If You Want People to Stop Smoking, Show Them Their Neighbors Think it’s a Bad Idea
A new study suggests that where people live and who their neighbors are, could affect their likelihood to smoke while pregnant, despite health risks.
Research Over Coffee: How Foreign-Born Healthcare Workers Are Changing Houston
Doctors and nurses from foreign countries play a key role in improving the region’s communities – and its healthcare system.
Urban Insights From Around the Web
As part of a new weekly feature, the Urban Edge shares with readers the most interesting stories about cities from the previous week
To see the legacy of slavery, look at present-day school systems
Slavery has long since been abolished in the U.S. but the affect of its legacy may still linger in our education system.
With $2.2 million in grants, a new type of education research thrives
A new model supports cutting-edge education research that has real-world applications
What the Supreme Court’s discrimination ruling means for affordable housing
Some advocates hailed the milestone ‘disparate impact’ decision, but Houston’s housing authority says the situation is more nuanced
OKC Mayor urges cities to have “high standards”
Quality-of-life, he argues, is the most effective economic development tool a place can have.
How Oklahoma City's mayor got his city off "the list"
Mick Cornett to discuss the link between urban planning and public health June 30.
The City You Live In May Affect Your Risk of Suicide
New research reveals that the socioeconomics of cities may play a role in determining suicide risk
Why Cities Need to Help Millennials, Even if You Hate Them
If the country doesn’t build more apartments, demographer warns, gentrification will continue at a rapid clip.
New study shows benefits of two-way, dual-language education
Students learn English better when they’re also taught in their native tongue.
Mayoral candidates to debate health
The slew of candidates vying to become Houston’s next mayor will inevitably spend the next six months giving stump speeches about jobs, infrastructure and public safety.
How Oklahoma City’s mayor put his city on a diet
Most communities are delighted to make any of the “top city” lists that have become ubiquitous in the media in recent years.
Can a building’s design promote healthy lifestyles?
For more than a decade, developers competed to brand their buildings as “green,” betting that tenants would pay a premium for a structure with energy-efficient features that could save money and or garner positive PR.
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