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Meet Henry Tonks, the 2022 MONUM Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Henry Tonks has been selected as the Read more
Meet Gary DeYoung, the 2022 City of Boston Neighborhood Development and Housing Innovation Lab Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Gary DeYoung has been selected as the Read more
Meet Valerie Sanchez Covaleda, the 2022 Providence Justice Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Valerie Sanchez Covaleda has been selected as Read more
Meet Cora Funke, the 2022 City of Chelsea Open Data & Digital Communications Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Cora Funke has been selected as the Read more
Meet Maggie Kormann, the 2022 MORRE Summer Fellow
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) and the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground are proud to announce that Read more
Elizabeth Jones awarded IOC Student Prize
By Amelia Murray-Cooper The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to announce that Elizabeth Jones has been awarded the IOC Student Read more
2022 Early Stage Urban Research Awards
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of our eighth annual request for Read more
Research To Action: Local Government Partnerships
Thursday, May 19, 2022 5:00–6:00pm ET The BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Community Engagement Program is hosting a Read more
BU Today: MetroBridge GRS Course Aims to Help Reshape Community Policing in Lynn
From BU Today: Spencer Piston’s Race at the Center of U.S. Politics students helped the city work to implement a Read more
Announcing our 2022 Public Impact Scholars Cohort
The Initiative on Cities (IOC) is excited to announce our 2022 Public Impact Scholars cohort. This is the second year of the Read more
Faculty Friday: Kevin Gallagher
Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work Read more
Researching Best Practices to Enhance Equitable Public Participation in Alignment with Framingham’s Racial Equity Vision
By Amelia Murray-Cooper Increasing community and civic engagement are key goals outlined in the City of Framingham’s Racial Equity Vision. Read more
Experiential Learning for Social Impact Summit
Thursday, May 26, 2022 9:00am–3:30pm 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, Metcalf Trustee Center Ballroom Open to current members of the Read more
Forum with Gubernatorial Candidate Sonia Chang-Díaz
Monday, April 25, 2022 6:30pm – 8:00pm ET Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02446 Registration Read more
Gloria Ampadu-Darko: My Experience at the NLC Congressional City Conference
Gloria-Ampadu-Darko is a sophomore at BU and the 2021–22 NLC Menino Fellow. Applications for the 2022–23 Menino Fellowship are due Read more
How Mayors are Tackling the Racial Wealth Gap
Thursday, April 14, 2022 12pm ET Virtual Event The racial wealth gap is wider for Black and Latinx families compared Read more
Loretta Lees will be the next Faculty Director of the Initiative on Cities
We are excited to announce new leadership at Boston University's Initiative on Cities (IOC), a hub for inter- and transdisciplinary Read more
BU Giving Day (4/6): Support the IOC!
BU Giving Day is here! Today is our chance to come together and make a collective impact for BU students. With Read more
Just Released: Workforce Development for Vulnerable Youth: Lessons from Two National Studies
In a new white paper published by the BU Initiative on Cities (IOC), Mary Collins, Professor at the BU School Read more
#BUandBoston: Beth Haley Develops Public Health Model for Predicting Water Quality in the Merrimack River
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout Read more