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Recently at ISG
- Nicholas Shapiro Research Brief Featured in the LA Times Cover
Nicholas Shapiro research brief has been featured on the cover of the Los Angeles Times article “The LAPD has quietly stopped putting many public records online”. - Bharat Venkat, Co-Authors New Publication on Climate Injustice in California Prisons
Congratulations to Bharat Venkat, who co-authored the new article, The Real Cost of Cooling: The Purchasing Power of California’s Incarcerated Workers as a Limit to Climate Adaptation, published in the Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law. - Jonah Walters in the Conversation, “Pennsylvania Coroners Refuse to Release Autopsy Reports – and that Hinders Research on Deaths in Custody”
Check the latest article by Jonah Walters, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral fellow, in the Conversation!
Student Spotlight
Hyojung Kim and Elise Whitlinger (HBS ’26)
We would like to share our latest spotlight to ISG undergraduate students Hyojung Kim and Elise Whitlinger (HBS ’26) for receiving the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity Award for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Award.
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Affiliate Achievements
Derek W. Ren (HBS Class of ’24)
We would like to share our latest highlight from one of our alumni, Derek W. Ren (HBS ’24), for receiving a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.