Place Names, Boundaries, and Real-World Impacts: The Story of Upper Roxbury
Held on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Amelia Murray-Cooper The Boston University Initiative on Cities and the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library co-hosted a panel discussion, “Place Names, Boundaries, […]
“I Miss the Sound of Our Bells:” Massachusetts High School Students Reflect on Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Held on February 17, 2022. Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Diya Ashtakala On Thursday, February 17, 2022, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) and the CERES Institute for Children & Youth at BU Wheelock College hosted a webinar to […]
Justice in Urban Climate Plans: How and Where Cities Are Integrating Equity and Climate
Held on December 7, 2021. Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Amelia Murray-Cooper On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the Boston University Initiative on Cities and Institute for Sustainable Energy hosted a panel discussion to share the latest research on equity in […]
Punishing Places: The Geography of Mass Imprisonment
Held on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Watch a full recording of the event, or scroll down to read a recap and watch event highlights. Recap by Amelia Murray-Cooper On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) hosted a conversation with Jessica Simes, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the BU College of […]
Boston Mayoral Student Forum
Friday, October 29, 2021 at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. 7-8pm. Watch the event here!
Beyond the City Walls: Part 1 Recording
The Politics of Resentment Held on October 18, 2021. For information on Beyond the City Walls Part 2, please click here. Cities are vibrant centers of innovation and change. In most places, however, cities themselves are mostly defined by archaic boundaries sometimes originating in the mists of history that bear little relationship to current realities. […]
Pushing Boundaries – Women Scientists at the Forefront of Community-Engaged Research
On Thursday, October 21 at 3pm ET, join the BU Urban Climate Initiative and Initiative on Cities for an in-person panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities of community-engaged research with a focus on environment and health in cities. The open conversation will explore themes of initiating research, funding, mentorship, tenure, and impacts.
Beyond the City Walls: The Politics of Resentment
Join us from 11am to 1:30pm ET for an event addressing the tensions between cities and the more rural parts of their regions that are often “left behind” communities.
Access and Anti-Racism in Opioid Treatment: What Cities Need Now
Held on October 13, 2021. Watch a recording, view event highlights, or read a summary.
Coming Back Better: Building Healthy, Sustainable, and Resilient Cities post-COVID-19
Held on Thursday, July 1, 2021 By 2050, 66 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. This panel explored how cities can be structured to support health and what we have learned about the future of urban living from the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-hosted with the School of Public Health Speakers: Oxiris […]