Surfing scientists, electricity-free oxygen dispensers, schools where children are in charge

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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a US non-profit enlisting the help of surfers to gather data on warming oceans, a clever invention helping provide oxygen to hospitals with sporadic electricity supplies, and schools in Philadelphia which allow children to decide their own curriculum.
Surfing scientists are collecting crucial data on warming seas
Source: Inhabitat
An invention is enabling hospitals with frequent power cuts to provide oxygen to pneumonia patients
Source: BBC News
Free bilingual group therapy sessions offer support to those affected by the California wildfires
Source: Yes Magazine
Seaweed forests are helping in the fight against climate change
Source: Fast Company
Liberia has declared rape a national emergency in order to highlight violence against women
Source: Posibl
IKEA is opening a second-hand store in Sweden
Source: House Beautiful
For the first time in history, a woman is the head of a Wall Street bank
Source: BBC News
A Senegalese scientist has launched a website to highlight Africans working in STEM
Source: Global Citizen
Online bars in St. Petersburg are helping self-isolating revellers stay safe
Source: Tea After Twelve
Two student-led schools in Philadelphia are challenging norms concerning traditional education
Source: The Philadelphia Citizen