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For Teens in Crisis, the Next Text Could Be a LifesaverResearchers are excited about Crisis Text Line. “Young people have been reluctant to use crisis services,” observes Anthony Pisani, a suicide prevention researcher at the University…Sep 2015 -
Lava Mae Providing Showers for the Homeless is Rolling AlongLava Mae, the nonprofit that turns old Muni buses into shower stalls to be used by homeless people in San Francisco, has its second bus…Sep 2015 -
Forbes Magazine’s Web Interview with Sajan GeorgeIn an interview with Forbes Magazine, Sajan George, Founder and CEO of Matchbook Learning, explains, “Our nation’s K-12 public education system is in need of a…Sep 2015 -
White House Launches National Campaign to Build Welcoming CommunitiesOn September 17, 2015, the White House launched the Building Welcoming Communities Campaign, accelerating the growing movement of communities that are becoming more prosperous by embracing…Sep 2015 -
Adventure Scientists on NPR Weekend EditionPlastic pollution in the sea doesn’t just mean bottles and bags. Citizen scientists around the world are helping researchers assess the impact of tiny, often…Sep 2015 -
Video: Indus Action's Project EklavyaIndus Action is currently working on implementing Section 12(1)(c) of India’s Right to Education Act which requires all unaided private schools in India to reserve…Jul 2015 -
Sasha Chanoff of RefugePoint Honored as a Champion of Change at the White HouseSasha Chanoff has worked for two decades in refugee rescue, relief, and resettlement operations in Africa and the United States. He is the founder and…Jul 2015 -
Watsi Co-Founder Grace Garey Featured in Elle Magazine's 2015 Women in TechWhat if you could help provide spinal-cord surgery for a newborn in Tanzania? Or bone realignment for a man in Kenya? A lot of entrepreneurs…Jul 2015 -
National Georgraphic: 2015 Emerging ExplorersDeforestation, much of it illegal, is one of the main contributors to climate change. Detecting and interdicting illicit loggers in remote areas has always been…Jun 2015