How is the Initiative on Cities Making a Difference in Urban Scholarship?

We catalyze early-stage research that deepens understanding of cities and urban populations. Today, with over half the world’s population living in urban areas, it is more crucial than ever for scholars and practitioners to address the complex challenges facing 21st-century cities – and to shape the policies and practices that will shape their future. If you are a member of the BU community and interested in submitting a proposal, we encourage you to review our annual requests for proposals, which typically open in December or January.  
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  • “New Rules for Life” – A New Way to Understand Boston’s Trees

    November 13, 2024
    This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Jaclyn […]

  • “Poverty & Power” Film Screening & Discussion

    March 27, 2025
    When: April 24, 2025 | 4:30 - 6:30 PM ET Where: 610 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 101 (Eichenbaum Colloquium Room) Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities, Children's HealthWatch, and End Poverty in California (EPIC) for a special film screening of Poverty & Power, followed by a panel discussion, Q&A, and a reception. About the Film […]

  • “Shame Oh Shame:” Robert Morris, Public Space, and Commemorating Black Boston

    May 22, 2021
    Principal Investigator: Co-Principal Investigator: This project makes more visible Boston’s history of activist African Americans, and engages with historic preservationists and local communities in building a new public history. Morris (1823-1882), one of the earliest Black lawyers in the United States, played a central role in struggles in Boston to abolish slavery and integrate schools […]
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    #BUandBoston: “Criminalized” Sheds Light on Systemic Failures

    May 24, 2020
    By: Douglas Darrah “Criminal” is not a state of being but a label that is strategically assigned. That is the premise of Criminalized, Sarika Ram’s (CAS ‘21) new podcast. Throughout her first season, she interviews formerly incarcerated people and explores who is and is not deemed a criminal in the United States. In her first […]
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    #BUandBoston: Art for the Heart

    January 26, 2024
    This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Jaclyn […]

  • #BUandBoston: Assisting Refugees Through Initiative, Service, and Education (ARISE)

    December 9, 2022
    This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Dhruv Kapadia For the past three months, […]

  • #BUandBoston: BAM! Boston Afterschool Music

    January 7, 2020
    This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter @BUonCities using the #BUandBoston or email us at ioc@bu.edu. By: Douglas Darrah Hannah Hooven (CFA ‘21) and Emma […]

  • #BUandBoston: Beth Haley Develops Public Health Model for Predicting Water Quality in the Merrimack River

    March 28, 2022
    This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Amelia Murray-Cooper Beth Haley, a […]

  • #BUandBoston: Boston University Prison Outreach Initiative

    February 14, 2023
    This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Dhruv Kapadia BU Prison Outreach Initiative (BUPOI) […]
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    #BUandBoston: BU Community Garden

    November 4, 2023
    This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston and the Greater Boston region. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter (@BUonCities) using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By Jaclyn […]