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Social policy scholar & Associate Dean for Research, Evans School of Public Policy at the University of Washington https://scottwallard.com

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A New Force of Indian Country In 1969, my father gave voice to an activist generation of Native Americans.

In the 1960s, Vine Deloria Jr. was a budding Native American activist. Philip J. Deloria writes about his father’s transformation—and the world he built at home:

06.04.2025 00:15 — 👍 117    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 2
SOURCE: “Transportation Insecurity in the Motor City,” by Lydia Wileden and Alexandra Murphy. Data collected as part of the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS) using the Transportation Security Index showed 36% of Detroit residents cannot get from place to place is a safe and timely manner.
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Can’t RELIABLY get from place to place

SOURCE: “Transportation Insecurity in the Motor City,” by Lydia Wileden and Alexandra Murphy. Data collected as part of the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS) using the Transportation Security Index showed 36% of Detroit residents cannot get from place to place is a safe and timely manner. 1 in 3 DETROIT RESIDENTS Can’t RELIABLY get from place to place

A new MCity white paper by @lwileden.bsky.social and Alexandra Murphy @um-psc.bsky.social using the Transportation Security Index reports: 36% of Detroit residents can't get from place to place in a safe and timely manner-- a figure twice the national avg. mcity.umich.edu/what-it-mean...

23.01.2025 22:23 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Housing Leaders Convene to Discuss a Proposed Research Center at UW Contact: Robin Koskey, rkoskey@psrc.org Housing Leaders Convene to Discuss a Proposed Research Center at UW SEATTLE -- Over 100 leaders, including housing advocates, market and non-profit developers, ...

Exciting community event at UW today hosted by PSRC, @uwevansschool.bsky.social, the College of Built Environment, and others discussing groundwork for a new housing policy research center for WA State.
www.psrc.org/about-us/med...

03.12.2024 21:14 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Patterns of household food consumption across food groups and sources in sub-Saharan African countries Background

Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group (EPAR) provides insights into the value of food consumption in sub-Saharan African countries, leveraging a new dataset processing and merging food consumption indicators in nationally representative large-scale household surveys.

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27.11.2024 16:28 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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“Antiracist by Design” Book Launch with Associate Professor Crystal C. Hall

Check out ‪@uwevansschool.bsky.social‬ Professor Crystal Hall's new book with Mindy Hernandez, Antiracist by Design. Register for the hybrid book launch party at 4pm PT on Dec 11th: evans.uw.edu/event/antira...

25.11.2024 18:41 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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