IOC Hosts First Speaker Series with Senator Elizabeth Warren
On April 14, 2014, the Initiative on Cities hosted Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for a roundtable discussion on the need for greater federal investment in health research. Senator Warren and IOC Co-Director Tom Menino hosted a roundtable discussion with leading medical researchers and hospital leadership. Participants highlighted the long-term repercussions of... More
IOC Cohosts Symposium on the Latin American Urban Experience
On April 9th, the Initiative on Cities co-hosted a mini-conference, together with the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future, on “The Latin American Urban Experience: Crisis, Creativity, and Renewal.” The symposium featured two panels, including BU Faculty and students, discussing major issues and everyday life in Latin... More
IOC Co-Director Thomas Menino addresses Harvard Crisis Leadership Symposium
On April 8th, Initiative on Cities co-director Tom Menino addressed more than three hundred attendees at a symposium at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center, “A Tale of Our City: Meta-Leadership Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombings Response”. The event, hosted by the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, examined the cross-sector... More
IOC Co-Director Graham Wilson Meets with Foreign Affairs Officials in Hangzhou
On March 31st, Initiative on Cities Co-Director Graham Wilson met with officials from the Office of Foreign Affairs in Hangzhou, China, to discuss the challenges of urban growth. While in China, Wilson visited the Hangzhou City Studies and Research Center, a newly created and municipally-funded institute focusing on urbanization. Hangzhou officials... More