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  • How Luxury Hotels And Restaurants In Developing Countries Fight Food Waste

    July 20, 2018 |

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    Response Location: India

    Luxury hotels collect and reuse food waste. The hotels audit their waste, then useful ways to give it new life—as compost, animal feed, or even biogas.

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  • Carne Asada, Hold The Meat: Why Latinos Are Embracing Vegan-Mexican Cuisine

    July 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    Mexican-American chefs throughout working-class communities are increasingly embracing a plant-based menu as investment in health and environmental concerns continues to gain traction.

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  • How Rwanda Tidied Up Its Streets (And The Rest Of The Country, Too)

    July 18, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

    In Rwanda, "Umuganda" is compulsory community service once a month—citizens 18-65 must all clean up their local community. The rule is enforced by police officers who may stop citizens and force them to work on the spot. Though it's compulsory, one of the side effects is community pride.

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  • 'I Know How Far I Can Go': Black Entrepreneurs Overcome Challenges In Brazil

    July 13, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Salvador

    A start-up accelerator in Salvador, Brazil is aiming to support black-owned businesses through its business incubator resources. Dende Valley, named as a nod to Silicon Valley, is an accelerator that prioritizes and trains black entrepreneurs to combat systemic racism and lack of opportunity in Brazil. There were 107 applicants for 30 spots this year, and the company expects to triple availability next year as people look to take advantage of their programs.

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  • Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe

    July 13, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Vancouver's safe drug injection sites have been credited with increasing drug users access to treatment while also decreasing dangerous behaviors like needle sharing. Now, Vancouver is also seeing a rise in peer-run pop-up safe drug injection sites, where people may feel less stigma and judgement; the sites are supported by Vancouver's public health authorities and law enforcement.

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  • A Simple Emergency Room Intervention Can Help Cut Future Suicide Risk

    July 11, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When a person is brought to the emergency room after a suicide attempt, they are at risk for attempting suicide again for the next three months. These patients often slip through the cracks after being discharged from the hospital, and never receive the follow-up care they need. A program called Safety Planning Intervention trains doctors, nurses, and social workers to make a safety plan with high risk patients before they leave the hospital, to help reduce their risk of a second attempt.

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  • Native Bees And Alfalfa Farmers — A Seedy Love Story

    July 09, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Touchet, Washington

    Approximately twenty-five percent of the United State's alfalfa seed is produced in Walla Walla County, Washington, thanks in part to farmers successfully cultivating a unique working relationship with the region's native alkali bees. Through trial and error, the farmers have learned how to create a safe habitat for the bees to thrive, which in turn benefits their crucial crop.

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  • How Highly Focused Sound Waves Steadied A Farmer's Trembling Hand

    July 09, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Essential tremor is a condition that causes people's hands to shake as they age. A new type of treatment uses high frequency sound waves to destroy specific brain tissue. So far, the treatment has proved effective in eliminating the debilitating tremor in one hand.

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  • This College For Adult Learners Is A Refuge, Not Just A Career Boost

    July 04, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    At Evergeen State College's Tacoma undergraduate program, most students are women and people of color, the average age is 38, and 10 to 20 percent of attendees have been incarcerated. Compared to other schools, where one in three returning students complete a degree within several years, two out of three Tacoma students finish within the first two years. Tacoma encourages students to create their own courses to study and address the societal inequalities many have experienced in their own lives.

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  • Surf And Turf: To Reduce Gas Emissions From Cows, Scientists Look To The Ocean

    July 03, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    A new research experiment at University of California, Davis is seeing immediate results in the reduction of methane produced from cows by changing the cow's diet to incorporate seaweed. This successful effort could prove to be a major component in the state's plan to reduce methane emissions by 40 percent in the next 12 years.

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