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  • How an Unlikely Family History Website Transformed Cold Case Investigations

    October 15, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Lake Worth, Florida

    GEDmatch started as a "casual side project," but investigators have been using the genealogy website to solve murder and sexual assault cases, opening a new set of both opportunity and ethical questions. The site is free to all, so investigators have used it to match DNA information and find suspects using family connections - a strategy that concerned the founders of the site at first, although they've come around to the idea after seeing the positive impact it has had.

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  • Every Older Patient Has a Story. Medical Students Need to Hear It.

    October 12, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

    Some medical schools are now incorporating interviews with healthy seniors into their curriculum. These interactions help young medical students combat ageist stereotypes they may unconsciously develop through treating unhealthy older people. It also builds empathy and a sense of what good geriatric health looks like.

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  • West Virginia's Small-Town Revival

    October 09, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    Small towns in West Virginia are a natural oasis for adventure lovers from urban and rural areas alike; towns like Davis and Fayetteville are succesfully capitalizing on their natural resources to increase tourism and contribute to their economic development.

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  • To Help Young Women in Prison, Try Dignity

    October 09, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Inspired by prisons in Germany that emphasize personal dignity, Connecticut is shifting its corrections department's focus with two programs for young offenders. The one for women matches 14 inmates with older incarcerated mentors who help develop programs of classes, counseling and planning for post-release life. Officers are trained to address trauma and say they feel a new sense of purpose, but it's an expensive and labor-intensive program so it's unclear how it will fare after this pilot phase.

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  • Need a Handbag or a Tie to Land Your First Job? Borrow One With a Library Card

    October 09, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As the New York Public Library's career counseling offerings have grown, one of the most popular features has been an interview clothing rental service. Just as they might check out a book for a set period, patrons can now check out a piece of clothing or accessory for up to three weeks.

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  • A Really Good Thing Happening in America

    October 08, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Spartanburg, South Carolina

    In Spartanburg, South Carolina, leaders take a "collective impact" approach to elementary and secondary education. By bringing together teachers, parents, doctors, religious leaders, and others, the Spartanburg Academic Movement acknowledges that "children don’t leave behind their emotions, their diet, their traumas, their safety fears, their dental problems and so on when they get to school" and brings together diverse expertise to help the whole kid.

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  • Ghetto Film School Trains Its Lens on Hollywood's Diversity Problem

    October 05, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Founded in the Bronx in 2000, the Ghetto Film School’s mission is to train a diverse student body in the skills of making narrative film. Eighteen years later, the school teaches classes in New York, Los Angeles, and London, and has become a pipeline for graduates to find work not only as directors or writers but also in film crews and production companies.

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  • The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists' Lives

    October 05, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    A retired doctor in Massachusetts created a project to push for more places to adopt the robust culture of cycling and motorist safety from the Netherlands by training everyone in the “Dutch Reach.” Two states have it in their driver's manuals and the move greatly reduces the chance of cyclist injury by car doors because the driver uses his/her far hand to reach across the body to open the door. It forces drivers to look in the side view mirror and over their shoulders to check for cyclists.

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  • In Australia, Cervical Cancer Could Soon Be Eliminated

    October 03, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria

    Australia has one of the lowest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, thanks to a nationwide effort to screen women and vaccinate both boys and girls against HPV. Widespread public support has helped the country tackle the preventable cancer.

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  • The Power of Student Peer Leaders

    October 02, 2018 |

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    PeerForward, a youth leadership development organization, taps into the power of peer networks to increase the number of students in low-income schools applying to college and submitting FAFSA forms. Working with teachers, elected students develop their own custom action plans to achieve PeerForward's common goals. For instance, at some schools, student leaders required a completed FAFSA for admission to a dance.

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