We had four 30-minute interviews with selected faculty. I interview with a young vascular surgeon who moved here because the cost of housing near her NYC fellowship was beyond her means. Most of my interview with the chair focused on his love of poker. I tried to steer our conversion back...
Segel first spoke of how, as a student at Columbia University in NYC, she witnessed the role of the university in displacing low-income people in the expanding area around the university. When she moved to Seattle in the 1980s, she got involved in tenant’s union organizing and in Operatio...
Over the years, Bjørn has researchedheart disease among Somalisin Minneapolis (withsupport from the National Institute for Health); has specialized inhyperbaric oxygen therapyfor certain medical conditions; and has helped create aninnovative programfinding housing and lifestyle amelioration for homeless ...
When 15-year-old Kali Gonzalez became pregnant, the honors student considered transferring to an alternative school. She worried teachers would harass her for missing class because of doctor's appointments and morning sickness. A guidance counselor urged Gonzalez not to, saying that could lower her ...
"That's our goal in looking at upstream factors, or 'risks of risk,'" she said. "We must ensure that children aren't exposed to lead in the first place." Housing and economic policies could address racial and economic inequality, especially for renters. Other cities are strengthening tenant...