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    The Far-Reaching Economic Impacts of Child Marriage

    Skoll Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lakshmi Sundaram shares the global implications of child marriage and how the practice stands in the way of the Sustainable Development Goals.  • What organizations are working in…

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    Mental Health Training and Support For Teachers Could Curb Suspensions

    The Hechinger Report Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mental health consultants can help teachers with their students by offering guidance and support in proactively responding to children’s needs.  • How will supporting teachers in…

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    Millet and Sorghum are Climate-Smart Grains for Farmers in Chad

    Food Tank Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank writes about two nutritious crops that are climate-smart grains for farmers in places like Chad, Africa, where temperatures are high, droughts are prevalent and…

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    This App Could Help Papua New Guinea’s Water Crisis

    Global Citizen Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Papua New Guinea is has a big water accessibility problem and the people behind the mWater app plan to change that by producing and supplying the…

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    How Screen Time Affects Kids’ Brains

    Children & Nature Network Jan 27, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Big Think reports that a new $300 million study by the National Institutes of Health is using MRIs to look into how screen time affects a child’s…

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    Is it Possible to Prevent Cancer Metastasis?

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Jan 27, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In a recently published paper on cancer metastasis, Dr. Cyrus Ghajar at Fred Hutchinson discusses his findings: If you can successfully remove disseminated tumor cells commonly…

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    Hope and Help for Those Facing Alzheimer’s Disease [Video]

    Grantmakers In Aging Jan 27, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The webinar discusses how scientists’ understanding of Alzheimer’s has changed and what this means for finding solutions in the future.  • How can funders get involved in…

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    Inside the Specialized High Schools Designed Just for Teens With Addiction

    TIME Jan 26, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • TIME magazine takes a look inside of Seattle’s specialized “recovery” high schools aimed at giving youths an education while battling addiction disorders. • Could this model…

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    Training Women to Advocate for Their Reproductive Health

    YES! Magazine Jan 26, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • All Access EKY trains young women in Kentucky to advocate for their reproductive health when they might not otherwise have access to information about and resources for…

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    Humankind vs. Cancer: The Scorecard

    Milken Institute Jan 26, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · In this video, a panel of senior leaders from the Milken Institute discuss the advances made in cancer research and treatment and the challenges we still face…

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    Bone Marrow Transplant Survival Rates Recognized Nationally

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Jan 25, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Seattle’s successful Fred Hutch Bone Marrow Transplant Program is being recognized again nationally for outperforming the expected one-year survival rates.  · What are the major risks and…

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    What It’s Like to Be Allergic to Corn

    The Atlantic Jan 25, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Zhang at The Atlantic discusses the challenges of someone who is allergic to corn. The versatility of corn allows it to be found not only…

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