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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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2024 NCSSM Student Research Symposium

NCSSM Students Shine at Annual Research Showcase Under Mentorship of Cook Center Faculty

Durham, NC — Every year students at the North Carolina School of Science and…

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Founding Director William Darity & Affiliate A. Kirsten Mullen Speak at Berkeley School of Theology

On April 18, 2024, Cook Center Founding Director William Darity & Affiliate A. Kirsten…

Bruce Orenstein and Chris Jenkins interviewed on TV by WTTW PBS Chicago

Faculty Affiliate Bruce Orenstein Featured on WTTW: Chicago’s PBS Station

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Bruce Orenstein was interviewed on Chicago Tonight, an evening program…

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DITE Fellow Dr. Peter Q. Blair Achieves Tenure as Associate Professor at Harvard

Dr. Peter Q. Blair, a participating fellow in Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics’…

2024 GIRI Capstone

Duke University Students to Showcase Innovative Gender and Development Research at Spring Capstone Event

Durham, NC — On April 17, the Levine Science Research Center at Duke University…

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Faculty Affiliate Bruce Orenstein Interviewed by CBS News

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate and Artist-in-Residence Bruce Orenstein was interviewed on CBS Chicago on…

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Faculty Affiliate Omer Ali Receives Grant from the Russell Sage Foundation

Cook Center Faculty Affiliate Dr. Omer Ali, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the…

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Cook Center Director Sandy Darity Named AEA 2024 Distinguished Fellow

DURHAM, N.C. — The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University…

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Faculty Affiliate and Artist-in-Residence Bruce Orenstein Featured in Crain’s Chicago Business Article & Podcast

Faculty Affiliate and Artist-in-Residence at the Cook Center, Bruce Orenstein, has been featured in…

“The Mentoring Continues”: DITE Program Concludes Spring 2024 Conference

By Lucas Hubbard

The spring gathering of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity’s Diversity Initiative…

“Ask For What You Need”: Latest Cohort of DITE Convenes in Washington D.C.

By Lucas Hubbard

On Tuesday, the Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics kicked off its spring meeting…

Cook Center Recognizes Three Individuals and Mentors Who Are “Just Getting Started”

By Amber Holland

The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity awarded three Career Achievement Awards on…

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