In the Media
The Potential of the Local Latino Vote in Election 2012 ›
WGBH, October 16, 2012
Article on how Latino voters could affect the upcoming elections mentions the Boston Latino Conference held last weekend in East Boston, which featured a panel discussion including Maria Idali Torres, director of the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy.FIRST ANNUAL BOSTON LATINO CONFERENCE ›
Dig Boston, October 15, 2012
Article on the Boston Latino Conference, which took place Saturday in East Boston, mentions that Maria Idali Torres, director of the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy, took part in a panel discussion.The Puente Project Prepares Hispanic Teens for College Success ›
Edutopia, October 10, 2012
Professor of Human Services and Community Studies Miren Uriarte is quoted in this article on the Puente Project, an interdisciplinary program that supports underserved high school students by presenting a core subject and supplemental learning in a culturally relevant context.News to us: Boston Latino Conference ›
Dig Boston, October 08, 2012
Article about the First Boston Latino Conference. Speakers and panelists include María Idalí Torres (Director of the Gastón Institute), Councilman Daniel Valenzuela (Phoenix, Arizona), NCLR, Oíste?, EBECC, Health Care for All, MIRA and South Boston en Acción.UMass Medical School in Worcester receives $6 million grant to reduce health disparities in low inco ›
MassLive, July 30, 2012
Article on the $6.7 million grant awarded to UMass Medical School to collaborate with UMass Boston to establish the UMass Center for Health Equity Intervention Research mentions that a Springfield-based center will be led by Maria Idali Torres, director of the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy.Líderes discuten problemas de Lawrence ›
Siglo 21, June 29, 2012
Coverage in Spanish of "Latinos in Massachusetts: Focus on Lawrence", an event organized by the Gastón Institute at NECC Riverwalk, Lawrence, MA. The article names Professor María Idalí Torres, Professor Phillip Granberry and Research Assosicate Faye Karp, from the Gastón Institute, among the leaders that discussed relevant information about Latinos in Lawrence, including economic, health and education data.Whole Foods study to focus on Latino impact ›
Jamaica Plain Gazette, May 11, 2012
Associate Professor of Sociology Glenn Jacobs is quoted in this article on plans by the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy to study the impact of a new Whole Foods Market in Jamaica Plain on the local Latino community.Gastón Institute to study Hi-Lo/Whole Foods controversy ›
Boston Bulletin, May 10, 2012
Gastón Institute's Research Communication and Dissemination Coordinator Pablo Goldbarg is quoted in this article featured in front page about plans by the Institute to study the impact of a new Whole Foods Market in Jamaica Plain on the local Latino community. Associate Professor of Sociology Glenn Jacobs is also mentioned.Hub institute to study Hi-Lo Foods closure, Whole Foods opening in Jamaica Plain ›
Boston.com, May 01, 2012
Article on plans by the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy to study the impact of the closure of local Latino-specialty grocer Hi-Lo Foods in Jamaica Plain and its replacement with a Whole Foods.JP prof to head Whole Foods study ›
Jamaica Plain Gazette, April 27, 2012
Pablo Goldbarg, research communication and dissemination coordinator for the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy, is quoted in this article about plans for Associate Professor of Sociology Glenn Jacobs to lead a study for the center on the impact of Whole Foods Market in Jamaica Plain.
