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Dr. Mario Small: Banks, alternative institutions, and the spatial-temporal ecology of racial inequality

We examine how living in minority neighborhoods affects the ease of access to conventional banks vs. to alternative financial institutions, such as check cashers and payday lenders, which some have called predatory. Results suggest that race is strikingly more important than class: even after numerous conditions are accounted for, the AFI is more often closer than the bank in well-off minority neighborhoods than in poor white ones.

Vaccines 101: A Webinar with CoVaRR-Net Researchers

With circulating variants of concern (VOCs), we are seeing the number of cases in Canada significantly increase. Vaccinations remain the best way to prevent COVID-19 and protect us. Anyone is welcome to attend this event, to have your questions and concerns answered. Prof. Kimberly Huyser speaks at this event hosted by the CoVaRR-Net and the UBC Vaccine Literacy Club.