Visualizations of Health and Safety in the Mass Ave Neighborhood

Creators: Jennie An, Andres Rivera, Manon Le Donne, Sribindu Sreepada Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization This artifact is a video containing an explanation of our group’s interactive data visualizations of health and safety in the Mass Ave Community for the Mass Ave Coalition. We highlighted some crime incident trends and concerns that can be…

A Healthier Cracker Choice

Creators: Thomas Beaulieu, Angela Choe, Caroline Chang, Isabella Wehbe Course: HSCI2500 Public Health Nutrition in the Community At minute 4:00, the team reviews how their ultra-processed food swap is amenable to changes based on common social determinants of health gleaned directly from SL (e.g., Monday Night dinners at Old West Church)….

Compatible City

Creators: Joshua Peirce, Rachel Utama, Kyle Rudman Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization We’ve recorded a live demonstration of our interactive website to explore sidewalk accessibility along Mass Ave….

Student Reflections About Service Learning in Dr. Apfeld’s “Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging” Class

Creators: Zachary Chau, Giovanna Coelho, Amy Xiao, Enrique Del Pino, Eliza Eldredge, Daniel Shaw, Chloe David, Mary Erickson, Shreya Nakhawa Course: BIOL5593 Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging This digital artifact highlights the reflections of students in Dr. Apfeld’s “Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging” course about their service learning experiences this past semester. For…

Forces Driving Gentrification: A Systems Map

Creators: Sofia Curto, Courtney Hanley, Mia Hutchinson Course: HUSV3570 The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy & Social Change This presentation is a culmination of semester-long work, presenting the student-developed systems map that focuses on gentrification in the City of Boston. Utilizing the systems-mapping software, Kumu, we were able to critically analyze the forces at play that impact…

Access to Housing: A Systems Map

Creators: Sarah Tyner, Hannan Delil, Madelyne Wescott, Natalie Matthews Course: HUSV3570 The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy & Social Change This presentation is a culmination of semester-long work, presenting the student-developed systems map that focuses on Access to Housing in the City of Boston. Utilizing the systems-mapping software, Kumu, we were able to critically analyze the forces…

The Effects of Automobiles on Pollution Within the Mass Ave Community

Creators: Ashvika Boopathy, Mia Huebscher, Qianyong Hu Course: DS4200 Information Presentation and Visualization Our website highlights the degree of pollution caused by cars in the Mass Ave community. During the interview with our community partner, Mass Ave, we learned that car congestion was a big issue in the community. We created visualizations in order to…