Meet Henry Tonks, the 2022 MONUM Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Henry Tonks has been selected as the 2022 MONUM Summer Fellow. Henry will spend the summer working with the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM). MONUM is Boston’s civic innovation team, responsible for promoting participatory urbanism, along with […]
Meet Gary DeYoung, the 2022 City of Boston Neighborhood Development and Housing Innovation Lab Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Gary DeYoung has been selected as the 2022 City of Boston Neighborhood Development and Housing Innovation Lab Summer Fellow. The Housing Innovation Lab, part of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, works to increase housing affordability by testing innovative housing models […]
Meet Valerie Sanchez Covaleda, the 2022 Providence Justice Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Valerie Sanchez Covaleda has been selected as the 2022 City of Providence’s Justice Summer Fellow. Valerie will spend the summer working with the city’s Office of Sustainability and supporting the implementation of the strategies, policies, and programs outlined in Providence’s Climate Justice […]
Meet Cora Funke, the 2022 City of Chelsea Open Data & Digital Communications Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Cora Funke has been selected as the 2022 City of Chelsea Open Data & Digital Communications Initiatives Summer Fellow. Cora will have the opportunity to help advance the City’s open data and digital communications initiatives while gaining first-hand insight and experience into […]
Meet Maggie Kormann, the 2022 MORRE Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) and the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground are proud to announce that Maggie Korman has been selected as the 2022 MORRE Summer Fellow. Maggie will spend the summer working with the City of Boston’s Chief Resilience Officer, Ms. Lori Nelson, in the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and […]
Elizabeth Jones Awarded Inaugural Initiative on Cities Student Prize
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Elizabeth Jones has been awarded the IOC Student Prize. The $1,000 prize is presented annually to one BU senior who is graduating with a minor in Urban Studies. Elizabeth (CAS ’22) double majored in Architectural Studies and American & New England Studies with […]
2022 Early Stage Urban Research Awards
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of our eighth annual request for proposals for early stage urban research. These seed grants support early stage academic research endeavors focused on urban challenges and urban populations, both domestic and global. We received 30 applications from 16 schools and departments […]
Supporting Asian Parents and Children Talking about Race and Racism (ACTRR): A Pilot Ethnic Racial Socialization Intervention Study for Chinese and Vietnamese Families
Principal Investigator: Co-Principal Investigators: Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have experienced a significant increase in racism across the U.S., including in Boston. They may experience racism directly and/or are indirectly affected by highly publicized anti-Asian incidents across the U.S. Direct and indirect exposure to racism may increase the risk of mental […]
Basti Clearances: Examining the Characteristics of Informal Settlements Experiencing Evictions in India
Principal Investigator: Co-Principal Investigator: Evictions in bastis (informal settlements) in India leave thousands of people from low-income communities homeless and violate several international human rights. Under India’s national informal settlement policy framework, some states have begun offering tenure rights that protect people from forced evictions. However, it remains unclear how these rights are conferred, given the […]
Small Particles Big Impacts: Using Novel Low-Cost Monitors to Characterize Air Pollution Exposure in Urban Communities
Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigators Aerosol particles are ubiquitous in ambient air and are of great importance to human and environmental health. However, not all particulate matter is the same; the type and severity of health effects depend on particle characteristics, including the particle size, shape, concentration, and composition. While the United States has adopted distinct […]