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William A. Darity Jr. Works on Report for NYC Health Department Studying Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Wealth and Health

February 20, 2026 — A new first-of-its-kind study of nearly 3,000 adults in New York City finds significant inequities in wealth and health outcomes across the 11 most common racial and ethnic groups, showing that Black and Latino New Yorkers have less wealth and unfairly worse health outcomes compared to others. Conducted in June 2024 by the NYC Health Department in collaboration with the City…

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Will Damron published in Explorations in Economic History

Cook Center Postdoctoral Associate Will Damron was recently published in the Explorations in Economic…

Cook Center Researchers Investigate the Effect of Historical Trauma on the Black-White Health Gap

DURHAM, N.C. – The Black-white health gap is one of the most striking examples…

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William “Sandy” Darity Jr. on the Implications of an All-White Presidential Cabinet

By The Tavis Smiley Podcast

Founding Director, William “Sandy” Darity, discussed the potential racial and social harms of a…

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Faculty Affiliate Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

The Cook Center is proud to celebrate Faculty Affiliate Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein in receiving the…

The Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research Institute is accepting applications for Summer 2025

The Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research Institute is a program…

Accepting Applications for the Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics (DITE)

In 2015 the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported that only 6 percent…

Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. Receives AEA Distinguished Scholar Award

By American Economic Association (AEA)

Last year Founding director, William A. “Sandy” Darity, Jr., was named a 2024 Distinguished…

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Sarah Gaither contributes to study on the Minimal Group Effect in Young Children

Associate professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University and Cook…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards featured in 2025 ALICE Cohort

The Cook Center is pleased to celebrate Core Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards in being…

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Sarah Gaither contributes to study on Young Children’s Perception of Identity-Based Group Membership

Associate professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University and Cook…

Carliss Chatman quoted in article discussing legal battle around abortion

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Carliss Chatman provided comments in Spectrum News 1 article on…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards featured on NPR program “Short Wave”

Core Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards recently appeared on NPR’s Short Wave podcast, hosted by…