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Latest Urban Edge Stories

Accelerating the drive toward a paradigm shift in Houston’s transportation planning

This post is part of a series on the I-45 project, published every Monday and Wednesday throughout June. 

Houston traffic
Feature Story
: Jun 10, 2019
Health, Transportation, Urban Planning

Overwhelmed with bad climate change news? These American cities and states are doing something about it

Some cities and states are stepping up, but is it enough?

Man installing solar panels
News Story
: May 28, 2019
Health, Urban Planning

More Houston residents long to close the inequality gap, improve schools, have more interethnic relationships and accept immigrants, survey shows

For 38 years, Rice University's Kinder Houston Area Survey has tracked the social changes and political perspectives of Bayou City residents.

Diverse family with baby
Kinder Institute Research
: May 13, 2019
Education, Health, Housing, Hurricane Harvey, Immigration, Transportation

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
Profile
Head shot of Rachel Kimbro

Rachel Kimbro

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

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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Head shot of Loren Raun

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.