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  Research Spotlight: Municipal Policy Makers, Physical Activity, and the Built Environment

  October 16, 2015

  Physical activity is critical to public health and its dependence on the built environment is clear. But how can scholars and advocates ensure that cities understand this relationship and implement effective policies? Join us for lunch and a discussion on Tuesday, October 20th at 12:00pm at 75 Bay State Road, Boston. Monica Wang of the Boston […]

  • Boston Public Health Commission
  • Built Environment
  • Initiative on Cities
  • School of Public Health
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  Research To Action: Local Government Partnerships

  May 9, 2022

  Thursday, May 19, 2022 5:00–6:00pm ET The BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Community Engagement Program is hosting a panel discussion to explore how researchers can partner with local government to engage residents, build trust, and inform policy. Katharine Lusk, Co-Director of the Initiative on Cities (IOC), will moderate a discussion with: Taylor Cain […]
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  Researching Best Practices to Enhance Equitable Public Participation in Alignment with Framingham’s Racial Equity Vision

  April 21, 2022

  By Amelia Murray-Cooper Increasing community and civic engagement are key goals outlined in the City of Framingham’s Racial Equity Vision. During fall 2021, Associate Professor Katherine Levine Einstein led a course on Inequality and American Politics in the College of Arts and Sciences, in which students researched methods of enhancing equitable public participation in Framingham. […]
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  Results: Getting Beyond Politics to Get Important Work Done

  October 2, 2023

  Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Time: 5:30 pm-7:00 pm ET Location: Innovate@BU BUild Lab 730 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston "Wedge issues may be great for making headlines but they do not move us forward. Success is measured by what we accomplish together. Our obligation to the people we serve is too important to place politics and […]
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  Right to the City Opening Reception

  May 18, 2026

  When: Thursday, June 11, 2026, 5:00 - 7:00 PM Where: Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities for the opening reception of Right to the City, a new exhibition featuring the work of photographer and advocate Dominic Moulden. Essmaa Litim, 2025 Spoken Word […]
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  Rip Off or Reasonable? Cities & Corporate Financial Incentives

  October 22, 2019

  Businesses are potentially more mobile today than ever before and have a wide range of options on where to locate. Cities and state try hard to attract investment; as in the competition for Amazon’s HQ2, they often promise significant sums in tax rebates, subsidies and services.  On Friday, October 18th, the Initiative on Cities held a […]
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  Roshan Sivaraman: My Summer with the City of Boston’s Office of Climate Resilience (Climate Ready Boston)

  October 24, 2024

  Roshan Sivaraman (CFA, Pardee ’26) was the 2024 City of Boston Climate Ready Boston Intern.  Interested in this internship? Click here to learn more about our summer internship & fellowship offerings. This summer, I had the privilege of working as a Summer Intern at the City of Boston’s Office of Climate Resilience (formerly known as […]
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  Sana Johnson Completes First NLC Menino Fellowship

  May 12, 2016

  With the conclusion of the 2016 spring semester, Boston University student Sana Johnson (class of 2017) completed her term as the inaugural National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Through this Fellowship, Johnson spent the 2015 fall semester paired with IOC Director Graham Wilson in an on-campus Directed Study program where she researched juvenile justice […]
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  School of Cities, University of Toronto and Initiative on Cities, Boston University hold first SSHRC-funded workshop on research, policy and practice in relation to Climate Displacement and Cities

  October 17, 2023

  On September 28th, Boston University’s Initiative on Cities and the University of Toronto’s School of Cities held the first of three workshops on climate displacement in Toronto, Canada. David Miller of C40 Cities, who also sits on the IOC’s External Advisory Board, delivered an excellent keynote discussing global mayoral thoughts on climate displacement and outlining […]
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  Seed Funding Opportunity: Pilot Partnerships in Massachusetts

  October 30, 2025

  GUDL is launching a special, time-limited pilot program to support the development of partnerships addressing gentrification and displacement in Massachusetts. We invite local organizations and individuals to submit requests for collaboration for a chance to receive seed funding in early 2026. This pilot aims to foster new, cross-sector partnerships that bridge local knowledge, research, and policy to […]