Chitown Loves YouHip Hop’s Alternative Spatializing Narratives and Activism to Trump’s HatefulCampaign Rhetoric About Chicago

Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign rhetoric about violence in Chicago spatialized a narrative that branded the city as the poster child of urban disarray. His bombast lacked any contextual understanding of the issue and offered no productive pathways for collective solutions. Alternatively, I argue in this paper that a rising collection of Chicago hip hop artists were producing musical discourses in 2016 that not only challenged Trump’s negative rants, but also spatialized a multilayered narrative of the intersections between hip hop and activism in the city. Through textual analysis of three tracks from three breakout artists in 2016, my goal is to show how hip hop enables audiences to imagine Chicago’s 1) structural resistance to violence in the city’s communities of color, 2) a sense of place and belonging among the city’s youth, and 3) a loving and unapologetic “black liberation” lens to social movements in the city

Chinatown Anti-Displacement Community Research Project Report

The Greater Chinatown area in Chicago (see Figure 1 for map) is rapidly changing because of recent public and private investments. The area continues to attract great interest by developers because of its proximity to downtown, public transportation rail infrastructure, bicycle shares, and its vibrant ethnic culture. Consequentially, Greater Chinatown’s popular real estate market creates concerns about the implications of gentrification (economic and cultural) and potential displacement of existing communities. Community advocates, policymakers, and scholars nationwide point to the displacement in lower-income and ethnic communities resulting from urban revitalization. In particular, Chinatowns across the nation have become part of the public discourse when discussing gentrification and fights against displacement. This is evidenced in the last few years by media outlets, such as the Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, New York Times, City Labs, Next City, New York Magazine, BuzzFeed, Hyperallegic, amongst others, all reporting concerns about gentrification in Chinatowns

Is vaping a low-risk substitute for cigarettes or an emerging epidemic?

In deciding how to regulate vaping and its advertising, policymakers face a conundrum due to the competing priorities of attracting long-term smokers to less harmful products and of preventing children and young people from taking up vaping. George Gaskell and Francisco Lupianez-Villanueva look at research findings that seek to determine the broader impact of vaping in the future

Cambios fisiopatológicos placentarios en gestantes Covid 19

Los cambios fisiopatológicos placentarios que se presentan en las mujeres embarazadas infectadas por SARS-CoV-2, son aspectos nuevos que se encuentran en estudio durante esta pandemia, debido a los diversos riesgos y complicaciones que afectan a la gestante como al feto. Objetivo: Revisar los cambios fisiopatológicos que ocurren a nivel de placenta en gestantes que son diagnosticadas con COVID-19; así como, las complicaciones que se presenten. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión de literatura relevante publicada a partir del 20 de septiembre del 2019, hasta la fecha de la culminación de la elaboración del artículo. Se usaron bases de datos científicas estándar (PubMed, Uptodate, etc.). Conclusiones: La salud de la mujer embarazada y el feto, se encuentran amenazados por el SARS-CoV-2. Los cambios encontrados a nivel placentario trajeron como resultado diversas complicaciones en las gestantes, por lo cual es necesario mayor investigación histopatológica para direccionar adecuadamente el manejo en las mujeres embarazadasThe placental pathophysiological changes that occur in pregnant women infected by SARS-CoV-2 are new aspects that are being studied during this pandemic, due to the various risks and complications that affect the pregnant woman and the fetus. Objectives: Review the pathophysiological changes that occur at the level of the placenta in pregnant women who are diagnosed with COVID-19; as well as the complications that arise. Methods: A review of relevant literature published as of September 20, 2019 was carried out, until the completion date of the article's elaboration. Standard scientific databases were used (PubMed, Uptodate, etc.). Conclusions: The health of the pregnant woman and the fetus are threatened by SARS-CoV-2. The changes found at the placental level resulted in various complications in pregnant women, for which more histopathological investigation is necessary to adequately direct the management of pregnant womenTesi

Análisis de las condiciones de seguridad vial ligadas a temas de infraestructura en las vías rápidas de Bogotá

Trabajo de investigaciónRevisión del paquete “salve vidas” diseñado por la Organización mundial de la salud (OMS), en la infraestructura vial de Bogotá, con el fin de disminuir el nivel de mortalidad debido a la accidentalidad vial, por medio de la comparación de países que han realizado proyectos para mitigar la accidentalidad vial y que hacen uso de las recomendaciones de la OMS, con el estado actual de las zonas con mayor índice de mortalidad vial de Bogotá.INTRODUCCIÓN. 1. ANTECEDENTES Y JUSTIFICACIÓN. 2. PLANTEAMIENTO Y FORMULACIÓN DEL PROBLEMA. 3. MARCO DE REFERENCIA 4. OBJETIVOS 5. ALCANCES Y LIMITACIONES. 6. METODOLOGÍA. 7. ANTECEDENTES INTERNACIONALES 8. ANÁLISIS DE LA SEGURIDAD VIAL DE BOGOTÁ 9. FACTORES A ESTUDIAR DE INFLUENCIA EN LA ACCIDENTABILIDAD VIAL EN BOGOTÁ 10. POSIBLES CAUSAS DE ACCIDENTALIDAD. 11. ESTUDIO DE LAS ZONAS ROJAS DE BOGOTÁ 12. COMPARACIÓN DE BOGOTÁ CON PAÍSES QUE CUMPLEN CON LAS NORMATIVAS DICTADAS POR LA OMS 13. RESUMEN DE LA COMPARACIÓN CON LOS OTROS PAÍSES. 14. CONCLUSIONES 15. RECOMENDACIONES BIBLIOGRAFÍAPregradoIngeniero Civi

Communication Asset Mapping: An Ecological Field Application Toward Building Healthy Communities

Guided by an integrated theoretical approach combining communication infrastructure theory with methods of assets-oriented community field mapping, this study reports the findings of an engaged scholarship project we term communication asset mapping (CAM). Ecological in orientation and participatory in practice, CAM represents a tool for analyzing urban spaces’ potential as mediums for building healthy communities. This article offers two case studies from different low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles, the first a researcher-directed CAM application and the second undertaken in collaboration with community health promotion workers. Both offer insights for researchers and practitioners interested in the intersecting roles of communication and place in creating positive community change