Find session slides, video recordings, and other materials from past events related to research on antiracism, racism, and inequality.
Research for Change: Social Justice Scholarship from BU Graduate Fellows (2024)
In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the BU community is invited to a presentation of research talks highlighting scholarship from changemaking student researchers. Every year, Boston University awards a small number of prestigious graduate fellowships (honoring Clare Booth Luce, Martin Luther King, Jr., Whitney Young, Jr., and Lu Lingzi) to a select cohort […]
Research on Tap: BU and Africa (2024)
BU and Africa: Culture, Development, Health, Environment, and Governance Some are calling our times “the African Century” given the profound implications of the continent’s demographic transitions for African peoples and the world at large. By 2050, 2.5 billion people, more than 25 percent of all of the world’s population, will live in Africa, a number […]
Research on Tap: The Global Housing Crisis (2024)
The Global Housing Crisis: Lessons on Displacement, Affordability, and Homelessness Co-hosted by the BU Initiative on Cities In August 2023, the United Nations published a new report warning of an unsustainable affordable housing crisis, reaffirming their commitment to housing as a human right. This housing crisis is global, and it’s directly affecting Boston, a city […]
Research on Tap: Gun Violence (2023)
Hosted by Jonathan Jay, Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences (SPH) Guns are a leading cause of death and disability in the US. Addressing the challenge of gun violence requires novel research to support a new generation of policies and programs. This Research on Tap will highlight cutting-edge work from across BU to understand, prevent, and […]
Research on Tap: Broadening Participation in Computing (2023)
Co-sponsored by the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, Diversity & Inclusion, and the Office of Research Broadening participation of historically underrepresented groups in computing and data sciences is an imperative recognized by leaders of academic institutions, industry, and the government. Related efforts aim to ensure that the research, solutions, and benefits emerging from these disciplines […]
Research on Tap: Safety, Justice, and Health in US Cities (2023)
Hosts: Jonathan Jay, Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences at the School of Public Health, and Jessica Simes, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the College of Arts & Sciences Community violence and the criminal legal system are gaining recognition as important determinants of health. An emerging literature demonstrates that these factors influence health not only […]
Research on Tap: Data Science for Racial Equity (2021)
Faculty Hosts: Azer Bestavros, Associate Provost, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, and Ibram X. Kendi, Director and Founder, Center for Antiracist Research The need for research that exposes racist policy implications and informs policy makers and the public on antiracist alternatives could not be more urgent. Data science can be the window through which […]
Research on Tap: Eliminating Health Disparities: Society & Biomedicine (2021)
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced social or economic obstacles to health based on their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic-status, or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion. Understanding and eliminating health disparities demands research on the causes of these health […]
Research on Tap: Emerging Scholarship on Racism & Antiracism (2020)
BU faculty from across disciplines will share research that investigates racism, antiracism, racial inequity, and racial injustice. This session was part of A Day of Collective Engagement: Racism and Antiracism, Our Realities and Our Roles. View program here. View Slides View Video
Research on Tap: The American City: Promoting Inclusion or Sowing Division? (2019)
Hosted by Graham Wilson, Professor, Political Science, and Director, Initiative on Cities; and Katharine Lusk, Executive Director, Initiative on Cities. U.S. cities are places of tremendous diversity that can provide paths to prosperity, promote inclusion and improve well-being. Yet cities must also confront a countervailing narrative as they continue to struggle with discrimination, segregation, addiction […]