Dayton Police Chief On Public Safety, Immigration and Inclusion
A local law enforcement expert at the intersection of public safety and working with immigrant communities, Richard Biehl serves as Chief of Police for the City of Dayton, Ohio. IOC Director Graham Wilson recently spoke with Chief Biehl about how he balances his duties with efforts to build an inclusive, welcoming culture. This is the […]
Assessment of Urban Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Conditions and Occupancy Using a New Low-Cost Wireless Sensor
Principal Investigator Research Assistant Professor Patricia Fabian and Professor Thomas Little, both of Boston University, and Harvard Assistant Professor Gary Adamkiewicz seek to build and test a compact low-cost indoor air quality and occupancy sensing device (Urban Indoor Air Monitor, or iAM) in an ongoing housing field study in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Fabian, Little and Adamkiewicz […]
From “Street Car Suburb” to “Student Ghetto”: Allston and Urban Change
Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Sociology Ph.D. candidate Sarah Hosman, under the advisement of Professor of Sociology Japonica Brown-Saracino, will examine the urban identity of the Boston neighborhood of Allston. Rather than following typical patterns of gentrification of disinvestment, Allston has instead fluctuated between decline and ascent as Boston’s “student ghetto”. Hosman seeks to understand how […]
Promoting Academic Success in Urban Head Start Children: A Pilot Study to Enhance Cognitive Control Through Metacognitive Monitoring
Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Assistant Professor Amanda Tarullo from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Assistant Professor Kathleen Corriveau from the School of Education, and Associate Professor and Director of the Family Certificate Program Ruth Paris from the School of Social Work will conduct a study of urban preschool children in Boston to determine if […]
Gentrification Debates Revisited: Lessons from 30 Years of Sociological Research
Principal Investigator Associate Professor Japonica Brown-Saracino will examine thirty years of extant gentrification scholarship to identify definitional differences, research trends and knowledge gaps. She will address several key themes including: Core features of sociological approaches to gentrification, including examinations of racial, residential, commercial and educational impacts Gentrification’s origins, dynamics and consequences Policy recommendations that have […]
Karl Dean Completes Term as Mayor-In-Residence
Karl Dean, the former Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, completed his term as the first Initiative on Cities Mayor-in-Residence in May 2016. As Mayor-In-Residence, Mayor Dean spent the 2016 spring semester as a member of the IOC team on the Boston University campus, helping reinforce our focus on connecting […]
Sana Johnson Completes First NLC Menino Fellowship
With the conclusion of the 2016 spring semester, Boston University student Sana Johnson (class of 2017) completed her term as the inaugural National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Through this Fellowship, Johnson spent the 2015 fall semester paired with IOC Director Graham Wilson in an on-campus Directed Study program where she researched juvenile justice […]
Apr 13th Panel Discussion: Creative Placemaking in Cities
As cities grow, adapt, and develop, some struggle to promote a vibrant arts and cultural community. How can urban leaders embrace the arts and use them to benefit the city as a whole? What is the value of urban “placemaking?” Join us Wednesday, April 13th, from 4:00-5:30pm at the Katzenberg Center on the 3rd floor […]
UK Cities: Coffee and Conversation with Liverpool’s Chief of Staff
England is undergoing a significant political shift at the municipal level. The creation of metro city governments is ushering in the first wave of directly elected mayors, including Mayor Joe Anderson of Liverpool. This fundamental change in the way cities operate is reviving the importance of local government and changing the power dynamic in English […]
IOC Mayor-in-Residence Karl Dean to speak at Boston Society of Architects
Join the Initiative on Cities and the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) for an evening discussion with former Mayor of Nashville Karl Dean, currently serving as the IOC’s first Mayor in Residence. This event will take place on Tuesday, March 29th, from 6pm-8pm at the BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston. Click here to find […]