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A message to the campus community from Chancellor Rebecca Blank This message is being translated into multiple languages â return here for updates. Like many of you, I have been following the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd and await the juryâs decision. Regardless of the verdict, it will take concerted action and collaboration by publicly elected leaders, by those in policing, and by activist citizens to change the disproportionate use of force and unequal policing against communities of color. Racial disparities in our criminal justice system must end â and these go far beyond police action on the streets. ....
New projects study root causes of inequalities and how to reduce their effects Fifteen projects from improving doctor-patient communications for high-risk patients, to using data to understand racial differences in how Americans handle civil legal problems, to better understanding the factors that influence success and well-being of Hmong-American students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been chosen for the Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative. The projects were selected from 73 proposals. The initiative is funded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. “The proposals we received are evidence of the exceptionally wide breadth of research on our campus targeting inequalities based on factors such as race and ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, sexual orientation and geography,” says Lonnie Berger, associate vice chancellor for research in the social s ....