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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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The Lasting Impact of the Aaron Young Scholars Research Institute

Episode Summary: What makes the Hank & Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research…

GIRI Students Present Research at NC Global Health Alliance Conference

Last week, two Cook Center students from the spring 2024 Global Inequality Research Initiative…

The Black Reparations Project – 2024 American Book Fest Award Winner in Social Change Category

The American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of the 21st Annual Best…

Shaping Tomorrow: The Vision Behind the Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research Institute

Episode Summary: How can we inspire the next generation of scholars to engage with…

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Faculty Affiliate Kristen Cooksey Stowers Discusses Food Insecurity in UConn Today

Faculty Affiliate Kristen Cooksey Stowers, assistant professor in the department of Allied Health Sciences…

Henry McKoy quoted in North Carolina State University student newspaper on energy

Faculty Affiliate Henry McKoy, the senior advisor to the undersecretary for the U.S. Office of…

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Founding Director William A. Darity awarded the Inaugural William Spriggs Memorial Award by the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management

The Cook Center is pleased to announce that Founding Director, Dr. William A. Darity …

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Jean Beaman giving lecture at Centre for Migration Studies at University of British Columbia

Faculty Affiliate Jean Beaman is set to give a lecture for the second event…

Keisha Bentley-Edwards work on the Research Equity and Diversity Initiative (READI)

Together, the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, and…

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Adam Hollowell named one of 12 finalists for Judith Deckers Prize at Duke

The Cook Center is proud to announce that Core Faculty and Director of the…

Carliss Chatman delivered a keynote address at the 2024 German Law Journal Symposium

On October 11th, the 2024 German Law Journal Symposium: Legal Personhood featured a keynote…

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Prentiss Dantzler Quoted About Housing Injustice in Canada

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Dr. Prentiss Dantzler, Director of the Housing Justice Lab at…

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