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  • In Aleppo, cell phones are helping some desperate Syrians find clean water

    August 26, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Syria, Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate

    In war zones, people have a difficult time finding clean water and safe areas to inhabit. Social media, smart phones, and technology applications are aiding in people’s survival. In Aleppo, Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross posted a map on Facebook to show alternative sources of clean drinking water that reached approximately 140,000 people.

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  • Could adorable tiny tech backpacks save the honeybees?

    August 25, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    Concerned with colony collapse syndrome in honey bees worldwide, scientists, farmers and tech companies teamed up in Australia to create a micro-sensor that collects data on the bee's environment.

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  • How to Cut the Prison Population (See for Yourself)

    August 11, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Prisons in the United States are overcrowded with many non-violent offenders and the cost to keep them in jail consumes public budgets. Criminal justice reform has attracted bipartisan interest with diverse proposals to aid adjust the incarceration rate. The Urban Institute has developed an interactive “prison population forecaster,” which helps citizens to assess the impact of different policies.

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  • How to Grow More Food with Less Water

    August 03, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bushland, Texas

    The U.S. government has developed different sensors for irrigation devices that gauge water demand and help conserve use. as water shortages caused by drought have increased across the globe, and farmers are faced with economic burdens, such technology is focusin on sustainability for the future.

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  • Annoyed by Robocalls? This One Can Save Lives

    July 01, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Non-profit organization Reliefwatch is addressing supply chain breakdowns for developing world health clinics by sending them robocalls asking about procurement needs. The information updates a database in real time, allowing suppliers to get the drugs in the hands of the clinics in need and avoiding expiration of excess stock. “The whole idea in terms of the system is that the data goes up into a cloud system that can then be accessed by a manager, the supplier, whoever is relevant,” Yu says.

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  • Virtual Assistant: a 3-D avatar, the best classmate for deaf students

    June 20, 2015 |

    The Irish Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Honduras

    In Honduras, tens of thousands of people have hearing disabilities. The National Autonomous University of Honduras has developed software that converts spoken language into an avatar on the computer who signs for the hearing impaired. Teachers in classrooms can teach hearing impaired students with this new software.

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  • Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist

    June 19, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    MoodGYM is an online program targeted to help those suffering from depression for whom it is a challenge to access therapy because of location or the stigma it carries. Essentially a therapy session in your pocket, the program allows users to access help at little to no cost, regardless of where they are or what time of day it is.

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  • At Cedars-Sinai, technology spurs improved, lower cost care

    May 13, 2015 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    One challenge of the United States’ health care system involves keeping costs down while simultaneously improving the level of quality care. Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles has adopted electronic medical records in accordance with the Choosing Wisely campaign, which offers guidelines on different tests and treatments to reduce wasteful or harmful ones for patients. The electronic medical records have helped doctors by alerting which prescriptions to avoid, and have overall reduced health care costs by $4 million.

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  • What if we prescribed video games, and not Ritalin, to treat ADHD?

    May 11, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Game inventors have created a new game to help students who suffer from ADHD and other mental problems develop and stimulate their brains in a safer, more targeted way than normal medicines.

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  • Five Cheap Ways Tech Is Transforming Classrooms

    May 06, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

    Low budget schools across the U.S. are having students use their smartphones as learning tools inside and outside the classroom. At no extra cost they can incorporate technology into the curriculum through a myriad of applications, from homework reminder apps to free cloud document platforms like Google Docs.

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