Dynamical Systems Laboratory

NYU Tandon Made in Brooklyn: What data reveals about gun violence

On April 16, 2007, about a year after he moved to NYC to start his career as an engineering professor at NYU Tandon, New York University Center for Urban Science and Progress - CUSP Director Maurizio Porfiri received the news that there had been a mass shooting at his alma mater, Virginia Techs engineering science and mechanics building.

32 people were killed in that attack, one of the worst mass-shooting events in American history. Several of the victims were colleagues and classmates of Porfiri’s, and he continually wondered if there was a way to apply his engineering skills to prevent a similar tragedy. Thirteen years later, Porfiri became the first researcher to receive a $2 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) earmarked specifically for gun-related research to study mass shootings., Already, his team’s research has helped uncover surprising motivations behind gun purchases and mass shootings, revealed patterns in state-to-state gun ownership, and led to new models for predicting gun homicides.

https://www.getdrip.com/broadcasts/329959331/29dcaf8d7302d4c6b0d77

Today! Research Seminar Series speaker Antonio Paez will present "Framing Active School Travel in : A Content Analysis" to discuss the use of natural language processing framed in public documents from Ontario stakeholders involved in school travel planning. The team compared the findings from these documents and explored similarities. Given its and benefits, the frames encourage children and parents to adopt AST by providing resources to support behavior change. Join the seminar virtually on April 7th, from 12 pm to 1 pm ET. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/framing-active-school-travel-in-ontario-a-content-analysis-tickets-576345513947