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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  • 3D Models and Virtual Reality Techniques for Mapping & Analyzing Above and Underground Urban Infrastructures (UIMAGE)

    July 18, 2017
    Principal Investigators Co-Principal Investigators Earth & Environment Ph.D. candidate Yaxiong Ma, in collaboration with Earth & Environment Professors Sucharita Gopal and Nathan Phillips, will design and build a prototype model using 3D Models and Virtual Reality Techniques for Mapping & Analyzing Above and Underground Urban Infrastructures. The model, called UIMAGE (Underground Infrastructures Mapping Analyzing Geospatial), […]

  • A Conversation about Cities and Health

    June 10, 2019
    On Tuesday June 4th, IOC Co-Director Katharine Lusk spoke on a panel co-hosted by the Boston University School of Public Health, Initiative on Cities, AcademyHealth, and de Beaumont Foundation.  Hosted by Sandro Galea, Dean of the School of Public Health, and moderated by Lisa Simpson, the President and CEO of AcademyHealth, the panel “A Conversation […]

  • A Conversation on Gun Violence and Police Shootings in the U.S.

    May 8, 2018
    On April 11, BU School of Public Health Professor Michael Siegel and former Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges visited the Initiative on Cities to discuss firearm violence and community-police relations. Siegel discussed his research on the link between structural racism and fatal police shooting, and Hodges detailed her work as mayor surrounding policing and community building.
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    A Conversation with NLC Menino Fellow Adam Bieda

    February 22, 2019
    2018 – 2019 NLC Menino Fellow Adam Bieda From September 2018: The Initiative on Cities is pleased to announce Adam Bieda (Boston University Class of 2019) as our 2018 – 2019 National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Adam is a graduating senior pursuing a double major in English and Economics. Through this Fellowship, Adam […]
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    A Conversation with NLC Menino Fellow Elizabeth Clackson

    June 23, 2021
    Elizabeth Clackson (CAS'22) is the 2019-2020 National League of Cities (NLC) Menino Fellow. Through this Fellowship, Elizabeth spent the fall semester paired with a faculty member in an on-campus Directed Study program. She spent the 2020 spring semester in Boston University’s Washington, D.C., study abroad program, where she is taking classes and participating in a paid internship at […]

  • A Hands-on Class on Homelessness

    December 13, 2021
    BU Today: A Hands-on Class on Homelessness Sargent College students partner to help unhoused in Framingham through BU MetroBridge program The streets of downtown Framingham, Mass., were the classroom on a hazy day last month  for Kaytlin Eldred and 10 of her Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences students. Guided by the city’s community development coordinator […]

  • A Prospective Mixed Methods Study of Maternal and Child Well-being and Risk of Relapse in the First Year Postpartum

    May 16, 2022
    Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator The year after delivery is a vulnerable period for maternal-infant dyads in substance use recovery. Short and long-term risks include relapse, overdose, death, family dissolution and trauma. In particular, the late postpartum period represents a critical time with high rates of pharmacotherapy discontinuation by 6 months postpartum and the highest overdose […]

  • A Reckoning in Boston: Film Screening & Discussion

    October 28, 2022
    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 State Road, Boston, MA 02215 Register Join us for a screening of “A Reckoning in Boston,” a film that explores the historical impacts of multi-faceted layers of interpersonal and structural racism on Black Bostonians and the […]

  • A White Paper: “Effective Community-University-Industry Collaboration Models for Smart and Connected Communities Research.”

    May 16, 2019
    Uncovering How to Work Together In 2017, the Hariri Institute for Computing, along with the Initiative on Cities, held two workshops titled “Effective Community-University-Industry Collaboration Models for Smart and Connected Communities Research.” Attendees at these events included principal investigators, research directors, city officials, community partners, National Science Foundation (NSF) program managers, and federal agency and industry representatives. The […]

  • Accelerating Change in the Mobility Sector: Trends, Cutting Edge Technology, and How Cities Can Proactively Engage and Participate

    November 1, 2024
    Where: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road, Boston, MA, 02215 When: March 6, 2025 | 4:00 – 5:30 PM ET Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities and the City Planning & Urban Affairs Program for a panel discussion on how innovations in infrastructure delivery, materials, AI, electrification, data, and autonomy impact our built […]