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Gathering and disseminating information in new and old media. These stories center on ways of storing, organizing, and sharing data and information, ranging from libraries and radio to social media and citizen journalism. Also included is the tech side: Applications software, telecommunications, and computer security.

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Fighting TB with phone calls: A project that reminded patients to take their medicine
Priyadarshini Kendai

The News Minute

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To remind tuberculosis patients to take their medication, hospitals in India incorporated the use of mobile phones. When patients received their medication by mail, the packaging material instructed them to call a toll-free number, which allowed the healthcare providers to check back in on those ...

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Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help
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James Doubek
Samantha Balaban

NPR

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Recent statists are showing that an alarming number of veterinarians are committing suicide due to a variety of reasons from emotional stress to financial strain. Not One More Vet, a Facebook group started by a veterinarian in California, is serving as an unofficial mental health resource for man...

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LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Face Layered Marginalization, So These Four Organizations Are Here to Help
Ari Honarvar

Teen Vogue

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LGBTQ asylum seekers face a unique set of problems coming to the United States, often from places where gender expression and sexuality are strictly regulated. Four organizations across the US, Mexico, and Canada are filling this unique niche. For example, AsylumConnect created an app of resource...

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Upcoming Philadelphia Based App Connects LGBTQ Folks with Informed Affordable Health Care
Laura Smythe

Philadelphia Gay News

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When you're new to a city, finding health practitioners that you trust can be difficult, and it's made even more challenging if you identify as LGBTQ and are looking for queer-competent providers. A new app launching in Philadelphia changes that thought, by acting as a "queer health care 'Yelp.'”

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Tech giants and 2-year colleges are teaming up to teach in-demand skills
Kelly Field

Education Dive

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Amazon has developed a cloud computing certificate. It is one of a growing number of technology companies partnering with community colleges and increasingly four year colleges to offer vendor-specific curriculum. But critics don't believe colleges will be able to change coursework as fast as the...

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Saving The Planet One Drone At A Time
Julia Migné

Are We Europe Magazine

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As conservationists around the world grapple with saving endangered species, many have turned to the tech sector. Initiatives like The Zooniverse, a citizen science platform for people-powered research, are helping expand over 90 different projects. Even more, scientists have started directly col...

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Fighting TB with phone calls: A project that reminded patients to take their medicine

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/fighting-tb-phone-calls-project-reminded-patients-take-their-medicine-109114?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker


Priyadarshini Kendai

The News Minute

18 September 2019

Text / 1500-3000 Words

To remind tuberculosis patients to take their medication, hospitals in India incorporated the use of mobile phones. When patients received their medication by mail, the packaging material instructed them to call a toll-free number, which allowed the healthcare providers to check back in on those that did not call.


Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/07/757822004/veterinarians-are-killing-themselves-an-online-group-is-there-to-listen-and-help?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker


Scott Simon

James Doubek

Samantha Balaban

NPR

7 September 2019

Radio / 5-15 Minutes

Recent statists are showing that an alarming number of veterinarians are committing suicide due to a variety of reasons from emotional stress to financial strain. Not One More Vet, a Facebook group started by a veterinarian in California, is serving as an unofficial mental health resource for many in the field.


LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Face Layered Marginalization, So These Four Organizations Are Here to Help

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lgbtq-asylum-seekers-marginalization-four-organizations-help-resource-guide?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker


Ari Honarvar

Teen Vogue

5 September 2019

Text / 1500-3000 Words

LGBTQ asylum seekers face a unique set of problems coming to the United States, often from places where gender expression and sexuality are strictly regulated. Four organizations across the US, Mexico, and Canada are filling this unique niche. For example, AsylumConnect created an app of resources on how to apply for asylum and a catalogue of LGBTQ-friendly services and organizations in the US for them to learn about. All four aim to validate LGBTQ asylum seekers and keep them safe.


Upcoming Philadelphia Based App Connects LGBTQ Folks with Informed Affordable Health Care

http://www.epgn.com/news/local/15139-upcoming-philadelphia-based-app-connects-lgbtq-folks-with-informed-affordable-health-care?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker


Laura Smythe

Philadelphia Gay News

4 September 2019

Text / 800-1500 Words

When you're new to a city, finding health practitioners that you trust can be difficult, and it's made even more challenging if you identify as LGBTQ and are looking for queer-competent providers. A new app launching in Philadelphia changes that thought, by acting as a "queer health care 'Yelp.'”


Tech giants and 2-year colleges are teaming up to teach in-demand skills

https://www.educationdive.com/news/tech-giants-and-2-year-colleges-are-teaming-up-to-teach-in-demand-skills/562225?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker


Kelly Field

Education Dive

4 September 2019

Text / 800-1500 Words

Amazon has developed a cloud computing certificate. It is one of a growing number of technology companies partnering with community colleges and increasingly four year colleges to offer vendor-specific curriculum. But critics don't believe colleges will be able to change coursework as fast as the quickly evolving industry requires and argue that such as an approach is an imposition on academic freedom.


Saving The Planet One Drone At A Time

https://magazine.areweeurope.com/stories/code-of-conscience/tech-saving-planet?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker


Julia Migné

Are We Europe Magazine

3 September 2019

Text / 1500-3000 Words

As conservationists around the world grapple with saving endangered species, many have turned to the tech sector. Initiatives like The Zooniverse, a citizen science platform for people-powered research, are helping expand over 90 different projects. Even more, scientists have started directly collaborating with technologists to develop products, like weather-resistant cameras for capturing penguins in Antarctica, specially for their work.


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