Events on the Horizon

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All Topics (September 21 through November 30)

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 […]

5:00 PM Whose Streets? Screening and Discussion
Join the BU Arts Initiative for a screening of the film Whose Streets? followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Damon Davis, Phillipe Copeland – School of Social Work, Ashley […]

4:30 PM Guest Lecture: Richard Florida and the New Urban Crisis
World renowned author and researcher Richard Florida will discuss his most recent book, The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class […]

12:00 PM Boston’s Hidden Histories
Join the IOC for a discussion of Boston’s hidden histories. Featuring BU Associate Professor of Biology Robinson Fulweiler; City of Boston Archaeologist Joe Bagley and moderated by BU History of […]

4:00 PM Urban Sustainability, the Electricity Sector and the Pursuit of a Zero Carbon Global Footprint
Dame Fiona Woolf, former Lord Mayor of London and energy lawyer with CMS Cameron McKenna, will present her views and experience on urban sustainability and electric power in the context […]