Meet Reuben Danyali, 2026 Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library Summer Research Intern
We are excited to share that Reuben Danyali (CAS/KHC ’28) is the inaugural Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Summer Research Intern at the Boston Public Library! Reuben will contribute to geospatial research and data analysis of historic housing patterns, evictions, and property ownership in Boston and across Massachusetts to support a new public-facing […]
Meet Iliana Colie, 2026 City of Boston Streets Cabinet Intern
We are excited to share that Iliana Colie (CAS ’27) is our inaugural City of Boston Streets Cabinet Intern! Iliana will aid in the Streets Cabinet’s community engagement and outreach initiatives for transportation projects and mobility programs, including creating social media content, designing communications materials, and working on the ground to learn from and hear […]
Meet Dominic Muratore, 2026 City of Boston Planning Advisory Council Intern
We are excited to share that Dominic Muratore (Pardee ’28) is this year’s City of Boston Planning Advisory Council (PAC) Intern, representing the Initiative on Cities and Boston University this summer at the City of Boston Planning Department. Dominic will work under the Executive Director of PAC Katharine Lusk, who is also the former Co-Director […]
Meet Briannya Evans, 2026 City of Boston Equity & Inclusion Cabinet Intern
We are excited to share that Briannya Evans (Pardee ’27) is this year’s City of Boston Equity & Inclusion Cabinet Intern! Briannya will be contributing to efforts to address racial equity policy priorities in the City of Boston, to community engagement with stakeholders and residents of Boston, and to developing data-driven policy recommendations. She will […]
Meet Metis Christodoulou, 2026 City of Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) Fellow
We are excited to share that Metis Christodoulou (WED ’26) is this year’s City of Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) Fellow representing Boston University and the Initiative on Cities! Metis will join a cohort of fellows to develop, research, or implement innovative, actionable prototypes, policies, and experiments that benefit Boston residents. MONUM […]
GUDL Awards Second Pilot Partnership Seed Grant
The Boston University Initiative on Cities Gentrification & Urban Displacement Lab (GUDL) is proud to announce the second recipient of our pilot partnership seed grant: a collaboration between the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) and Shomon Shamsuddin, Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP) at Tufts […]
2026 Early Stage Urban Research Award Recipients
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce the recipients for our 12th request for proposals for the 2026 cycle of the Early Stage Urban Research Awards. These seed grants support early-stage academic research focused on urban challenges and urban populations across various disciplines and scopes. Research projects also serve as mentorship […]
Gentrification & Urban Displacement Lab (GUDL) Awards First Community-Centered Collaborative Pilot Partnership Seed Grant
[BOSTON, MA] May 19, 2026 — The Boston University Initiative on Cities Gentrification & Urban Displacement Lab (GUDL) is proud to announce the recipients of our first pilot partnership seed grant between the City of Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (CRA), City of Cambridge Economic Opportunity and Development Division (EODD), and the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network (SBAN). […]
Ellie Nakasone-Amaguin Awarded the 2026 Initiative on Cities Student Prize
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is excited to announce that Ellie Nakasone-Amaguin (CAS ’26) has been awarded the IOC Student Prize for the 2026 school year. Ellie is an Architectural Studies student and will be pursuing a master’s degree in Urban Planning at Columbia University this fall. The $1,000 prize is presented annually to one […]
IOC Director Loretta Lees Awarded Royal Geographical Society’s 2026 Patron’s Gold Medal
We are delighted to announce that Loretta Lees, Director of the Initiative on Cities and Professor of Sociology at Boston University, has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Patron’s Medal by the Royal Geographical Society. Recognition of Groundbreaking Scholarship The Patron’s Medal, one of the Society’s two highest honours and requiring approval by His Majesty, King […]