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At 17, this student is helping children understand cancer through a Pokémon-inspired card game

Four teenagers hold up copies of "Tumor Tactics" cards while standing in front of a classroom bulletin board decorated with educational posters.
He learned card games at his grandmother’s side. After losing her to cancer at age nine, he designed one to help other kids.
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Generous paternal leave policies improve maternal and newborn health, family finances, and more

When a father takes significant leave — at least two weeks — children report experiencing more closeness and better communication up to nine years later.
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'Socktober' celebrates 15 years of local kindness

Brad Montague founded Socktober in 2011 thanks to a nudge from a few middle school students. After learning that a concerning number of neighbors were living on the streets, these kids were eager to help in a tangible way.
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Hank and John Green's 'Pizzamas' holiday turns mustaches and merch into maternal healthcare

The story of Pizza John and a community of Nerdfighters making the world a better place... in the weirdest way possible.
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This national park is home to the quietest spot in the continental US: 'Listen to a concert by the natural world'

Gordon Hempton has spent his career trying to teach people about noise pollution through his book “One Square Inch of Silence” and nonprofit, Quiet Parks International.
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Extreme heat makes warm cities even hotter. Rooftop sprinklers could be the answer

Researchers have designed a model to simulate how widely distributed rooftop rainwater collection tanks combined with smart rooftop sprinkler systems could help moderate urban heat island effects.
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The UN just passed the first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations' sovereignty

The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.
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Poet Susan Griffin believed environmentalism was synonymous with feminism: 'We are air, we are flame, we are oyster and pearl'

Griffin inspired women to embrace environmentalism as interchangeable with women’s rights.
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Roll for initiative: Therapists use Dungeons & Dragons to get patients to open up

A growing group of therapists and mental health providers is turning to the game as a tool to facilitate group therapy sessions.
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Lawmakers Are Tackling ‘Period Poverty’ with Tax Cuts and School Supplies

As with many national social movements, young people have been on the frontlines of the menstrual equity push. In 2020, students across the country raised money, lobbied, held school assemblies, and launched social media campaigns to make period products free in their schools
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Trying To Help Survivors, a Domestic Violence Agency Turns the Focus

Positive Solutions is a program of up to a year that aims to help people responsible for domestic violence change their behavior patterns and build healthy relationships.
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Scared about heavy metals in tampons? Here are 4 alternatives for your next period

A new study revealed a number of heavy metals in tampons sold in the U.S. and Europe. Here are some other options to consider for your next cycle.
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Proteins in milk and blood could soon let doctors detect breast cancer earlier — and save lives

Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now.
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How Eleanor Roosevelt Reshaped the Role of First Lady & Became a Feminist Icon

Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the Democrats’ “New Deal” and the second world war, Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the First Lady role from largely ceremonial to much more publicly and politically engaged one.
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