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New Publication: “Municipal finance shapes urban climate action and justice”
2022 Early Stage Urban Research award recipient Claudia V. Diezmartínez recently authored a publication in Nature Climate Change alongside Co-PI Read more
Two IOC Affiliates Receive Urban Affairs Association Awards
Two Initiative on Cities affiliates will receive awards from the Urban Affairs Association (UAA). IOC Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Kenton Read more
Zoning for Change: Insights from the MBTA Communities Act Implementation
When: March 4, 2024 | 3 PM - 5 PM ET Where: Kenmore Room, 9th Floor, 1 Silber Way, Boston Read more
IOC Seed Funding to Study Classroom Air Quality Featured on BU SPH
Patricia Fabian, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Associate Director at the Institute for Global Sustainability, Read more
National League of Cities Menino Fellowship Showcase & Info Session
When: February 21, 2024 | 12 PM - 1 PM ET Where: Initiative on Cities Seminar Room, 75 Bay State Read more
Call for Papers: Rethinking the Media-Gentrification Nexus
Workshop & Special Issue This Call for Papers (CFP) encourages contributions that rethink the interface between gentrification, displacement, and the Read more
Initiative on Cities 10-Year Celebration
Date: Monday, April 1, 2024 Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Center for Computing & Data Sciences, 17th Floor, Read more
Encouraging and Implementing Transit-Oriented Development
Where: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road When: Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET Development connected Read more
2023 Menino Survey of Mayors Release Event
Date & Time: Thursday, March 7, 12:00-1:30 pm ET Location: The Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Read more
#BUandBoston: Art for the Heart
This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout Read more
IOC Director Loretta Lees featured on Urbanistica Podcast
IOC Director Loretta Lees was recently featured on Urbanistica Podcast Episode 417: Women Reclaiming the City book. On this episode, Read more
IOC Affiliates to serve on Massachusetts’ Climate Science Advisory Panel
On January 12, 2024, the Healey-Driscoll Administration launched a Climate Science Advisory Panel through the new Massachusetts Office of Climate Read more
Destiny Perkins: My Summer with the Boston Equity & Inclusion Cabinet
Destiny Perkins (Pardee'25) was our summer 2023 Boston Equity & Inclusion Cabinet Intern. Interested in this internship? Click here to Read more
Zakaria Elkawa: My Summer with Climate Ready Boston
Zakaria Elkawa (CAS'24, Pardee'24) was our summer 2023 Climate Ready Boston Intern. Interested in this internship? Click here to learn more Read more
Multiplied Displacement: Governance, Profit, and Solidarity in Urban Migration Regimes in the U.S. and Germany
Where: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road When: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 6:30 - 8:00 PM ET Join us Read more
IOC and Alum Work Highlighted in Arts x Sciences Magazine
The Arts x Sciences Magazine recently highlighted the Initiative on Cities and multiple affiliates and alumni. In a series of Read more
New Publication: “Housing Movements and Care: Rethinking the Political Imaginaries of Housing”
The IOC's Postdoctoral Research Associate Kenton Card recently authored a publication in Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography alongside UC Read more
Andrea Catania: My Summer with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics
Andrea Catania (MET'24) was our summer 2023 Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) Fellow. Interested in this fellowship? Click here Read more
New Publication: “Water sources for street trees in mesic urban environments”
2021 Early Stage Urban Research award recipient Ian Smith recently published in Science of The Total Environment with Co-PIs Pamela Read more
Faculty Friday: Marcus Walton
Faculty Friday is a series highlighting members of the Initiative on Cities (IOC) Faculty Advisory Board, by exploring their work Read more