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The farmers bringing their fields indoors

Dina Newman, Tom Garmeson

April 23, 2020 |

BBC |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: France, Paris

To "ease the strain" on the food supply chain, some restaurants in large cities, such as Berlin and Paris, are turning to their own crop production using in-house vertical farm systems. Although these farms have not yet yielded a profit, consumers have expressed that the produce grow in-house tastes better and investors have given billions in funding betting, "urbanites wanting this kind of food."

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Bremer Firma entwickelt Gewebe, das Coronaviren abtötet

Stefan Lakeband

April 23, 2020 |

Weser-Kurier |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Germany

Bis zu 72 Stunden kann sich das Coronavirus auf Oberflächen halten. Die Bremer Firma Statex hat ein Gewebe entwickelt, das die Viren innerhalb von Minuten abtötet. Der Erfolg liegt bei 99,98 Prozent, sagt eine Studie.

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How School Districts Are Outsmarting a Microbe

Chris Berdik

April 23, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Schools across the United States are patching together solutions in the aftermath of the mass migration to online learning brought on by COVID-19. Wi-Fi hotspots, webinars with parents, and office hours are the new normal. But teachers and administrators insist it is important to set realistic goals and not put place much pressure on themselves or students.

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Campaña Juntos por Guanacaste entregó canastas básicas a 577 familias de Santa Cruz

Eduardo Costa

April 23, 2020 |

La Voz de Guanacaste |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica, guana

Organizaciones privadas con y sin fines de lucro crearon una red de recaudación y entrega de alimentos para las familias afectadas por los cierres por la pandemia por COVID-19. Muchas de las organizaciones ya trabajaban en el área y lograron adaptar sus bases de datos y estructuras para asegurar que el recurso llegara a las personas más afectadas en la región de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, donde trabajaron.

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How the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle forged relationships with communities of color

Michael Kilian

April 23, 2020 |

Better News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

After learning that communities of color were virtually “invisible” in local media coverage, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle formed working groups and reached out to community partners to better understand their community. They also employed a social listening platform called Hearken. This helped them answer the central question, "How do we write FOR audiences of color instead of merely about them?"

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Designing Accessible Communities

Anne Saunders

April 22, 2020 |

Business NH Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Design students are being taught about accessibility and the challenges faced by those who live with disabilities at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. While new construction must comply with basic accessibility standards, the course is taught in an effort to make accessibility a bigger factor when architects and designers build new developments.

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How Cellphones Can Keep People Learning Around The World

Anya Kamenetz

April 22, 2020 |

WBFO |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

A platform that allows students to receive lessons via text message is being used to complement education efforts in Uganda. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, one such texting platform has partnered with nonprofits to offer a free WhatsApp course "that covers coronavirus facts and health information."

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Louisiana Hotelier Offers Free Rooms To Medical Workers

David Greene

April 22, 2020 |

KUNM |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

After learning that doctors weren't going home after their shifts for fear of possibly transmitting the coronavirus to their families, a Louisiana hotellier began offering free rooms to medical workers. While the practice isn't financially viable forever, in the short-term, it has been implemented at his other hotels across the country, and healthcare workers are saying it has made a difference for them.

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Working to recover the ocean ecosystems that sea urchins gobbled

Caroline Yu

April 22, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In partnership with the company Urchinomics, a lab in California is developing a type of feed that helps sea urchins captured in the wild grow so they can sell them for commercial purposes. Sea urchins have been ravaging bull kelp forests along the coasts and scientists are looking to sustainably control the urchin population. The algae-based feed that scientists produced helps the urchins grow and produce uni — the urchin’s edible gonads — which are sold to restaurants, and a test run of the product in Japan was well-received.

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Douglas County Got On The Remote Learning Train Early. This Is How Teachers Made It Work

Jenny Brundin

April 22, 2020 |

Colorado Public Radio |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

The transition to remote learning in Douglas County, Colorado, as a result of COVID-19 has been relatively seamless since teachers and students were already familiar with some online learning platforms. Though the district may have lessons for other schools, they are also cautious to acknowledge the advantage they have as a result of the relative wealth and resources of the families they teach.

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