In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about the first inmate graduates of a collaboration between Yale and the University of New Haven, a pioneering experimental cancer treatment with a 90% success rate, and a South Korean initiative redirecting food waste away from landfills.
Yale and UNH collaboration grants first degrees to incarcerated students
Established in 2021, this pioneering partnership between the ivy league insitution and the University of New Haven has opened pathways for student-inmates to pursue a two and four-year college education.
Groundbreaking cancer treatment boasts 90% success rate
The experimental treatment – pioneered at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Israel – has achieved an impressive 90% success rate in inducing remission among patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
South Korean initiative reuses 90% of the country’s food scraps
Instead of ending up in landfills, these discarded food waste materials are used to grow crops, generating supplies of animal feed, fertiliser, and biogas and benefitting the environment and heating thousands of homes.
Germany commits over $1.4 billion in reparations for Nazi atrocity survivors
A substantial portion, approximately $890 million, will be directed towards essential home care services – an increasingly crucial facet of the reparation initiative as the victims of the Holocaust continue to age.
New York governor enacts “safe haven” law to protect transgender youth
New York joins a select group of states that have taken steps to safeguard access to transition-related medical care for minors, with the progressive legislation setting a precedent in championing the well-being and dignity of transgender individuals.
The salon aims to foster a safe environment and is committed to helping individuals to express themselves through their hair regardless of gender identity, cultivating an environment that is intolerant of racism, sexism, misogyny, transphobia, and bigotry.
Innovative “hygiene locator” provides free access to essential products
By addressing the immediate needs of vulnerable populations, the “hygiene locator” aims to alleviate some of the burdens created by systemic inequalities, fostering hope and resilience within communities.
Namibian kelp forests help lock up planet-heating carbon
The programme cultivates giant kelp with a portion of the harvested algae used to create a diverse range of products – such as cosmetics, biodegradable food packaging, and biostimulants that enhance crop yields and improve resilience against drought.
The best way to raise cows sustainably? Set them free
An old farming technique called silvopasture, which allows cows to graze on a variety of plants in forests and tree-filled pastureland, is seeing a resurgence across the world.