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2019 Urban Research Award: The Impact of Tourism on Environmental Sound Levels in Urban and Park Environments
PI: Erica Walker, MSc, ScD; Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health Co-PI: Richard Primack, PhD; Professor, Department of Biology Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Locked Out: Examining the Use of Urban Housing Admissions Policies to Systematically Exclude Poor Renters
PI: Megan Smith, MSW, PhD student; School of Social Work Co-PI: Thomas Byrne, PhD; Assistant Professor, School of Social Work The Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Congregations in Contested Space: Gentrification and Latinx Churches in East Boston
PI: Jonathan Calvillo, PhD; Assistant Professor, Sociology of Religion, School of Theology Boston, like many U.S. cities, is currently experiencing Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Evictions and Substandard Housing in Boston: The Unfulfilled Promises of the Public Health and Legal System
PI: Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD; Clinical Professor of Environmental Health, School of Public Health Co-PI: Ethan Mascoop, MPH, MUA, RS; Adjunct Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Dislocated Gods, De-territorialized Bodies: Temples, Space and Social Resilience in Urbanizing China
PI: Robert P. Weller, PhD; Professor, Boston University Department of Anthropology Co-PI: Keping Wu, PhD; Associate Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Department Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Building Community and Health Equity through Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Financial Services
PI: Lucy Marcil, MD MPH; Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Co-PI: Yoonsook Ha, PhD; Assistant Professor, School Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Reducing Identity-Based Harassment for Marginalized Youth: An Evaluation of the Anti-Defamation League’s Peer Leader Program among Urban Youth
PI: Melissa Holt, PhD; Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology and Applied Human Development; Wheelock College of Education and Human Development (WCEDHD) Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Urban Refuge: Access to Information and Access to Aid for Syrian Refugees in Istanbul
PI: Noora Anwar Lori, PhD; Assistant Professor of International Relations, Frederick S, Pardee School of Global Studies The investigator aims Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Community Engagement to Explore Heat Exposure for Urban-Dwelling Older Adults in Boston
PI: Leila Heidari, PhD student; Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health Co-PI: Patrick L. Kinney, ScD; Professor, Department of Read more
2019 Urban Research Award: Partnering with Families with Limited English Proficiency to Promote Language Justice and Equity in Education Settings
PIs: Catalina Tang Yan, MS, PhD student; School of Social Work Co-PI: Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD; Assistant Professor, School of Social Read more
A White Paper: “Effective Community-University-Industry Collaboration Models for Smart and Connected Communities Research.”
Uncovering How to Work Together In 2017 the Hariri Institute for Computing along with the BU Initiative on Cities held two workshops titled “Effective Read more
2019 Summer Fellow Interview: Imani Roberson
By Doruntina Zeneli Imani Roberson is a rising senior at Boston University (BU) majoring in Public Relations and Political science. Read more
Are Today’s Frontiers Inside Cities? A Lecture by Saskia Sassen
By Doruntina Zeneli On Tuesday April 30, Saskia Sassen joined the Initiative of Cities to speak about increased competition for Read more
2019 Summer Fellows
The Boston University (BU) Initiative on Cities is proud to share the 2019 class of Summer Fellows. Chosen from a Read more
Urban Studies Student Spotlight: Noah Gordon
Noah is a sophomore in CAS majoring in Sociology and minoring in English and Urban Studies. Noah is currently a Read more
What Will It Take to End Homelessness in Boston & Beyond? Insights From Policy, Research & Advocacy
On Wednesday April 17, Tom Byrne, Laila Bernstein and Joe Finn joined the Initiative of Cities to speak about how Read more
Meeting the Challenge: Global Innovations in Urban Housing
As America’s housing crisis persists, high-cost cities are increasingly facing three immediate challenges: affordability, public housing, and homelessness. On April 8-9, Read more
Faculty Friday: Noora Lori
Each week, Faculty Friday highlights a member of the IOC Faculty Advisory Board by exploring their work at Boston University and Read more
IOC’s First External Advisory Board
The Initiative on Cities is proud to present our first External Advisory Board. Our board, made up of leading city Read more
Interview with Michael Capuano, IOC’s Senior Urban Leadership Fellow
A twenty year member of Congress and former Mayor of Somerville, Representative Michael Capuano has begun his post as a senior urban leadership Read more