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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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Jaelyn Nixon: Studying Systems, Supporting Students, and Staying Curious

By Rachel Ruff

Jaelyn Nixon didn’t plan on becoming a public policy scholar. She didn’t plan on…

Shamia Truitt: Teaching as Art, Equity, and Legacy

By Rachel Ruff

For Shamia Truitt, teaching is far more than a career, it is a calling…

Oyinkan Ajasa: A Journey from Scholar to Teacher

By Rachel Ruff

Once a student in the Hank and Billye Suber Aaron Young Scholars Summer Research…

Kollin Brown: From Aaron Young Scholar to Aspiring Educator

By Rachel Ruff

Kollin Brown’s journey is one that comes full circle. Once a high school participant…

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Jorge Zumaeta publishes in Journal of Risk and Financial Management

Core Faculty Jorge Zumaeta, Senior Director of Continuing Education and Adjunct in the Department…

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Kristen Cooksey Stowers featured in UCONN Today

Faculty Affiliate Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Assistant Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences…

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Sarah Gaither’s research featured in Duke Psychiatry blog on Colleges embracing peer support

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Duke University’s Department of Psychology and…

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Sarah Gaither publishes paper in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology on children’s socializing preferences

Faculty Affiliate Sarah Gaither, Associate Professor in Duke University’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience,…

A Q&A with the Authors of Stratification Economics and Disability Justice

Q+A: Adam Hollowell and Keisha Bentley-Edwards Dr. Adam Hollowell serves as Senior Research Associate at…

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William A. Darity Jr. Featured in Marketplace Discussion about the State of Black Reparations

By David Brancaccio and Mitchell Hartman

Founding Director William A. Darity Jr. and Kirsten Mullen gave comments in conversation on…

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New paper from Loneke Blackman Carr published in Eating Behaviors

Faculty Affiliate Loneke Blackman Carr, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the University of…

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Lisa Gennetian Quoted in Marketplace Article on Effects of Tariffs of Goods

By Samantha Fields

Faculty Affiliate Lisa Gennetian, Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Director of…

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