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What police departments can learn about race relations from the LAPD

Andrew Romano

December 21, 2014 |

Yahoo! News |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles used to be a hotbed of racial profiling and unrest. Now, in the wake of Ferguson and the police killings in Brooklyn, Chief Charlie Beck thinks his force could be a model for the rest of the nation. The dept. has worked hard in recent years to create a police department that reflects the city it serves and has made fundamental progress on key civil rights issues.

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Medical Inhalers To Track Where You Are When You Puff

Alison Bruzek

December 18, 2014 |

Popular Science |

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Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

In Louisville, KY, many people suffer from allergies or asthma and need to take inhalers to assist their breathing. A new inhaler called Propeller Health connects to Bluetooth devices to help patients track their inhaler dosages as a form of self-surveillance. The data collected also has a broader impact, offering scientists insight on people’s breathing patterns in different geographic regions as well as the effectiveness of certain medicated inhalers.

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To market: From snorting pig to global product

J. Andrew Curliss

December 15, 2014 |

The News & Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Clinton, North Carolina

The chute is where a river of Silky Pork begins flowing to Tokyo, swift and steady in a logistical marvel that delivers choice cuts of fresh pork across the globe. Negotiations on a new trade deal catch the attention of the Ivey brothers and other North Carolina hog farmers.

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In drought, Rio Grande Valley irrigators feel the crunch

Marty Schladen

December 14, 2014 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: United States, Clint, Texas

Population growth, historical dryness and predictions of a warming climate all mean a future of scarce water in the Rio Grande's Upper Basin. Farmers and the irrigation districts are left to try and find ways to conserve what river water they have - and there's a lot to be saved. To minimize such losses, both irrigation districts have taken a number of steps.

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Scientists are putting seals to work to gather ocean current data

Chris Benjamin

December 10, 2014 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: Antarctica

The Seal Mammal Research Unit at the University of St. Andrews is recruiting and tagging pinnipeds to gather details on ocean conductivity, temperature and depth, collectively called “CTD profiles.” When tagged animals surface, the data they’ve collected are relayed to a global satellite system, decoded by computers, and disseminated to researchers.

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From Eastern NC to Tokyo: A new breed of ‘silky' pork

J. Andrew Curliss

December 10, 2014 |

The News & Observer |

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Response Location: United States, La Grange, North Carolina

A farm in North Carolina discovered a new market and revived their business. By focusing on the genetics of their hogs and altering the hogs' diet the farm was able to enter the competitive but lucrative Japanese pork market.

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Can biomimicry tackle our toughest water problems?

Benjamin Goldfarb

November 24, 2014 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Shepherd, Montana

Clean water and healthy ecosystems are becoming increasingly difficult to come by. With floating islands and other inventions, eco-entrepreneur Bruce Kania thinks that biomimicry - such as reconstructing wetlands and growing biofilms - can tackle the toughest of water problems.

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In Bangladesh, 'Floating Farms' Overcome Monsoon Rains

Amy Yee

November 21, 2014 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

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Response Location: Bangladesh

During rain seasons in Bangladesh, rivers flooded villages and their agriculture so that local economies and food supplies were in jeopardy. A Bangladeshi non-profit Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha introduced small floating farms designed to be run by women. Consequently, the organization has initiated 40 floating farms that serve 300 rural women and save local agriculture.

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'Big Dry' Lessons: Southwest can learn from Australia's drought

Marty Schladen

November 17, 2014 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: Australia, Kilmore, Victoria

In Australia, the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council was formed after a severe drought to bring together federal, state and regional governments and bridge parochial concerns. It was meant to manage the basin as a whole and end overuse and salinization of farm land, leveraging new technologies to adapt to new realities.

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Australia's city dwellers become water conscious

Marty Schladen

November 16, 2014 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria

After the drought hit Australia in the early 2000s, city officials had to start thinking seriously about ways to conserve and creatively store their water. External tanks became the solution, storing rain runoff to create an available source of water for Melbourne residents. This solution may not fit every location, but there are other teachable lessons such as taking radically shorter showers.

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