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The Center for Antiracist Research compiles and shares the latest news in racial policy, antiracism research, and social justice from around the globe, the country, and the neighborhood.
Telehealth’s Double Edged Sword: Bridging or Perpetuating Health Inequities?
Inadequate healthcare access is one of the factors driving health inequities among BIPOC communities. Telehealth offers an opportunity to increase healthcare access and reduce health inequities. However, according to researchers from Boston University Questrom School of Business, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), telehealth has... More
Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez, Assistant Director of Research, publishes on COVID-19 and Racial Capitalism
Dr. Katherine Levine Einstein, Assistant Director of Research, co-authors report on Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Dr. Jennifer Beard, Assistant Director of Narrative, Publishes on Narrative Writing Training Program for Faculty on the BU Medical Campus
Dr. Elaine Nsoesie Leads AIM-AHEAD Program at NIH
Beginning in August 2021, Dr. Elaine Nsoesie, Assistant Director of Research and Faculty Lead for the Racial Data Lab at the BU Center for Antiracist Research, has led the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program at the National Institute of Health (NIH). AIM-AHEAD is... More
Dr. Phillipe Copeland, Assistant Director of Narrative, Highlighted as Expert on Health Justice
Interview with Dr. Elaine Nsoesie, Assistant Director of Research, on Using Data to Advance Health Equity
Abolition-Era Newspaper Revived for Nation Grappling with Racism: Interview with The Emancipator
Dr. Monica Wang Featured In Research on Tap about Health Misinformation
In the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, dealing with health misinformation has become a part of our daily lives and has highlighted the importance of conducting research in this area. The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering and the BU Office of Research co-sponsored a... More