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Latest Urban Edge Stories

Time Is Running Out to Take Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's Survey

The survey was released in January and will close on March 30.
Man next to woman happy
News Story
: Mar 26, 2019
Governance, Health

New Flood Alert System Along White Oak Bayou Warns Residents Immediately in Emergencies

With funding from the Kinder Institute, researchers from Rice University provide another Houston watershed with a flood alert system.
Union Pacific train traveling through Houston
News Story
: Mar 25, 2019
Health, Hurricane Harvey

County, City Officials Maintain Smoke From Deer Park Fire Remains Safe For Residents

The fire started Sunday and has continued to burn for more than 48 hours, though county officials say there aren't any health concerns at the time.
The Deer Park plant smoke plume seen from Buffalo Bayou Park
News Story
: Mar 20, 2019
Health

Latest Research

Challenges of Social Sector Systemic Collaborations: What's Cookin' in Houston's Food Insecurity Space?

In this study, we seek to understand the nature of collaborations between organizations working in the food insecurity and food desert social spaces in Houston.
Food
Report: Mar 13, 2019
Health, Urban Disparity

Experts

Katherine B. Ensor

Katherine Bennett Ensor

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Director, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
  • Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics
  • Rice University
713-348-4132
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Rachel Kimbro

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Sociology
  • Founding Director, Kinder Institute Urban Health Program
  • Rice University
713-348-4265
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Tony N. Brown

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • Associate Director, Kinder Institute’s Urban Health Program
  • Founding Director, Racism and Racial Experiences (RARE) Workgroup
713-348-3242
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Loren Raun

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Chief Environmental Science Officer, Interim Bureau Chief, Bureau of Community and Children's Environmental Health, Houston Health Department
  • Assistant Professor of Statistics, Rice University
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Urban Health Program

The program facilitates research, education and community outreach on urban health issues, broadly defined. It also brings together faculty and community affiliates from institutions across the Houston area who focus on the social determinants of health.