helping these students succeed in college by connecting them with white collar professional mentors and experiences.

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

    September 24, 2015 |

    Scicasts |

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    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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  • A new kind of development professional: The development engineer

    September 23, 2015 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    At UC Berkeley, the Blum Center for Developing Economies and the Center for Effective Global Action are working together to formalize development engineering as a field of research - a new generation of engineers committed to making a social impact.

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  • We Know One Way To Stop Sexual Assault, But Students Aren't Doing It

    September 23, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A national survey showed that few college students intervene when witnessing a sexual assault. The school with the highest rate of student intervention was Dartmouth College, where students receive bystander prevention training.

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  • How Detroit anchor institutions are developing local talent

    September 22, 2015 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    With the help of a grant, a high school in Detroit is making "13th grade" desirable. Upon completion, graduates of the tuition-free 5-year "Early College" program are certified to work in a range of roles in the health care industry. The program is also helping to fill persistent gaps in the local employment pipeline.

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  • Kenya's Water Women

    September 22, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kakamega, Kakamega

    Kenya's female water tank masons are delivering measurable benefits to their communities and empowering other women to take up leadership roles.

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