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Date & Time: Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12:00-1:30pm Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road Lunch will be provided Read more
Alumni Spotlight: Sophia Wedeen
Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC). We catch up with our alumni to Read more
Alumni Spotlight: Patricia Cahill
Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC). We catch up with our alumni Read more
Introducing Our 2023 External Advisory Board
The Initiative on Cities is proud to announce our 2023 External Advisory Board. Our board of urban scholars, policymakers, and experts was established Read more
Alumni Spotlight: Luisa Godinez-Puig
Alumni Spotlight is a series highlighting former affiliates of the Initiative on Cities (IOC). We catch up with our alumni Read more
Policy Brief: Cities, Zoning, and the Fragmented Response to Homelessness
Authors: Dr. Katherine Levine Einstein (Boston University Initiative on Cities; Department of Political Science) and Dr. Charley Willison (Cornell University Read more
2022 Menino Survey: Mayors and the Climate Crisis
America’s Mayors See Regulatory Powers As Their Top Climate Action Tools, But Are Reluctant to Limit Resident Choices, According to Read more
2023 Boston Summer Fellowship: Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM)
Application Deadline: January 30, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET The Office of New Urban Mechanics is Boston’s civic innovation team, Read more
2023 Undergraduate Internship Opportunities
The Initiative on Cities is now accepting applications for Summer 2022 Internships with the city of Boston, MA! The deadline Read more
BU PhD Student Urbanists Networking Social
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM ET Location: Dahod Family Alumni Center (BU Castle), 225 Bay State Road Read more
#BUandBoston: Assisting Refugees Through Initiative, Service, and Education (ARISE)
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the Read more
New Paper by IOC Director that Traces Gentrification Induced Displacement in London
Initiative on Cities' Director Loretta Lees published a new paper in the journal Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space Read more
Crime, Inequality, and Resistance in New York City: A Multiple Political Orders Perspective
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022 Time: 12:00-1:00pm ET Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road, Boston Register Join the Read more
New White Paper: On the Use of ‘Cool Roofs’ to Reduce Residential Heat Exposure Disparities in Boston, MA
The Initiative on Cities just released a new white paper on the use of ‘cool roofs’ to reduce residential heat Read more
Valerie Sanchez Covaleda: My Summer with the City of Providence Office of Sustainability
By Valerie Sanchez Covaleda (CAS/CGS ’24). Valerie was the Initiative on Cities’ 2022 Providence, RI Justice Fellowship with the Office Read more
A Reckoning in Boston: Film Screening & Discussion
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 29th, 5-7:30pm ET [Film Screening: 5-6:30pm; Panel Discussion: 6:30-7:30pm] Location: Leventhal Center Auditorium, 233 Bay Read more
The 2022 Greater Boston Housing Report Card
IOC Faculty Fellows Co-Author This Year's Special Topic and Highlight Systemic Issues in Subsidized Housing Greater Boston continues to struggle Read more
New Working Paper: School Closures Significantly Reduced Arrests of Black and Latinx Urban Youth
BU Assistant Professor of Sociology, Jessica Simes, released a new working paper on how school closures during the pandemic significantly Read more
Cora Funke: My Summer with the City of Chelsea’s Open Data & Digital Communications Initiatives
By Cora Funke (KHC/CAS '23). Cora was the Initiative on Cities' 2022 City of Chelsea: Open Data & Digital Communications Read more
Maggie Kormann: My Summer at the Boston Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity
By Maggie Kormann (CAS '23). Maggie was the Initiative on Cities' 2022 Boston Mayor's Office of Resilience and Racial Equity Read more