Events on the Horizon

Don’t miss out on our upcoming events!

All Topics (August 27 through October 31)

4:00 PM IOC Open House
Join the IOC for a cocktail reception to celebrate the start of another academic year and learn about some of our signature programs and projects.

12:00 PM Coming of Age in the Other America: Inequality, Poverty, and Social Reproduction
Join Stefanie DeLuca, Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at Johns Hopkins, as she shares research from her book, Coming of Age, drawn from ten years of fieldwork with […]

12:00 PM Getting There: Transportation Vision to Transformative Reality
Join Lily Song, from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and Terrence Regan, from the BU Metropolitan College and the U.S. DOT Volpe Center, for a discussion of the factors […]

12:00 PM Sustainable Development in Ghana
His Excellency Dr. Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the United States, will give a presentation on sustainable development in Ghana, with particular focus on two of […]

5:30 PM What Good are Ancient Cities?
Hosted by the Department of Archaeology, join Arizona State University Professor Michael E. Smith for a discussion about comparative Urbanism. Reception to follow at the Gabel Museum, 675 Commonwealth Avenue,

4:00 PM Cities in the Federal System: Building Bipartisan Relationships in a Hyper Partisan Era
Former White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Jerry Abramson, former Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Boston, Katie King (CAS’06, […]

5:00 PM Government -Trying to Keep My Faith, But Should I Look for More: Reflections on Public Service
Join us as three recent BU alumni reflect on their experiences in public service: -Tyler Fields (CAS '15): Associate Director - Executive Office of the President, the White House -Daniel […]

12:00 PM Research Spotlight: Impacts of Climate Change on Population Health
Patrick Kinney, BU’s inaugural Beverly Brown Professor of Urban Health, will present his research examining the impacts of air pollution on population health. A leading researcher in environmental health, Kinney […]

3:00 PM Virtual Reality & Urban Ecology Teleport to Experience Urban Infrastructure on Dorchester Ave, Boston
PhD candidates Yaxiong Ma and Jessica Wright will present findings from research led by BU Earth & Environment Professor Sucharita Gopal and Nathan Phillips on urban underground infrastructure.
6:00 PM Professor Perspectives: Gentrification in Boston: Are You a Gentrifier?
Join Sociology Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino, PhD Candidates Taylor Cain and Sarah Hosman, and the Community Service Center for a discussion about gentrification in Boston. Learn about gentrification as a broad […]