How Urban Planning Helped Create a Divided and Very Unequal Minneapolis
The laws governing housing, along with redlining, were part of the systemic efforts to maintain structural racism, Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning in a piece originally published in the Conversation
Women, college graduates, Democrats more likely to self-isolate to reduce coronavirus risks
Survey also finds differences in prevalence of COVID-19 testing based on geographic, personal and socio-economic factors
Tufts Awards Seed Funding for Work in Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Addiction
A new endowment supports education, research and civic engagement initiatives designed to support individuals and families who have been affected by the opioid crisis
Researchers Across Tufts Pivot to Fight COVID-19
Scientists collaborate to understand the coronavirus, from how it is transmitted to the disparity of its harm
Two-thirds of African Americans know someone mistreated by police, and 22% report mistreatment in past year
Survey by Tufts University researchers also finds 42% of Latinos and 27% of Whites know victims of police mistreatment
How Racial Segregation and Policing Intersect in America
A study of race and policing shows disturbing differences between Black and white neighborhoods, says Danica Gordon, assistant professor, Department of Sociology
The Lack of Affordable Housing Is Getting Worse
It is not just that housing costs are too high, but that incomes are too low, says Shomon Shamsuddin, assistant professor of urban and environmental policy and planning
How Will COVID-19 Affect Public Spaces?
“Lessons from a Pandemic” — Cities adapted in the past to pandemics, and one place to start is in parks, says Justin Hollander, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
After ‘Victory in Europe,’ the Myths of the Post-war World
The political and military situation wasn’t what many now think, says Jeffrey Taliaferro, associate professor of political science
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development Ranked 3rd in North America of 50 Ph.D. Granting Programs
A new study published in Family Science Review finds that the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development is one of the top 3 programs in North America for research productivity and industriousness when controlling for the size of the faculty.