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  • How West Virginia became the nation's leader in COVID-19 vaccine distribution

    January 28, 2021 |

    WCHS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    West Virginia relied on strategic partnerships, collaboration, and efficient use of medicine to successfully outpace every other state in the U.S. in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Rather than turning to nationally-run chain pharmacies to disseminate the vaccine, the state partnered with local pharmacies to better reach long-term care facilities and collaborated with the West Virginia National Guard to overcome logistical barriers.

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  • These Doctors Are Using AI to Screen for Breast Cancer

    January 27, 2021 |

    Wired |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    With many women skipping routine mammograms due to COVID-19 restrictions, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are using an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify those at risk for developing breast cancer. The approach has proved successful in multiple instances, with those flagged by the algorithm three times as likely to develop cancer. “What the AI tools are doing is they're extracting information that my eye and my brain can't,” a doctor using the tool explained.

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  • The new use for abandoned oil rigs

    January 26, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    As oil rigs stop producing fossil fuels and become decommissioned, many are being repurposed into artificial reefs that support populations of marine wildlife with food and shelter. In the United States, more than 500 oil and gas rigs have been converted into artificial reefs. The California-based company Blue Latitudes has worked to raise awareness about this solution throughout the world, though has struggled to make traction with the Golden State’s oil platforms. Yet, reefing a platform is less expensive than completely removing it.

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  • The spacesuits saving mothers' lives

    January 26, 2021 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Doctors have created a pressure garment that prevents women from dying from obstetric hemorrhage during childbirth. Modeled after the NASA spacesuit, the product was far from ideal when first envisioned in 1969 and went through several iterations over many years. Now, the garment has been successfully tested with a 50 percent reduction in mortality rate and is used around the world.

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  • How West Virginia Became a U.S. Leader in Vaccine Rollout

    January 24, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    Prior to the COVID-19 vaccinations being rolled out to states, West Virginia preemptively opted out of the federal distribution plan that relied on CVS and Walgreens and instead partnered local pharmacies with long-term care facilities to vaccinate residents. The state's control over distribution has been extremely successful when compared to that of all other states; however, West Virginia officials are now reporting that their rate of vaccination is so efficient that it is outpacing their supply.

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  • Meet the people changing the world of organ transplants

    January 23, 2021 |

    The Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge

    Doctors at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge began piloting the use of new technology in 2015 via a machine called an organ care system (OCS) that allows doctors to restore life to an organ and keep it viable for donation. This technology has now helped doctors increase heart transplantation procedures by 40 percent.

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  • Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced

    January 19, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Israel

    Batteries that can be fully charged in five minutes have been created for the first time, allowing electric cars to recharge faster. The Israeli company StoreDot produced 1,000 of these new lithium-ion batteries, which can be recharged for 1,000 cycles while retaining 80 percent of the original capacity. It could be a few years before they are mass produced, but the CEO of the company says that this feat “demonstrates it is feasible and it’s commercially ready.”

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  • Simple change to fishing gear saves thousands of birds in Namibia

    January 19, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Namibia

    Tens of thousands of vulnerable bird species have been saved over the last decade thanks to new equipment that has been installed by Namibian fishing boats. By fitting colorful hosepipe to lines towed behind boats, a study has shown that birds are scared away and don’t end up getting tangled in the lines. The material is also fairly cheap to implement, which allowed the solution to be widely implemented.

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  • How a diverse school district is using a strategy usually reserved for ‘gifted' students to boost everyone

    January 18, 2021 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In order to mitigate the “pandemic slide,” a term that describes the educational loss that happened during the pandemic, Highline Public Schools implemented a strategy known as “acceleration.” The strategy is often reserved for gifted students and involves moving students along to more advanced lessons. “The strategies that we often reserved for ‘gifted and talented kids’ are great strategies that work for every student.” Data shows the strategy worked.

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  • How Solar Panels Could Help Save Struggling Farms

    January 18, 2021 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    As the amount of farmland decreases in the United States and climate change brings hotter and drier conditions, many farmers are turning to agrivoltaics — growing crops and installing solar panels on the same land — as a way to make ends meet. Research on a garden in Arizona showed that certain crops like tomatoes and chiltepin peppers were able to thrive under the shade of solar panels, while also improving the solar panels’ productivity. “It’s a very unique positive feedback,” said one of the researchers.

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