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From âcaste publicâ to âbio publicâ: How social understanding of migrants has grown during the pandemic
Research points at shifting caste dynamics and social equations, both among migrant workers and among the people in their hometowns.
26 Apr, 2021
Migrant workers are yet again thronging railway stations and bus terminals to go back home in the midst of the second wave of the Covid pandemic. Even though the rush hasnât reached last yearâs scale, the signs of a repeat canât be overlooked.
Media reports and images from big cities like
Gujarat, suggest that a sizeable section of the migrant workforce is finding ways to go home. Though there hasnât been a national lockdown this year, the scramble to depart has been fuelled by state- and city-wide curfews coupled with apprehensions about the possibility of prolonged or more restrictions.
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HONORS AND AWARDS
The FSU Alumni Association was recognized with a 2021 CASE District III award and received Grand Gold in the category of Alumni/General Interest Magazines produced two times per year for its biannual alumni publication, VIRES magazine.
Mackenzie Alston, Ph.D. (Department of Economics) was selected for a post-doctoral fellowship from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) to support diversity in economics. The one-year fellowship is open to early-career economists from historically underrepresented demographics within the economics profession and to researchers studying diversity issues.
Alex Meyer, Ph.D. (Department of Psychology) received an award for Distinguished Early Career Contribution to Psychophysiology from the Society for Psychophysiological Research.