Announcing our 2022 Public Impact Scholars Cohort

The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is excited to announce our 2022 Public Impact Scholars cohort. This is the second year of the Public Impact Scholars program, which equips BU faculty with new skills and knowledge to influence local and state policy and discourse for positive societal impact. Through the program, faculty gain new perspective on state and local […]

Faculty Friday: Kevin Gallagher

Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work on campus and in the city. This week, we are highlighting Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and the Director of the Global […]

How Mayors are Tackling the Racial Wealth Gap

Thursday, April 14, 2022 12pm ET Virtual Event The racial wealth gap is wider for Black and Latinx families compared to White families than for any other racial identifications. Nationwide, this problem persists across a variety of assets, including housing, businesses, and retirement accounts. The Boston University Initiative on Cities’ 2021 Menino Survey of Mayors report on […]

Loretta Lees will be the next Faculty Director of the Initiative on Cities

We are excited to announce new leadership at Boston University’s Initiative on Cities (IOC), a hub for inter- and transdisciplinary urban research and learning across the University. On September 1, 2022, the Initiative on Cities welcomes a new faculty director, Loretta Lees, who also joins the College of Arts & Sciences as a professor in […]

#BUandBoston: Beth Haley Develops Public Health Model for Predicting Water Quality in the Merrimack River

This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Amelia Murray-Cooper Beth Haley, a […]

#BUandBoston: Ian Smith Develops Tool to Assess Heat Impacts from Proposed Development Projects in the City of Boston

This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Amelia Murray-Cooper Ian Smith, a PhD student in the Department of […]

Faculty Friday: Sarah R. Sherman-Stokes

Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work on campus and in the city. This week, we are highlighting Sarah R. Sherman-Stokes, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and the Associate Director of the Immigrant’s Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic at BU School of […]