Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service
By The Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley
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Positive stories of remarkable individuals and organizations making a difference in the world. From entrepreneurs and activists to educators and healthcare professionals, we showcase people who are bringing about positive change in their communities, locally, globally, and digitally.
Produced by the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley
Host: Rushton Hurley
Podcast Producer: Elton Sherwin
For more information visit our website: rotary.cool or https://www.siliconvalleyrotary.com/
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175. What If Plants Could Talk
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Nov 02, 2026 |
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174. Better Decisions with AI
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Oct 26, 2026 |
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173. The Lost Star Charts of Antiquity. #XRAY #Hipparchus #SLAC
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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172. A Billion People Need Glasses They Cannot Get
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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171. Childhood Trauma: Preventing and Healing
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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170. AI Companions: It's Complicated...
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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169. Cycling without Age
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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168. The Future of Freshwater is Subsea
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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167. Grain of Hope: Solving Global Hunger
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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166. Saving A Big Cave In A Small Kentucky Town
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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165. Inspire, Collaborate, and Create a Lasting Impact
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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164. How To Build A Non-Sexist City
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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163. Angel Flight West Pilots: And Those They Serve
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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162. San Jose State Record Clearance Project
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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161. Creating Impact Through Technology and Everyday Ideas
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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160. Seacology: Protecting Island Habitats and Cultures
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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159. HANWASH Delivers Water in Haiti
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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158. Advancing a Disability-Forward Housing Future
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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157. Making Solar Work for Every Home
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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156. Kakuma Refugee Camp: Empowering Youth
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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155. Trust Management Through Communication: Strengthening Teams and Elevating Experiences
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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154. Birds and Glass: An Important Conservation Issue
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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153. Nurturing Resilience: WASH in Malawi
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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152. International Volunteer Opportunities
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May 25, 2026 |
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151. Move the Farm, Not the Food
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May 18, 2026 |
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150. Impacting a Billion People on a Small Budget
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May 11, 2026 |
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149. The Slave Trader in My Family Tree
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May 04, 2026 |
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148. Project Ix Kuk: Cervical Cancer Prevention through HPV Testing and Treatment
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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147. The Healer Who Hinders
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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146. Urban Microforest Success
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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145. Globe Aware: Adventures in Service
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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144. Insectflux: Insect Farming
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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143. Why Investing in Empowerment, Not Aid, Is the Future of Education
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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142. Supporting the Environment the Rotary Way
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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141. Transformative EdTech in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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140. Airborne Biodiversity Genomics – global-scale nature, wildlife and pathogen monitoring
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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139. Libraries as Hubs of the Sharing Economy
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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138. The Memory Project
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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137. Sporting Events and Anti-Trafficking Efforts in 2026
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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136. Global Care for People with Bleeding Disorders
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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135. Why Your Resume Never Reached a Human
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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134. How Rotary is Changing - District Governor Visit
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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133. Work & Learn from Anywhere
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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132. Guy Kawasaki: Conventional Business Wisdom That's Actually Wrong
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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131. High Schools Uplifting the Scientific Capacity of Uganda
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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130. The Sungai Watch: Restoring Rivers, Renewing Life
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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129. Teens Who Invest: Financial Literacy Education
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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128. Poverty Might Be Closer Than You Think
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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127. Inspiring the Next Generation of Solar Solutionaries
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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126. Elton's Stroke Story
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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125. Environmental Protection in a South African UNESCO Reserve
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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124. Are we helping or hurting those we serve?
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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123. Immersive (VR) Storytelling Advocacy and Fundraising
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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122. Giving Girls Their Days Back
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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121. Minor League Hockey, Major Community Impact
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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120. Democratizing a Transformational Technology
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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119. Atmospheric Water Harvesting
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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118. Project Hope: Water, Education, and a Bright Future!
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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117. A Fresh Approach to Health, Environment, and Immersive Learning
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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116. Sport in Mind: Transforming Mental Health Through Sport & Physical Activity
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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115. Life in Three Dimensions: Happiness, Meaning, and Psychological Richness
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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114. CARS: A Nonprofit for Nonprofits
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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113. Combating Illegal Fishing
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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112. Foster Care and Trash Bags
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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111. Transformative AI
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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110. India's Free Library Movement
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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109. Rural is Resilient
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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108. Let Your Voice be Heard
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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107. Solar Powered Desalination
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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106. Global by Design: Leveraging Engineering Science for Global Development
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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105. This Rotary Year, Your Rotary Story
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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104. Hope in a Bucket
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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103. Disrupting Hunger: How Innovation is Transforming Food Security
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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102. How the Greater Good Helps Workplaces Thrive
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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101. eClub Fellowship - a "Go To" Resource for Online Clubs
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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100. Heartbeats of Hope: Interact D5170 International Project 2025
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May 26, 2025 |
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99. Cyclarity Therapeutics: Revolutionizing Age-Related Disease Treatment through Unique Drug Design
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May 19, 2025 |
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98. Robots that Behave Like a Material, Why and How
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May 12, 2025 |
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97. It Feels Like Freedom: Philosophy and Literature Behind Bars
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May 05, 2025 |
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96 Making My House Choices Fit My Life Choices
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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95. A Young Innovator's Mission to End Plastic Waste
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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94. How Rotary Can Eliminate Cervical Cancer
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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93. Reimagining Historic Cemeteries For Community Engagement
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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92. Magical Bridge - Playgrounds for Every Body
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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91. Revolutionizing Maternal and Infant Healthcare Provider Training in Nepal
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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90. Flipping the Model: Innovating to Center Indigenous Wisdom in Guatemala
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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89. Powering Economic Progress For Rural Indian Women Through Entrepreneurship Training
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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88. Talking Art and Film with Lyndon, from Gum Wrappers to The Matrix
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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87. The State of Maternal and Reproductive Health in the U.S.
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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86. Wetland Superpowers
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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85. Solving Maternal Mortality with Language, Culture, and Smartphones
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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84. The Pill Smart Dispenser 2.0
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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83. It Starts with the Mindset
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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82. Peace Portraits
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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81. Concrete "Battery": Pioneering the Future of Energy Storage
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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80. Clearbot for Cleaning Waterways: AI for Good
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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79. Textile Coatings for Personal Cooling
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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78. A High School Robotics Club
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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77. How California Wines Changed the World
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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76. Unity Water: Drop by drop, we can…
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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75. Unforgettable Stories: Writing about Rotarians
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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74. Unearthing History: 3D Modeling of Japanese-style Gardens in Incarceration Camps
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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73. The Sinking of the Suchiate in Mexico
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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72. Entertainment Media's Role in Achieving Sustainability and Equal Rights
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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71. From Living in Guatemala on $1/day to Leading an Award-winning Social Impact Documentary Studio
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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70. How Harvest Against Hunger uses Ripple Effect Mapping to build impactful programs
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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69. Find Your Passion and Make Rotary Magic!
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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68. Space Education: Student Engagement, Career Readiness, and Thriving Mindsets
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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67. Cracking the Code to Loneliness
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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66. Save the Planet in Your Spare Time
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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65. Building Better Futures for California Farmworkers
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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64. Creating Revolutionary Assistive Technology with an Open-Source DIY Approach
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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63. Cultural and Spiritual Awakening in Senegambia
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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62. The Benefits of Bringing Nature into the Classroom
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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61. Schools as Gateways for Social and Economic Advancements in Communities Surrounding Schools
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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60. Connecting Displaced People with Safety through Immigration Pathways
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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59. Two Gay Grandpas Travel
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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58. Rotary in Femmes Plus Activities for Women's Empowerment in Africa
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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57. Movers and Shakers: The Humanity of Service
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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56. High School Students Make GPS Tracking Bracelet for Alzheimer's Patients
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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55. Girls + Social Media: A Student Action Research Initiative
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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54. Improving EMS Response to Mental Illness with AI
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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53. Looking Back, Looking Forward
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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52. Re-icing the Arctic to Slow Tipping Points and Climate Change
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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51. Walk of Life
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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50. Diary of a Dying Girl: Storytelling to Shift Perspectives
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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49. Don't Get Pulled Under by the AI Hype Wave
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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48. Sisterly Advice About Genetics and Cancer
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May 27, 2024 |
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47. Dateability: Making Love Accessible for the World's Largest Minority
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May 20, 2024 |
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46. The Stories of Libraries
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May 13, 2024 |
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45. Un-ternships: Why We Must Pay Young People for Their Work
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May 06, 2024 |
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44. When You Fall in Laugh: How Standup Comedy Helped My Immigration Journey
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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43. CEN Empowering Nonprofits
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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42. Confronting Ethical Challenges in a High Tech World
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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41. Disrupting the Aid Sector by Giving People Cash
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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40. Wings of Knowledge Youth Initiative
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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39. How Clubs Can Use the Action Plan to Be Simply Irresistible
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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38. Addressing Depression in the Digital Age
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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37. Making Ophthalmology Optical Diagnostics Affordable and Accessible through Portable/Wearable Devices
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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36. Music, Teamwork, and Excellence
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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35. Using Sound and AI for Conservation
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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34. Changing a Family, One Girl at A Time
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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33. Finsen Headphones: Detecting and Treating Mid-ear Infections Using Machine Learning and Phototherapy
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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32. The Wei of Storytelling: District Governor Hung Wei
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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31. Combatting Senior Adult Loneliness & Isolation Through an Online Community
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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30. The BEBOT Robot Cleaning Lake Tahoe's Beaches
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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29. Flowers Are Future Of America's Inner City
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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28. Ocean Sole: Flip Flop Art
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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27. HERS Breast Cancer Foundation
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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26. Rotary and AdventHealth: the Partnership Changing the World, One Child at a Time
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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25. The 4-day Week and the Future of Work
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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24. Conserving Antarctica's Historic Buildings in Earth's Most Challenging Environment
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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23. Ending Hidden Hunger for 100 Million People
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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22. The Promise and Challenges of Cultivated Seafood
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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21. Love In The Time Of Corona
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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20. The Urgency of Dignified Menstruation
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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19. HIV/AIDS: An American Story, 1980s to Today
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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18. Textile Waste Recycling with FABSCRAP
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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17. Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Intellectual Property (IP) video
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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16. Tobacco and the Environment...Why We Should All Care (video)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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15. "Reading" Your Mind with AI to Prevent Suicides (video)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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14. Agents of Influence: A Media Literacy Video Game (video)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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13. Using Solar Power To Benefit Nonprofits and the Planet (video)
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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12. Thinking Huts: 3D Printed Schools in Madagascar (video)
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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11. Sustainable and Biodegradable Products from Algae (video)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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10. Using Games to Provide a Child Centered Learning for Ugandan Refugees Children (video)
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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9. Problems with Ravens...From Biologist to Eco-technologist: a 21st Century Conservation Tale (video)
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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8. Tan José No More: Building Vibrant Cities With Artists (video)
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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7. How Photography Can Be an Access to Social-Emotional Learning (video)
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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6. Breaking Poverty Cycles: Empowering Children Through Education & Dreaming
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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5. Solving Community Problems with what3words
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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4. Mural Diplomacy for Iran in Israel
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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3. Women Can Also Serve: The Lawsuit That Changed Everything
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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2. Operation Pollination - A 7th Area of Focus Environmental Framework
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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1. Welcome Our New Club President : Nick LaGarde
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Jul 03, 2023 |