Month: January 2022

First-ever ‘State of Conservation Technology’ Report Identifies Top 3 Emerging Technologies to Advance Conservation

Stuart Mitchell

A first-of-its-kind report assessing the current field of conservation technology and various tools’ ability to diagnose, understand and address the most critical environmental challenges of our time finds three emerging technologies have particularly promising trajectories to advance conservation over the next ten years. Artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning and computer vision, environmental DNA (eDNA) and genomics, and networked sensors are named the top three emerging conservation technologies in A Global Community-Sourced Assessment of the State of Conservation Technology, published today in Conservation Biology. The report, led by WILDLABS and Colorado…

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Amazon Launches Accelerator Program to Grow Opportunities for Real Estate Developers of Color and Increase Affordable Housing

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced it is committing more than $21 million to pilot a professional training, mentorship, and capital funding program to help promote real estate developers of color. This two-year, part-time professional development program, which is free for participants, aims to teach real estate developers of color how to advance their careers. It also aims to lower the barriers these developers can face when bidding for affordable housing developments. The goal of the program is to increase the number of professional real estate developers of color who are focused on…

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World Health Organization and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to dramatically increase global access to childhood cancer medicines

Stuart Mitchell

The World Health Organization and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have announced plans to establish a platform that will dramatically increase access to childhood cancer medicines around the world. The Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, the first of its kind, will provide an uninterrupted supply of quality-assured childhood cancer medicines to low- and middle-income countries. St. Jude is making a six-year, $200 million investment to launch the platform, which will provide medicines at no cost to countries participating in the pilot phase. This is the largest financial…

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Amnesty Media Awards 2022: judges announced as entries close this week

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International UK has announced the first wave of judges for its 30th annual Media Awards, a prestigious set of awards recognising the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world. Laura Kuenssberg (BBC News) Nihal Arthanayake (5 Live) Seyi Rhodes (Channel 4’s Unreported World), Alex Crawford (Sky News) and Jon Snow (Channel 4 News) are amongst the high-profile journalists who will be judging the entries.aaa They will be joined by Owenna Griffiths (BBC Radio 4 Today Programme), Ben de…

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$5 Million Grant From The Coca-Cola Foundation to Help Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Drive Innovation in Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to help Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – the largest and only freestanding pediatric healthcare system in Georgia – lead a community effort to create a behavioral and mental health system of care that will leverage early intervention to improve outcomes, reduce stigma and enhance access to prevention, diagnosis and treatment. In addition to being one of the largest pediatric clinical care systems in the country, Children’s offers extensive programs and subsidized health services to augment care and improve the health of…

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