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CSSH's Commitment to Engagement and Resilience
As we near the end of the semester, the CSSH community continues to develop innovative ways of researching, teaching, learning, and building community. Our resilience as a community is exemplified by the
generous and thoughtful sharing of challenges and silver linings
during our virtual events. Thank you for your ongoing dedication to one another!
The CSSH
event calendar remains active and a source of engaging virtual events and workshops. Please take a look below at what's coming up soon, including this week.
To submit good news, follow the link after the "Good News" section below.
Due to the high volume of submissions we've received, if you do not find your news item below, please stay tuned as it may be featured in next week's newsletter!
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Remaining Resilient
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Daniel Aldrich, Professor and Director of the Security and Resilience Program |
Daniel Aldrich, Professor and Director of the Security and Resilience Studies program in the Department of Political Science,
received a grant from the CSSH to conduct a multilevel investigation of regional and institutional factors such as social ties, health care capacity, and mobility that may be the core drivers in stopping (or accelerating) infection of COVID-19.
Silvia Prina, Associate Director of Economics, and
Bilge Erten, Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs
launched a research project that examines the effects of mandated social distancing on the risk of domestic violence in the US.
Check out how our colleagues are shaping public discussions here
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Achievements and Awards
Anjali Nair, a mathematics and economics combined major
, received the 2020 CSSH Ruth E. Sullivan Award in recognition of her interdisciplinary studies to create community-before-profit economic models addressing poverty and inequitable access to opportunity.
Sari Altschuler,
Associate Professor of English, and Associate Director of the Humanities Center,
and
Chris Parsons
, Associate Professor of History
, together with other Northeastern colleagues, received a $35K grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support curricular development and engagement for a Digital Health Humanities Initiative linked to the Health, Humanities & Society minor.
Kathrin Zippel,
Professor of Sociology,
Laura K. Nelson
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Assistant Professor of Sociology
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awarded a $1.43 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support their project, "Innovation Networks: The Creation and Diffusion of Gender Equity Ideas in Universities."
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Have good news to share? Let us know using the submission button below.
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Virtual Events and Workshops
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Monday, April 20
Climate Action & Social Justice During COVID-19: A Time for Transformation
Please join Northeastern's School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and GRI for a panel to celebrate the 50
th
anniversary of Earth Day.
"Climate Action & Social Justice During COVID-19: A Time for Transformation"
connects to Northeastern's Climate Action Planning Process. Panelists include Professor Ted Landsmark, Karl Meakin (Environmental Science major), Maria Cimilluca (VP of Facilities), Professor Matt Nisbet, and Professor Jennie Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
Presented by the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Global Resilience Institute
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Tuesday, April 21
Yom Hashoah with Laurel Leff
To commemorate Yom Hashoah, Laurel Leff will speak about her new book,
Well Worth Saving: American Universities' Life-and-Death Decisions on Refugees from Nazi Europe.
Presented by the Jewish Studies Program
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Thursday, April 23
Digital Humanities Certificate Final Project Presentations
Join
NULab faculty
as they view the final project presentations of students earning a Digital Humanities Certificate. Registrants will receive a Zoom link in their email.
Presented by NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks
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Friday, April 24
The Smart, Equitable Commonwealth: Co-Creating the Society We Want
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. "Smart cities" should be about more than just efficiency and fancy new tools; it is about partnering across institutions and communities to collaboratively transform all of our cities and towns into the places we want them to be.
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Coming Up Next Week: April 27, 2020
Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1
Writing as Healing During COVID-19: "Chronicle of Healing" with Cat Tyc
A weeklong writing workshop for faculty, students, and the broader community
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