On May 17, 2018, Scott D. Yost of the Rhino Times covered the new UNCG-Guilford County MetroLab Collaboration: “The county, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and MetroLab Network, is taking a very deep academic dive into numbers, stats and other data in an attempt … Continued
On May 10, 2018, Jordan Green wrote about links between dangerous housing, evictions, and supply in Triad City Beat: “We wonder why people, especially children, are forced to live in dangerous housing conditions. As the neighbor of the devastated Congolese family attests, part of the answer has to do with … Continued
On May 1, 2018, Jessica Seaman of the Triad Business Journal covered the UNC Greensboro and Guilford County MetroLab Network partnership agreement: “The focus by UNCG and Guilford County on opioid addiction and substance abuse interventions comes as North Carolina is struggling to tackle the opioid crisis. At least 1,956 people in the … Continued
On May 4, 2018, Richard M. Barron of the News and Record covered a new survey by Princeton University’s Eviction Lab that ranks Greensboro seventh in the nation: “That Greensboro landed in the top 10 is probably a surprise to many. “According to data from The Center for Housing and … Continued
Bringing data, analytics and innovation to local government Very excited by our partnership with Guilford County Government on important community projects including Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem​ and the CHCS Eviction Diversion Research Project. UNC Greensboro and Guilford County have announced a joint agreement as the newest members … Continued
Many cost-burdened renters in Guilford County are one car-repair, one hospitalization, or one high-utility bill away from being evicted from their homes. Data from the newly released Eviction Lab, the first national database of evictions, shows Greensboro as having the highest eviction rate of large cities in the state and … Continued
The Role of Mobile Homes in International Migration This research project was a partnership between Kimberly Kiesewetter, a Master’s Candidate in Anthropology at the University of North Texas, and the UNCG Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS). It took an exploratory approach, utilizing predominantly qualitative methods with a geographic focus on … Continued
The Center for Housing and Community Studies is looking for focus group participants to review an app created by Greensboro AHEC that aims to help health providers, citizens, and first responders access information about drug treatment options in their area. The focus group discussion will take place on March 27 … Continued
On March 7, 2018, Katie Nordeen of Fox8 covered the upcoming TEDxGreensboro event, interviewing CHCS director Sills: “Sills would like to convey the importance of visualizing data to better inform the public and policymakers of pertinent issues. “‘We’re faced with many social problems today and we need to be the … Continued
On March 8, 2018, Andre L. Taylor wrote about the Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem program in the News & Record: “Last year, the county saw more than 100 deaths related to opioids, according to Guilford County EMS. In another 700 instances, opioid overdoses were caught in time to … Continued