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Expert on Hispanic Catholicism to Speak at UMass Boston ›
As Catholics around the world celebrate Lent, a season of sacrifice and self-evaluation, the Gastón Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston will host a lecture by Hosffman Ospino, a leading expert on the intersection of Catholicism and Latino culture.Tags: gaston institute, latinos, catholicism, hosffman ospino
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Professor Siqueira Speaks at the 2nd Semana de Saúde Coletiva in Brazil ›
Professor Eduardo Siqueira participated as a speaker at the 2nd Semana de Saúde Coletiva in Mato Grosso, Brazil in November.Tags: gaston institute, cpcs, gaston
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UMass Boston Transnational Brazilian Project Launched ›
OITA and the Gastón Institute have launched the UMass Boston Transnational Brazilian Project to promote teaching, research and services focused on Brazilian immigrants in the United States and Brazilians in Brazil. -
MEMA’s Response to Hurricane Sandy ›
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency keeps on updating information and resources about how to clean up from the storm, what to do in case of emergency and best safety tips. -
Gastón Institute’s Dharma Cortés Awarded a $200,000 Grant for Nutritional Study ›
Gastón Institute researcher Dharma Cortés has been awarded a two-year grant to improve food-purchasing selection among Spanish-speaking Hispanic families -
Iwariwë Exhibit Comes to the Healey Library ›
UMass Boston will house an Iwariwë: The Origin of Fire Amongst Men, an exhibit recounting the arrival of fire among the Yanomami people, through Friday, September 28 on the fifth floor of the Healey Library.Tags: healey library, gaston institute, the institute for new england native american studies, native american and indigenous studies
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Gastón Institute Awarded $1.9 Million Grant to Develop Health Campaign and Create Minority Program ›
The Gastón Institute has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to work in collaboration with UMass Medical School and local organizations in Springfield, Worcester and Lynn -
UMass Awarded $6.7 Million Grant to Establish Center for Health Equity Intervention Research ›
Comprehensive Center of Excellence recognized by National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesTags: health disparities, the institute for new england native american studies, umass center for health equity intervention research, william monroe trotter institute for the study of black culture, laura hayman, gastón institute for latino community development and public policy
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Eduardo Siqueira Speaks at Health Symposium in New York ›
The Associate Director for Research at the Gastón Institute was among a small group of experts invited to speak at a symposium at the City University of New York (CUNY) on June 14 and 15, sponsored by the CUNY Institute for Health Equity (CIHE). -
Eduardo Siqueira travels to North Carolina to meet with the NIOSH and NIEHS ›
The Associate Director for Research at the Gastón Institute was invited to North Carolina by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to discuss a curriculum for Occupational Health Disparities.Tags: health, latino, gaston institute
