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Jan 13
9 min

A Public Health Crisis in America's Prisons

The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the United States since early February, changing nearly every aspect of our lives. Although the pandemi...

Mapping The Movement: Black Lives Matter Protests Across the United States

Frank Romo

Jun 10, 2020
3 min

Mapping The Movement: Black Lives Matter Protests Across the United States

On May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, George Floyd was killed by police. His death, like so many others in recent memory, was caught...

Detroit is on the Rise: Providing the Tools for Safe, Engaged Communities

Frank Romo

Nov 27, 2019
4 min

Detroit is on the Rise: Providing the Tools for Safe, Engaged Communities

Originally published in the Portico Fall 2019 Issue for the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. THEY ARE WORDS no one wan...

Murals in Detroit: What it is and Why it Matters

Frank Romo

Sep 3, 2019
3 min

Murals in Detroit: What it is and Why it Matters

Murals in Detroit was created to amplify the ongoing conversation about street art, which many consider to be the living history of Detroit.

Mapping tool identifies heat stress vulnerability patterns in Michigan.

Frank Romo

Sep 3, 2019
3 min

Mapping tool identifies heat stress vulnerability patterns in Michigan.

Over the past five years heat waves across the U.S. and Europe have resulted in thousands of deaths. These extreme weather conditions hav...

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