Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
9 April 2021
Australia
Text
800-1500 Words
Indigenous Australians have fared far better than tribal regions in other parts of the world during the coronavirus pandemic due to a collaborative and proactive health campaign between health experts and aboriginal l...
7 April 2021
Davis, California, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Researchers at University of California, Davis found that cows that were fed a small amount of seaweed in their diet drastically reduced the amount of methane they emitted, which could be a low-cost climate solution f...
29 March 2021
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Podcast
5-15 Minutes
Mindfulness and meditation practices have been shown to reduce stress and neurological biomarkers of aging while also improving an individual's mood, resilience, and cognitive performance. To help connect caregivers t...
24 March 2021
Cyprus
Text
1500-3000 Words
Thanks to efforts by the Society for the Protection of Turtles and a band of international volunteers, green and loggerhead turtle numbers in North Cyprus are rebounding. Last year, there were more than 2,400 nests co...
16 March 2021
Seattle, Washington, United States
Radio Talk Show
5-15 Minutes
Despite a tumultuous start to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seattle area has one of the lowest per capita death rates of any metro area in the United States. Because of actions taken early on by government officials and ...
12 March 2021
Norway
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1500-3000 Words
When Covid-19 threatened to disrupt Norway's correctional system, the country's prisons and jails were quick to pivot their practices to protect those who were incarcerated. Although it helped that the country's corre...
11 March 2021
Seattle, Washington, United States
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1500-3000 Words
When Covid-19 cases began to be reported in Washington state, the state government – at the suggestion of local health officials – enacted some of the most stringent restrictions in the nation. Although these actions ...
11 March 2021
Lake George, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
An experiment in upstate New York showed how town officials could maintain clean and safe roads during the winter season and protect the environment. By using a salt brine before winter storms, they were able to plow ...
10 March 2021
Durham, England
Text
Over 3000 Words
Using the tools of medical research can help transform policing from an arbitrary and often-damaging practice ruled by gut instinct into a carefully calibrated approach to reducing crime without causing so much collat...
Reasons to be Cheerful
Klaus Sieg
8 March 2021
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
The Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada was the tallest building made of wood when it opened in 2017. Now, thanks to government policies, scientific research, and hundreds of examples of proof-of-concept, more deve...
3 March 2021
New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
RxArt is a non-profit organization that works to brighten up children's wings in hospitals with art installations. The artwork is vibrant and often covers entire rooms and hallways, eliciting positive reactions from t...
1 March 2021
New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Frustrated with the Covid-19 vaccination system in New York, a local software engineer created a "much-needed vaccination appointment-finding bot" that shares available times and locations on a website and Twitter. Al...
25 February 2021
Dover Plains, New York, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
Symbrosia, a clean-tech startup in Hawaii, is taking seaweed from the ocean and turning it into a powder that can be used to feed livestock to reduce the amount of methane they produce — a key contribution to greenhou...
23 February 2021
United States
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1500-3000 Words
Universities are breeding grounds for COVID-19. In August and September they had to figure out the best way to test, control, and contain a virus on campus. Across the country universities launched a plethora of metho...
23 February 2021
Assam, India
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
Purnima Devi Barman has been building trust and working with various community members to save a stork species called the greater adjutant in India. Because of her work, she has inspired more than 10,000 women and the...
23 February 2021
United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
To prevent concussions during sports, some conferences are changing rules, while others are turning to technology to create new kinds of helmets and mouth guards that do a better job at protecting the brain. The innov...
22 February 2021
Maryland, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Green House Project, which is a network model of nursing homes across states, has been able to largely avoid the spread of Covid-19 amongst residents, with five times fewer cases than the national nursing home ave...
22 February 2021
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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800-1500 Words
Medical providers are increasingly prescribing nature therapy – like walks, hikes, or recreational activities – as a way to help children and adults cope with life stressors. First popularized in Japan as "forest bath...
21 February 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Catholic schools in Philadelphia that have reopened during the pandemic have been able to avoid in-school community transmission amongst students and staff. Relying heavily on safety precautions, rigid systems and pro...
16 February 2021
London, England
Text
800-1500 Words
To help patients recovering from COVID regain respiratory and vocal strength, the English National Opera worked with a London hospital to create a program that offers patients clinically proven recovery exercises taug...
12 February 2021
India
Text
800-1500 Words
In India, where stuttering is not recognized as a disability, The Indian Stammering Association (TISA) offers "free online courses, counseling, communication workshops, and daily virtual meeting" to help those who str...
11 February 2021
United Kingdom
Text
800-1500 Words
Pet cats kill about 100 million animals a year in the United Kingdom, so to discourage the behavior, and protect mice, rabbits, and birds, scientists conducted an experiment with over 300 household cats. They found th...
8 February 2021
Israel
Text
800-1500 Words
Despite the evidence of early interventions when children are failing academic, a now-defunct Israeli remedial high school program had long lasting effects on the participants. The teens that participated in the progr...
Bridge Michigan
Ted Roelofs
5 February 2021
New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A home health care agency in New York has "become a nationwide model" for hiring and retaining home health aids. Crucial to the program's success is a series of incentives offered to employees such as "subsidies to pa...
5 February 2021
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
During the NFL's 2020/21 season, "700 players, coaches and other team personnel tested positive for the coronavirus," but none of those individuals were associated with the Seattle Seahawks – the only team that lasted...
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