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1 September 2015
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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800-1500 Words
A woman named MaiLy Do started a Vietnamese-language radio show in Oklahoma City after she realized on Sept. 11, 2001 that her family back home with limited English had no way of finding out if she was okay. Today the...
21 August 2015
Buffalo, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
Despite years of change, African Americans feel ostracized from the medical care community that is dominated mainly by white people, especially when it comes to hospices. Some are trying to remove the stigma of hospic...
5 August 2015
New York, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
Philadelphia's criminal justice system is overwhelmed. New York is allowing judges to release low-risk defendants accused of non-violent crimes with the goal of saving money, reducing prison overcrowding, and cutting...
Tiny Spark
Amy Costello
30 July 2015
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Podcast
5-15 Minutes
Neighborhoods in Chicago suffer from gang violence and gun-related deaths. A church leader and a physician trained in infectious diseases created Cure Violence, a program that sends teams of local residents to meet wi...
30 July 2015
South Korea
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Due to patrilineality, sons are highly favored over daughters in many countries, with serious consequence. South Korea, the only country to have returned to normal sex ratios after having a highly abnormal ratio of b...
21 July 2015
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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800-1500 Words
Despite their stigma, foreign-born populations are helping the economy of U.S. cities. Welcoming America is a national network of organizations that preach the economic upside of immigration and in this way attract im...
12 July 2015
Oakland, California, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
In 2009, a woman in Oakland, California realized that there was a lack of African Americans in the outdoors. Tired of being the "only one," she created an online social space via blogging and Facebook called Outdoor A...
Reveal
Bernice Yeung
30 June 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The night shift janitor is an easy target. Working in isolation, cleaners across the country say they have been harassed, assaulted and raped by supervisors and co-workers while tidying office buildings, shopping mall...
The Huffington Post
Meera Vijayann
29 June 2015
India
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800-1500 Words
In India, the Equal Community Foundation is combating gender discrimination and sexual violence by using an empathetic approach and providing men with the knowledge and skills to counteract the negative impact of the ...
28 June 2015
Selm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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1500-3000 Words
More-rigorous police training, changing the way officers interact with residents, and requiring more education for cops has helped limit police shootings in Germany, Britain, Canada, and other nations. Their approache...
12 June 2015
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Silence can be hard to come by for students at New York City schools, contributing to increased stress. Some schools in New York are incorporating meditation to give their students time to relax and calm their inner m...
8 June 2015
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Rama Arora defied tradition and secretly pursued her PhD as a young woman in India, succeeding at becoming the first female professor at a women's college. Now she is inspiring more Indian girls to further their educa...
Public Radio International (PRI)
Sam Eaton
5 June 2015
Matemwe, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
In Zanzibar, hundreds of households too poor and remote to have access to the electrical grid are getting low cost solar power for the first time, from a group of local female engineers trained by and Indian NGO. It's...
4 June 2015
Bangladesh
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Under 800 Words
Soil in Bangladesh is becoming increasingly saline and infertile due to climate change. Bangladeshi farmers have begun using a saline-tolerant rice seed in order to produce an abundant crop despite salty soil.
28 May 2015
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Encouraging conversations with doctors about end-of-life care helps to normalize the process for patients, and ultimately helps to reduce medical costs. The Respecting Choices program developed in La Crosse, Wisconsin...
Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor Editorial Board
19 May 2015
Casablanca, Morocco
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Under 800 Words
The Islamic State's recruitment of women draws big attention. But less noticed and more important are efforts in Islamic countries to raise the number of women in religious leadership, despite a long tradition against...
15 May 2015
Kathmandu, Central Region, Nepal
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1500-3000 Words
In Nepal, a controversial drug is proving to be effective in saving mother's lives. It's the only shelf-stable, easy-to-administer solution to curbing postpartum hemorrhage. In trials, misoprostol is shown to save th...
10 May 2015
Newport Beach, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, under pressure from the insurance network to lower maternity costs, used a number of tools to lower the rate of cesarean sections done. The changes not only helped drastically redu...
The Huffington Post
Samantha Lachman
6 May 2015
Claremont, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Women's colleges are changing their definition of eligible students to include transgender and non-gender conforming students. Though policies differ from school to school, the impact is a nationwide reevaluation of t...
Southern California Public Radio (KPCC)
Rebecca Plevin
6 May 2015
Sacramento, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
The United States health care system is expensive and enables doctors to prescribe costly brand name medication instead of generic versions. Sutter Health assembles its doctors a few times a week to review with electr...
3 May 2015
Newark, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Research shows that successful addiction recovery requires a comprehensive approach and multiple types of support. Ohio is in the midst of shifting its approach to vocational rehabilitation to an evidence-based approa...
2 May 2015
Missoula, Montana, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Montana, home to nine Native American languages, becomes the second state to fund indigenous language immersion programs in public schools. The same languages were once forbidden, but now they are helping to preserve ...
28 April 2015
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
Photos and videos show various actions religious leaders and institutions in Baltimore are taking to help rebuild their community and foster positive interaction in the midst of racial tension, looting, and rioting.
27 April 2015
Chokwe, Mozambique
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Mozambique has a shortage of practicing surgeons, so medical technicians are being trained to fill their roles in various situations, especially in rural locations. Although there are challenges to using this tactic, ...
The Atlantic
Jessica Carew Kraft
22 April 2015
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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1500-3000 Words
Advocates are on a quest to improve the quality of life in Haiti through legal education.
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