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  • Marketing Psychiatric Drugs to Jailers and Judges

    December 31, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Drug companies that market long-lasting psychiatric drugs have found new clientele in courtrooms and prisons, as a means to treat mental health issues for those that have been incarcerated. Although the practice of targeting judges and prison officials is controversial, several jails have attested that having free samples of the drugs has led to positive outcomes such as reducing barriers for inmates to receive medication and decreasing the likelihood of reoffending.

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  • Drone on the range: Farmers take to the skies to save water and money

    December 31, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Maricopa, Arizona

    In Arizona, the use of drones as farming technology is gaining traction. While still in the early stages, drones have shown to help with field mapping and data collection on things like crop conditions, water quality, and infestations. In an area that has been experiencing a 2-decade drought, these drones are able to help identify more precisely the water needed for soil.

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  • What School Could Be If It Were Designed for Kids With Autism

    December 30, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York University and the New York City Department of Education are training elementary school teachers to use visual cues and other tools to teach students with autism spectrum disorder. The approach is unique for its emphasis on social skills in addition to academic lessons.

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  • Injecting the flu vaccine into a tumor gets the immune system to attack it

    December 30, 2019 |

    Ars Technica |

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    Response Location: United States

    Researchers are seeing early success in piloting the notion that injecting tumors with the flu vaccine will re-engage the immune system. For mice with cancerous tumors, the researchers injected this year's flu vaccine directly into the site of the tumor and found "not only was tumor growth slowed, but the mice ended up immune to the flu virus."

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  • White Extremism Faces a Subversive Foe Online: Google Ads

    December 30, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: England, London

    London-based company, Moonshot CVE buys ads on Google to target radical, white extremist searches. The company’s ads are often funded by private companies, foundations, or governments and route people to anti-extremist and anti-radicalization videos and playlists. While an innovative idea, the company’s ability to raise funding has been hard because assessing its impact remains a challenge.

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  • Are Food Forests The Future of Agriculture?

    December 30, 2019 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    As concerns about food security grow in Hawaii amidst a backdrop of climate change, Pacific Islanders are leaning into agroforestry as a means to address the problem. Resilient to extreme weather, agroforests allow for multiple plants to be farmed together and can "grow double or triple the amount of plants in the same area of land as mono-culture."

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  • 'Water is my happy place': accessible surf school ignites passion for sport in Bristol

    December 29, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Bristol

    The UK is home to an artificial surfing lagoon that aims to help those with disabilities have access to water sports they otherwise may not be able to participate in. Acting as both a physical and mental rehabilitation methodology, The Wave was designed "to make sure the space was accessible physically and in terms of culture, to make sure that all people have the same opportunities on site as each other and to normalise being around people who have got physical or mental health issues."

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  • How Washington colleges are opening their doors to adults with intellectual disabilities

    December 28, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Students with intellectual disabilities often have limited options when it comes to pursuing post-secondary education. Washington State University is the first college in the state to offer students the opportunity to live independently on campus. Residents aged 18-29 can audit university courses, complete internships, and take a variety of life skills classes.

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  • A year after Denver Public Library ended late fees, patrons — and their books — are returning

    December 28, 2019 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Eliminating overdue fines at libraries allows low-income patrons to reengage with public resources. The Denver Public Library replaced fines with a lending restriction, meaning that patrons could only check out new items once overdue items had been returned. After doing away with late fees, the Denver Public Library has seen a return of its patrons who had previously stopped using the library’s services.

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  • 'Fixing this takes more than arrest': Riverside County forgives warrants, fines to help homeless

    December 27, 2019 |

    Desert Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Indio, California

    In Indio, California, the Community Outreach Resource Program (CORP) partners law enforcement with social supportive services as a way of holistically working with people experiencing homelessness, mental health issues, or drug abuse. The collaboration partners select officers, mental health professionals, transition and homeless shelters, detox centers, affordable housing, caseworkers, amongst other services, to make sure that those enrolling in the program have the highest probability of sustained success.

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