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Beyond Environmental Injustice Research & Teaching Collective

This reseach and teaching collective supports researchers and educators working against environmental injustice in diverse settings, in diverse ways. It is open to all, including students who

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What technical or organizational partnerships does the system rely on?

The app has several partners, such as the Medical University of South Carolina, the Student Doctor Network, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

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Phoenix Leader Education Program

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Where is the program located?(Within another institution, virtually, etc.)

The program is located at the Hiroshima university campus. It involves common coursework for all tracks of the program (at the Hiroshima Phoenix Training Center), specialized courses in different professional subjects, fieldwork in Fukushima, and internships with a Japanese company and an international organization.

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article?

The main arguments brought up in this article are the shift in thought from nuclear disaster prevention to disaster response and the importance of the STS community in providing input for policy. From these arguments, another is proposed in the form of the need for an international nuclear disaster response team.

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Air Pollution: Current and Future Challenges

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Should individual communities determine air quality standards for their areas?

Yes and no. Communities should be able to do something about their air quality in their area but within the state's command. For example, states should have a state regulation on air quality and be able to enforce that regulation. However, individual communities should be able to do what they want to meet that state regulation on air quality. With this, communities still have the freedom to do something about their air quality while the state maintains its power

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American Red Cross

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Does this organization claim to have a new or unique way of addressing the problems that they work on? Does their approach point to or suggest problems with other approaches?

The ARC is almost like the founding group in diaster response. Its policies and guidelines are the framework for many organizations in the United States and abroad. So, it doesn't really promote a new way of addressing emergency response, as it is the original.

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The Problem of Securing Health

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Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?

There was no bibilography within the article

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Living in Emergency

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What is the central argument or narrative of the film?

The film looks at the struggles of the doctors in MSF while on missions in third-world countries. These issues stem from lack of supplies, quality of the facilities, and high patient influx. The doctors in the film are burning out quick, with way too many responsibilities to tkae care of. The setting is in Liberia and the Congo during a period of war. The film also examines the tensions developed between the doctors due to differences in style, knowledge, and culture. The clash of personalities and reasons for being in MSF also contribute to the tension.