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Data For Publications

Data For Publications This collection contains open and publicly-funded data sets created by Brown University faculty and student researchers. Increasingly, publishers, and funders are requiring that protocols, data sets, metadata, and code underlying published research be retained and preserved, their locations cited within publications, and shared with other researchers and the public. The deposits here Data For Publications

(Jennifer) HerbUX

HerbUX While Herbarium (plant specimen archive) collections have increasingly been digitized and made available online, digitized herbarium collections remain somewhat inaccessible to large portions of the population—in large part because the interfaces to these collections assume the user has specialized knowledge of plants, knows what they are looking for, and is deeply engaged. Building on (Jennifer) HerbUX

(Jennifer) Black Maternal Health

Black Maternal Health The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately impacting the African-American community. A recent analysis indicates that counties with majority African-American populations account for more than 50% of COVID-19 cases and 60% of deaths. The toll on African-American women could be even greater, as they are overrepresented in low-income essential jobs, such as nursing aides, (Jennifer) Black Maternal Health

(Jennifer) A Mother’s Cry

A Mother’s Cry A Mother’s Cry is the harrowing story of Marcos’s incarceration and his family’s efforts to locate him and obtain his release. Marcosï’s mother, Lina Penna Sattamini, was living in the United States and working for the U.S. State Department when her son was captured.

(Jennifer) Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice

Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice An archive of a wide array of historical documents, from the records of slaving voyages to student commencement orations, digitized in support of the work of the University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. Contributors to this project include James Campbell (Faculty lead)

RI DEM Brownfields Digital Archive

RI DEM Brownfields Digital Archive This CDS project is a partnership with the State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Brown’s Superfund Research Program (SRP). Funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the project aims to digitize the DEM’s document library of historical environmental site assessments of brownfields in RI DEM Brownfields Digital Archive

Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution

Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution, 1848-1849 Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution, 1848-1849, by Professor David Kertzer, revolves around a trove of the titular American diplomat’s recently rediscovered correspondence, one of the most important collections of original manuscripts linked to the Roman Revolution to be found outside of Italy.

Mass Incarceration Archive

Mass Incarceration Archive The United States incarcerates the world’s largest prison population, caging, surveilling and supervising more people than any other nation. The Mass Incarceration Lab seeks to curate a comprehensive archive of mass incarceration in the United States–centering and preserving the narratives and writings of those individuals (including family and community members) who have Mass Incarceration Archive

Keeper Project

Keeper Project The Keeper Project is a public art and education initiative that seeks to revise the popular imagery around hip hop music and culture, which almost exclusively elevates male voices and attitudes while overlapping and erasing those of women and girls. The Keeper Project offers two primary interventions for the problem of gender inequity Keeper Project

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights This collection compiles previously unavailable documents from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. These documents cover more than 30 cases of allegations of human rights abuse by the Brazilian military regime. Many cases were brought forward by relatives of victims or other concerned parties and received supporting documentation from organizations Inter-American Commission on Human Rights