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Unpacking the Census team members at VAMLIS
Kyle Redican, director of the Spatial Analysis Lab, and Sarah Murtaugh, John V. Moeser fellow, recently presented new research at the Virginia Association for Mapping and Land Information Systems (VAMLIS) Conference. VAMLIS is a professional association in Virginia...
John V. Moeser Fellows Examine Structural Inequality Through Census Research
U.S. Census data tells us so much about the health of our communities, but it is not easily digestible. Enter Dr. John V. Moeser, former senior fellow of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, who worked with students in the University’s Spatial Analysis Lab to...
Forum tackles growth of poverty in Chesterfield, Henrico
The city of Richmond hopes to slash its poverty rate by 40 percent in the next 15 years, but success in the city won’t solve the growing problem of poverty in the surrounding suburban counties. From 2000 to 2014, census data show poverty grew 59 percent in...
Richmond mayor appoints anti-poverty commission
With one in five residents living in poverty, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced Friday a commission that will be charged with identifying strategies for increasing employment, educational achievement, access to transportation and healthy communities. "We've got...