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A Commitment to Engagement and Resilience
As we continue to monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, CSSH will share relevant information as well as stories of resilience from members of our community.
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Good
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The CSSH
event calendar remains active and a source of engaging virtual
events. Please take a look below at what's coming up soon, including this week.
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Remaining Resilient
Shakir Mustafa, Teaching Professor of Arabic, was interviewed by
Al-Ahram for an article on a social media initiative to promote sheltering-in-place during COVID-19.
"Stay Home: Draw Home"
provides people with an outlet for their creative abilities by sharing paintings of their home environment.
Check out how our colleagues are shaping public discussions here
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Achievements and Awards
Natasha Frost, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, is a principal investigator on a grant from Arnold Ventures to fund the most comprehensive
prison violence study to date. A team of researchers led by Nancy Rodriguez from UC Irvine will identify the drivers of victimization and violence among incarcerated individuals and inform targeted interventions that can be implemented throughout the United States.
Phil Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences and Director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute,
Lauren Richter (Sociology PhD alum), Alissa Cordner, Vanessa Y. De La Rosa, Laurel A. Schaider, and Ruthann A. Rudel
received the 2020 ISES Award for Best Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology Paper. The article "PFAS Drinking Water Guideline Levels: The Role of Scientific Uncertainty, Risk Assessment Decisions, and Social Factors" was published in the
Journal Of Exposure Science And Environmental Epidemiology.
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Virtual Events and Workshops
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Wednesday, July 8
4:00 - 5:00 PM
CSSH Faculty & Staff Town Hall
Please check your email for Zoom login information
This college-wide gathering will be an opportunity to discuss the recently released guidance on reopening the physical campus in Fall 2020 as well as best practices for student engagement -- and how each intersects with questions of diversity and inclusion.
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Thursday, July 9
6:00 - 7:00 PM
RACE MATTERS with Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan
Register
Race is an American social construction that was asserted to establish hierarchy and legitimize the exploitation of physically distinct individuals. Race was established for economic reasons as well. Subsequent segregation, discrimination, and persistence of implicit hierarchy are economic outcomes. With respect to how society identifies itself with respect to its obligations to its people, the persistence of racial differentiation, inequality, and inequity highlights that race matters. Join
Madhavi Venkatesan, Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics, for a d
iscussion on the social construction of race and its economic foundation.
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Friday, July 10
3:30 - 4:30 PM
The Smart, Equitable Commonwealth: Co-Creating the Society We Want
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BARI's annual conference is a unique forum for greater Boston's civic data ecosystem -- spanning the public sector, private sector, non-profits, community leaders, and academia -- to explore how data and technology can be used to better understand and serve our communities.
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Friday, July 17
3:30 - 4:30 PM
The Smart, Equitable Commonwealth: Co-Creating the Society We Want
Register
BARI's annual conference is a unique forum for greater Boston's civic data ecosystem -- spanning the public sector, private sector, non-profits, community leaders, and academia -- to explore how data and technology can be used to better understand and serve our communities.
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