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  • Treat Medicines Like Netflix Treats Shows

    March 05, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Australia has found a promising model to make high-priced medicine cheaper for patients, including expensive treatments for Hepatitis C, which the country is now on track to eradicating by 2026. The strategy works similar to the business strategy of subscription streaming services- by paying a lump sum to drug producers, Australia gets an unlimited amount of the drug for 5 years, allowing all patients to get help while ensuring stable profits for drug companies.

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  • New York Has a Public Housing Problem. Does London Have an Answer?

    March 01, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    It takes political will to create mixed-income housing and manage the social impacts of gentrification. In contrast to New York, the London borough of Hackney has taken steps to fix its housing crisis by putting the interests of residents ahead of the interests of developers. Several housing developments slated for development in the East London neighborhood now blend subsidized and market-rate units.

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  • Mourning the Demise of a Zen Place to Die

    February 26, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Instead of simply prioritizing growth, nonprofits need to implement carefully sized solutions with consideration to the longevity of their model. The closure of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, California, demonstrates how issues stemming from rapid growth scaling can undermine the longevity of a nonprofit’s mission. As the hospices’ human- and mindfulness-centered approach faded in the face of expansion, the toll and tensions led to a loss of crucial human capital, leading the hospice to close.

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  • $773 Million Later, de Blasio Ends Signature Initiative to Improve Failing Schools

    February 26, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio launched and then ended a program to rejuvenate struggling schools in the city. Despite deeming the program as unsuccessful overall, the city learned several lessons from the schools thad did succeed within the framework, such as the necessity for strong principals and "an emphasis on using student achievement data to identify problems."

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  • These College Classes Are Going to Work

    February 22, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Community colleges, equipped with retrofitted trailers, are offering on-site training to mid- to late-career professionals, providing them with a convenient chance to keep their skills up-to-date in the face of rapidly changing technology. "For adults who are bound by family and life obligations, having access with a mobile lab to learn is critical."

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  • Building a Career, One Academic Step at a Time

    February 22, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States

    More students are moving away from the traditional undergraduate experience towards a step-by-step accumulation of traditional degree-based and nontraditional credentials. Casandra Horii of Caltech calls these "stackable credits" - "a more bite-sized piece of education that stands on its own and has value in the workplace.” Experts say this method will require a new degree of coordination between higher education institutions, credential providers, and employers.

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  • The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn't Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them.

    February 21, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Emeryville

    Economists have often debated the positives of a higher minimum wage in the United States as a matter of productivity, profits, and losses but in this article, Matthew Desmond explores another way that the success of increasing minimum wage can be measured: through public health and impacts on things like depression, anxiety, stress, and more. Studies have shown that higher minimum wages have been connected to lower rates of teenage alcohol consumption and preventing premature deaths.

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  • An Office Designed for Workers With Autism

    February 21, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Monica

    For many people with autism, the modern workplace does not accommodate different needs and workplace etiquette is an artificial barrier to being able to get the job done. Auticon is a U.S. based company that has created a workplace that is comfortable for people with autism and gives them an environment where they can thrive.

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  • A Comeback for African National Parks

    February 20, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Mozambique, Gorongosa, Sofala Province

    The Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has repopulated its large mammals by over 700 percent through collaborations between wildlife authorities and nonprofits. With millions of dollars in philanthropic assistance, the park’s revival is made possible by supporting and using local and indigenous knowledge, as well as taking a whole-community approach that provides services for those towns around African national parks. Such philanthropic approaches to conservation are part of a larger, global trend taking place in countries around the world.

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  • The Medical Tech That Helps You When Your Doctor Can't

    February 20, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Technology is being used in the medical industry to bridge gaps often created by health insurance companies' reliance on reactive rather than proactive care. From hearing loss to family planning, entrepreneurs are finding success in "walking the line between medical firm and tech start-up."

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