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WUNC: Greensboro Eviction Rates Are Among The Highest In The Country
May 20, 2018
On May 10, 2018, Frank Stacio and Dana Terry interviewed Dr. Stephen Sills about Greensboro’s eviction rates, for WUNC’s The State of Things: “Stephen Sills is the director of The Center for Housing and Community Studies at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He says there is plenty of housing in Greensboro, but the … Continued
Rhino Times: Looking for New Answers to Old Problems with Data Mining
May 18, 2018
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
Triad City Beat: Dangerous housing, evictions, supply all go together
May 18, 2018
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
Triad Business Journal: UNCG & Guilford County partner to research opioid abuse, homelessness
May 6, 2018
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
News & Record: Greensboro among top cities in the nation for evictions
May 6, 2018
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
UNCG & Guilford County join MetroLab Network
May 2, 2018
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
Greensboro’s Eviction Crisis
April 14, 2018
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
New CHCS Report on Immigrant Residents of Mobile Homes
April 3, 2018
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