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IOC External Advisory Board Member Dominic Moulden Receives Honorary Degree at Boston University’s 2025 Commencement
The Initiative on Cities proudly celebrates our External Advisory Board member, Dominic Moulden, for receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Read more
Matt Lutkins Awarded the 2025 Initiative on Cities Student Prize
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is elated to announce that Matt Lutkins (CAS ’25) has been awarded the IOC Student Read more
#BUandBoston: What Birds Can Tell Us About Building Healthier Cities for our Communities
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the Read more
Apply to be the 2025–2026 IOC Menino Fellow with the National League of Cities!
Applications for the Initiative on Cities (IOC) 2025–2026 Menino Fellowship with the National League of Cities (NLC) are now open Read more
Tammy Dong: Reflecting on my 2023–2024 NLC Menino Fellowship
The Menino Fellowship has been an amazing experience and widened my perspective on the work done by municipal leaders across Read more
“Poverty & Power” Film Screening & Discussion
When: April 24, 2025 | 4:30 - 6:30 PM ET Where: 610 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 101 (Eichenbaum Colloquium Room) Join Read more
#BUandBoston: Tackling Urban Heat – Why Accurate Data is Key
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout Read more
IOC Affiliates Published and Presented Research on Housing and Eviction Protections
Recently, Boston University Initiative on Cities affiliates Dr. Molly Richard, a Postdoctoral Scholar at Boston University’s Center for Innovation in Read more
#BUandBoston: Planning Healthy Cities
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the Read more
Introducing the Initiative on Cities 2025 Public Impact Scholars Cohort
We're thrilled to announce the Initiative on Cities 2025 Public Impact Scholars cohort! This year, 20 BU researchers will take Read more
Meet Our New Visiting Scholar: Pinar Çobanyilmaz
We're excited to announce Pinar Çobanyilmaz as the Initiative on Cities Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar. She is a Turkish urban scholar Read more
IOC Director Loretta Lees to Receive 2025 Urban Affairs Association “Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award”
The Boston University Initiative on Cities is excited to announce that Director Loretta Lees will receive the 2025 Contribution to Read more
We’re Hiring: Postdoctoral Research Associate
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position starting September 1, 2025. Read more
2025 Initiative on Cities City of Boston Summer Internship Applications Now Open
The IOC is excited to offer three paid undergraduate internship opportunities this summer. Interns will work 35 hours weekly in Boston's City Read more
IOC Fall 2024 Event Highlights
The Two Faces of Fear: Violence and Inequality in the Mexican Metropolis Book Talk & Discussion September 18, 2024 Boston Read more
Fall 2024 Event Spotlight: Allston Multimodal Project and Reknitting the Allston Community
By Sean Waddington On October 2nd, the Boston University Initiative on Cities and City Planning and Urban Affairs Program Read more
#BUandBoston: Unpacking our “Atmosphere of Soup” — Arden Radford
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout Read more
New Publication: “From heat racism and heat gentrification to urban heat justice in the USA and Europe”
A new article published in Nature Cities examines urban heat issues through new lenses of inequality, calling for researchers to Read more
Working With and For Communities – A Grounded Approach to Public Health
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout Read more
Louisville KY Metro Council have voted unanimously for a new Anti-Displacement Tool
By Loretta Lees (Boston University), Kenton Card (University of Minnesota), and Andre Comandon (University of Southern California) Led by the Initiative Read more