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Crime and Justice

Lessons from One Year of Operating the Center for Victim Research

The Center for Victim Research helps professionals share information and improve responses to crime victims.
Income and Wealth

Can Chicago and Other Localities Help Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap?

Urban partnered with the Chicago Community Trust on a new plan to narrow the racial and ethnic wealth gap in Chicago.
Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net

New Data Show about 1 in 10 Adults Turns To Charitable Food Assistance

How much do we know about individuals and families who use charitable food assistance?
Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Live Blog: Urban’s First “Research-A-Thon” Explores Public Housing and Proximity to Jobs

What could we learn from dramatically accelerating the research publishing process?
Education and Training

How Understanding Trauma Can Help Students Achieve

Violent actions taken generations ago can still have an impact on families today.
Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Who Zones? Mapping Land-Use Authority across the US

Investigation is lacking around what level of government holds the authority to zone what land.
Crime and Justice

Three Lessons Businesses Can Learn from Uber’s Collecting and Reporting Sexual Assault Data

Uber released their first US Safety Report, which includes a focus on sexual assault occurring on their platform.
Education and Training

Tech-Enhanced Instruction May Help College Students Succeed—But There Is More to Learn

A new Urban Institute report finds potential for technology-enhanced instruction, but the results do not hold in community colleges.
Housing and Housing Finance

New Mortgage Data Show Business Borrowing Is Key to Affordable Multifamily Housing

Newly released HMDA data reveal three important facts about multifamily lending.
Education and Training

Evaluating Proposed Changes to Pell Grants

Policymakers and advocates are taking two varying approaches to reform the federal Pell grant program.

The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

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The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

The decennial Census will gather the most complete picture of America of the past 10 years, but its accuracy is in jeopardy.

Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

Public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate our country's racial inequalities. 

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