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Grad student Peyton Swanson presented at the Rural Sociological Society Annual Conference

Peyton presented at the Rural Sociological Society Annual Conference. Her presentation discussed how federal policies, industry, and civil society organizations play an active role in advancing rural inclusion in biomedical research. While often framed as an equity-driven objective, she argued that a concurrent phenomena is occurring where rural populations are experiencing both datafication and assetization.

The presentation was titled: The Allegory of Rural Promise: How Rural Populations Have Been Transformed into Assets for the Bioeconomy

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Grad student Peyton Swanson presented at the Rural Sociological Society Annual Conference

Peyton presented at the Rural Sociological Society Annual Conference. Her presentation discussed how federal policies, industry, and civil society organizations play an active role in advancing rural inclusion in biomedical research. While often framed as an equity-driven objective, she argued that a concurrent phenomena is occurring where rural populations are experiencing both datafication and assetization.

The presentation was titled: The Allegory of Rural Promise: How Rural Populations Have Been Transformed into Assets for the Bioeconomy

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