Events on the Horizon

Monday, February 4

• 4:00 PM Research on Tap: Coastlines Cities, People, and Waterways

  River basins and coastal cities are directly influenced by the people who live, work, and play on the water and in the surrounding landscapes. This session will feature brief presentations […]

Wednesday, February 13

• 12:00 PM Research Spotlight: 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors

  Co-principal investigators Assistant Professors Katherine Levine Einstein and Max Palmer and Associate Professor David Glick will share the key findings from the 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors. Lunch provided. […]

Sunday, February 17

• All Day Summer Fellowship applications due

  For more information about our summer fellowships, visit bu.edu/ioc/ioc-summer-fellowships/ Questions? Contact our Program Manager & Administrator, Fatima Blanca Munoz, at fbmunoz@bu.edu

Wednesday, February 27

• 4:00 PM Research on Tap: The American City: Promoting Inclusion or Sowing Division?

  The American City brings together scholars from across Boston University devoted to the study of urban populations, policies and leadership. They will share their latest comparative research on the benefits […]

Sunday, March 17

• All Day Early Stage Urban Research Awards: RFPs due

  The Initiative on Cities is pleased to share the RFP for our Early Stage Urban Research Awards. These seed grants will support research that addresses urban challenges and urban populations […]

Friday, March 22

• 12:00 PM Book Talk: “The Cities on the Hill” by Thomas Ogorzalek

  Tom Ogorzalek, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies at Northwestern University, shares his new book: The Cities on the Hill: How Urban Institutions Transformed National Politics. The book […]

Tuesday, March 26

• 1:00 PM Beyond Congestion: Pathways to Better Mobility

  How do we change how we get around? This panel will discuss new ways to tackle congestion, from socially optimal routing to new embracing forms of mobility to methods to […]

Wednesday, March 27

• 12:00 PM Book Talk: “The Urban Commons” by Dan O’Brien, Northeastern University

  Dan O’Brien, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, as well as Co-Director of the Boston Area Research Initiative, will discuss […]