PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – The semi-annual GIS Institute concluded last week with presentations by the participants, including three PSTC trainees. Chinyere Agbai (Sociology) presented "Race and Proximity to Hazardous Waste Facilities in Los Angeles." Ken Miura (Economics) presented "Does Pollution Lead to Labor Reallocation? Evidence from Japanese Metal Mines." And Ieva Zumbyte (Sociology) presented "Spatial Disparities in Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh." 

The two-week Institute, open to the Brown community, focuses on visualization, management, and analysis of geographic data using Geographic Information Systems. It is organized by Associate Professor of Population Studies (Research) Rachel Franklin and held every January and June.