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. Titled, “A Conversation About Cities and Health,” the panel, hosted by Sandro Galea, Dean of the School of Public Health, and moderated by Lisa Simpson, the […]
As cities grow, adapt, and develop, some struggle to promote a vibrant arts and cultural community. How can urban leaders embrace the arts and use them to benefit the city as a whole? What is the value in urban “placemaking?” Join us Wednesday April 13th, 4:00pm-5:30pm at the Katzenberg Center on the 3rd floor of […]
The Boston University Initiative on Cities today released the 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors. The Survey, now in its second year, delves into mayoral needs and priorities, policy views and relationships with their key partners, including other levels of government. Based on interviews with 89 sitting American mayors from cities of all sizes, affluence and […]
Along with the Center for the Study of Europe at the Pardee School of Global Studies, the Initiative on Cities (IOC) is thrilled to host Mayor Thomas Geisel of Dusseldorf, Germany, as part of our Speaker Series with urban leaders. Taking place on Tuesday September 22nd from 12:00pm-2:00pm at the Pardee School, 121 Bay State […]