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Book Talk: “The Urban Commons” by Dan O’Brien
On Wednesday March 27, Dan O’Brien, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Urban Affairs and Criminology Northeastern University, spoke about the Read more
Beyond Congestion: Pathways for Mobility
On Tuesday March 26, panelists discussed how current transportation networks within major cities do not operate efficiently and future technology Read more
Book Talk: “The Cities on the Hill” by Thomas Ogorzalek
By Doruntina Zeneli On Friday, March 22, Thomas Ogorzalek, Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University spoke about the divide between Read more
Welcoming our new Visiting Research Scholar, Lasse Bundgaard
Lasse is an Industrial PhD Student from Copenhagen Business Schools' Department of Organization. He has professional experience from the Economics Read more
Faculty Friday: Yannis Paschalidis
Each week, Faculty Friday highlights a member of the IOC Faculty Advisory Board by exploring their work at Boston University and Read more
Research on Tap: The American City: Promoting Inclusion or Sowing Division?
By Doruntina Zeneli On Wednesday, February 27, professors from various academic fields of political science, global health, economics and social Read more
Michael Capuano to Serve as IOC’s Senior Urban Leadership Fellow
Former U.S. Representative Michael Capuano joined the Boston University Initiative on Cities today as a Senior Urban Leadership Fellow. A Read more
A Conversation with NLC Menino Fellow, Adam Bieda
Adam Bieda is a graduating senior pursuing a double major in English and Economics. Currently a NLC Menino Fellow, Adam shares his Read more
Faculty Friday: Jeannette Guillemin
Each week, Faculty Friday highlights a member of the IOC Faculty Advisory Board by exploring their work at Boston University and Read more
Research Spotlight: 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors
By Doruntina Zeneli On Wednesday, February 13, Assistant Professors Katherine Einstein and Maxwell Palmer and Associate Professor David Glick joined the Initiative on Cities and shared Read more
Faculty Friday: Louis Chude-Sokei
Each week, Faculty Friday highlights a member of the IOC Faculty Advisory Board by exploring their work at Boston University and Read more
Welcoming our new Visiting Researcher, Daniel Steele
Daniel Steele is interested in design, planning, and decision-making processes centered on the consideration of urban sound. Beyond just looking Read more
Release of the 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors
On January 22, 2019, the Boston University Initiative on Cities released its fifth annual Menino Survey of Mayors, the only Read more
Urban Health Symposium
Urban Health: State of the Science On Thursday, December 6th, the Boston University School of Public Health (SPH), the Initiative Read more
Political Messaging & The Modern Media
On Wednesday, November 28th, the Initiative on Cities co-sponsored a discussion with the College of Communication (COM) on the role that Read more
Urban Inequalities Workshop: Dr. David Carballo
On Friday, November 9th, Dr. David Carballo, an Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Latin American Studies, presented on Read more
The Future of Cities: A Conversation with David Miller and Tom Bridges on the Future of Cities, Climate Change, and Resiliency
On Wednesday, October 31st, former Mayor of Toronto David Miller and Arup Director of Cities Advisory Tom Bridges joined the Read more
Tune in Live for The Future of Cities, 10/31 at 4:30pm
Can’t attend in person? Join us live for The Future of Cities: Arup & C40, a lecture on climate change, resiliency, Read more
Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on Urban Leadership
Urban Leadership in the Face of Disaster: a conversation with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz On Thursday, October 25, Read more
People Before Highways
People Before Highways On Wednesday, October 17th, Dr. Karilyn Crockett joined the Initiative on Cities to discuss her book, People Before Read more