Junior Carrington Lee is passionate about social justice. This past fall, when she had to choose a research topic in professor Doug Smith’s social policy course, she decided to focus on the racial disparity in incarceration rates in Smith County. “As an African American woman, this is an important issue… read more
Issues
Patients with chronic conditions put off needed care
Working with countless disabled and homebound older adults, professor Namkee Choi sees many who live with no health insurance. After the onset of disability in their 50s, people could no longer work and lost their coverage. “Eligibility for Medicare and/or Medicaid is tough, and many did not have it for… read more
New resources for Texas sexual assault survivors
Texans who support victims of sexual assault have not always had access to the localized information they need to connect the survivors to services and resources in their area and across the state. Now, new research from The University of Texas at Austin will enable survivors of sexual assault, professionals supporting them,… read more
