Jennifer Beltran
Jennifer Beltrán is a Research Assistant with the Center’s Federal Fiscal Policy team. Prior to joining the Center, Beltrán worked as a Research Assistant in the Economics Department at Swarthmore College, focusing on the role that housing and public transit play in predicting poverty concentration. She completed the PPIA (Public Policy and International Affairs) program at the Woodrow Wilson School and holds a B.A. in Economics and Spanish from Swarthmore College.
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A new comprehensive meta-analysis published last month in the International Journal of Cancer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln analyzed findings from 88 epidemiological studies spanning more than 40 years.
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Satellite imagery, bomb fragment analysis, and damage assessments have intensified scrutiny over whether U.S. forces struck civilian water infrastructure near the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about potential violations of international law.
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