Kevin Mwenda, Interim Director of Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4), is a Co-PI (together with a colleague in SPH) of a recently announced 2023 Research Seed Award from the OVPR.
Professor John Diamond was on a recent episode of “The Takeaway” with Melissa Harris Perry (from WNYC radio) discussing the importance of Black Studies in education as well as his book, “Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools (Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities)"
Congratulations to Tate Kihara for successfully defending his dissertation, “International Migration and Social Mobility Across the Pacific: A Historical Analysis of the Japanese Population in the Continental United States.”
Four Voices captures the experiences of young Black members of the LGBTQIA community. Hear what they have to say about religion, spirituality and sexuality.
Congratulations to Anairis Hernández Jabalera for successfully defending her dissertation entitled, “A Life-Course Approach to Gender Differences in Work Outcomes and Occupational Mobility in Mexico: The Role of Migration.”
Students in the "Clearing the Air: Environmental Studies of Pollution" class, co-taught by Dr. Scott Frickel and Dr. Meredith Hastings, contribute to Hastings’ community-based project, Breathe Providence, which was inspired by the City of Providence’s Climate Justice Plan and developed in partnership with local government and community organizations including the City of Providence, the Racial and Environmental Justice Committee, American Lung Association and the Conservation Law Foundation.
In the past, the chances of human exposure would have been minimal, but climate change is dialing up the possibility of contamination. As extreme rain storms become more common, these low-lying streets around the Woonasquatucket are more vulnerable to flooding, which could release chemicals, volatile organic compounds or heavy metals like lead or cadmium from the ground or the river bottom.
Complementary Paratransit Service Will Also Be Fare Free
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced the launch of a free fare pilot program on the R-Line, RIPTA’s most frequent and highest-ridership route, connecting Providence and Pawtucket.
Thousands of factories once lined the waterfronts of U.S. cities, churning out textiles, chemicals and many other products. Most of the buildings are long gone, often replaced by parks or surrounded by neighborhoods, but the pollution they dumped into the water and soil can remain. In many cases, that pollution was never documented, write sociologists Thomas Marlow, James Elliott and Scott Frickel.
