The Department of Urban Studies + Planning at MIT's School of Architecture + Planning @mitsap / Related: @mitarchitecture @medialab @MITCRE

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More than half of Bostonians spend more than 30% of their income just to keep themselves housed. Students in Interactive Data Visualization & Society worked in teams to build digital tools to tackle the housing affordability challenge in Boston. More: bit.ly/idvs25
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Awards and honors for case studies, work, community building and influence in the Boston area; three student-teams recognized for urban design excellence; and more in this month's roundup of DUSP community news: bit.ly/duspItm425
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How do peacekeeping missions plan for their withdrawal from a conflict zone & why it is so difficult to make peace sustainable? @MIT_alumni Silvia Danielak (PhD ‘23) explores in the context of the end of the AU-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur. More: bit.ly/danielakUnamid
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Learn how the MIT Renewable Energy Clinic utilizes a nonpartisan approach to work with communities considering offshore wind infrastructure to help uncover & address potential challenges. More: bit.ly/chunOffshore IC: William Jones via @WikiCommons
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How might the #policy, #urbanplanning, & #architecture help design interventions for issues surrounding the City of Baltimore's housing vacancy challenge? A joint MIT/MSU class uses these fields to seek pathways to a more just & thriving Baltimore. More: bit.ly/mitmsuBaltimore
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A new DUSP Open Learning course, Leadership in Planning, offers practical skills and techniques for leading planning initiatives and public organizations. Learn more and enroll for free: bit.ly/leadershipInPlanning
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How can we tap into spirituality, reverence, or deeply held values to drive meaningful civic engagement & systemic change? @WeWhoEngage_MIT, a podcast led by Ceasar McDowell & Ayushi Roy (MCP '19), explores in its third season. More: bit.ly/weWhoEngage3 IC: Casey Murano
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From recognition for excellence; the changing state of affordable housing & mobility; honoring the contributions of Alice Amsden & Mel King; to celebrating a student's identity through dance, all this & more in this month's roundup of DUSP community news: bit.ly/duspInt325
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Does urban science -- using computational methods & data analysis to address urban planning challenges -- perpetuate historical racial inequities & if so, how could we realize a reparative urban science? Wonyoung So explores in @Planning_theory: bit.ly/soReparativeUrbanScie…
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Many people are living in energy poverty - meaning they spend at least 8% of their annual household income on energy - a new study shows how coaching & data can help reduce their consumption & costs. More: bit.ly/energyPoverty
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Congrats to #dusp's Justin Steil, named a 2025 MacVicar Faculty Fellow, recognizing exemplary & sustained contributions to undergraduate education at MIT. More via about Steil + fellow recipients, Paloma Duong (@mit_cmsw) & Frank Schilbach (@MITEcon): bit.ly/macvicarSteil
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How might we better understand how we perceive & value nature in our urban environments? A new paper from researchers at @MIT's @SenseableCity & @tudelft, uses #ai to help generate a model for measuring how we sense nature. More: bit.ly/sensingNature
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For 10 years, @jwafs_mit has supported food & water research across the Institute, including work by #dusp community members Yasmin Zaerpoor (PhD '19), Jonars Spielberg (PhD '25), Andrea Beck (PhD '20), Bish Sanyal, & Larry Susskind. More: bit.ly/jwafs
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A virtual Community Recovery Academy that leans on MIT’s expertise, offers online trainings and digital spaces for co-learning with Ukrainian city officials and DUSP faculty members, with the aim of planning for recovery after the war. More via @MIT News: bit.ly/ukraineRecoveryAcadem…
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How will the United States incorporate advanced manufacturing into its industrial base? And why is it critical for policymakers to consider advanced manufacturing for the future of US production systems? #dusp's Elisabeth Reynolds offers expert testimony: bit.ly/reynoldsCongress
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Drawing attention to the public health concerns of transportation in American cities, the challenges facing reconstruction efforts in Gaza, urging us to design for a world altered by climate impacts, & more in this month's roundup of #dusp community news: bit.ly/225inTheMedia
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entwined, the second volume of the student publication, Silt, explores our relationship with land & space through poetry, prose, photos, illustrations, & paintings. More: bit.ly/siltVolume2 IC: Cole Wagner
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The Equitably Resilient City, named the 2025 Best Book in Urban Affairs Award, explores "how people look at problems more holistically — to show how environmental impacts are integrated with their livelihoods." More via Peter Dizikes ' MIT news coverage: bit.ly/valeEquitablyResilien…
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How do individuals navigate complex decisions when they must do so collectively, weighing cost benefits like long-term social benefits vs short-term wealth? Jonathan Tarleton (MCP ‘18), explores in his new book, Homes for Living (@BeaconPressBks). More: bit.ly/tarletonHomesForLivin…
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In a piece for the @BostonGlobe, Karilyn Crockett explores the history of the Home for Aged Colored Women + the role of collective research projects, like her seminar (Un)Dead Geographies, play in uncovering histories & honoring often overlooked memories. bit.ly/crockettUndeadGeograp…
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Highlighting the need for humanitarian shelter to support the world’s most vulnerable, efforts to to ​​make the crowded areas a city safer & more accessible for all, hacking urban planning, understanding mobility gaps, + more from the DUSP community: bit.ly/dusp125
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"I ultimately chose urban planning as my major because of the human aspect—everyone has experienced urban planning issues," says Kaleigh Spears '25 in a piece spotlighting her time at @MIT for @MIT_Spectrum. More: bit.ly/spearsSpectrum
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How might connectivity & automation technologies enhance mobility services, making them more sustainable, equitable, & adaptable? New @MIT_CEE & DUSP research & development of a Multi-level Connected & Automated Transit System (M-CATS) will explore. More: bit.ly/ceeZhao
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"Housing should be designed & run 'as if human beings matter,' Justice Mya Castañeda (MCP ’13) says, with light & space & beauty—which too often are not given due consideration in low-income housing," writes Kathryn O'Neill for @MIT_alumni profile. More: bit.ly/castañedaSlice
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What are the likely economic shocks of a rapid & widespread adoption of LLMs? How might policymakers proactively aid communities most likely to be affected by economic disruptions? Frank Levy & Scott Abrahams explore: bit.ly/levyLlms IC: Whitten Sabbatini via @nytimes
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To offer a more nuanced understanding of #mobility within the Boston Metropolitan Area, a joint study by researchers at @MIT and @MorganStateU examines gender differences in nighttime transit travel use for leisure activities. Learn more: bit.ly/dyNewmarkMobility
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A new MIT case study, produced by a team of researchers including #dusp's Sungmoon Lim, examines e-waste through the lens of climate & environmental justice. Learn more & access the full case study via Danna Lorch's MIT News coverage: bit.ly/limEwasteLifecycle
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The first organized @MIT delegation to the UN Biodiversity Convention, #COP16Colombia showcased research from across the Institute on biodiversity conservation, harnessing AI, & the power of local communities. More via @mit_esi's coverage: bit.ly/esiCop16
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What steps can drivers of the energy transition take to enhance outcomes for affected communities while also accelerating adoption of new technologies? #dusp's Larry Susskind discusses on @mitenergy's What if it Works? More: bit.ly/miteiSusskind
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In 2018, over 3 billion tons of construction & demolition waste was produced by the US, the EU & China. Despite an awareness & need, circular practices have yet to be implemented at scale. What barriers can be addressed to encourage adoption? More: bit.ly/mitBuiltEnvironmentCi…
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Learn how #dusp's @andres_sevtsuk applies new sources of data to creating more sustainable, walkable, as well as economically thriving and socially vibrant city spaces via Peter Dizikes' @MIT News piece: bit.ly/sevtsukWalkability IC: Adam Glanzman
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How can we achieve an energy transition during times of increasing demand & unpredictable obstacles? Researchers, government officials, and business leaders convened at MIT to envision pathways forward. Learn more via Leda Zimmerman's MIT News coverage: bit.ly/miteiEnergyTransition
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The MIT Mobility Initiative (MMI) is seeking individuals committed to promoting safe, clean & inclusive mobility systems - apply to the 2025 Senior Fellows by 17 January 2025 via: mmi.mit.edu/seniorfellows Learn more about MMI, led by Jinhua Zhao, here: mmi.mit.edu
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“If we want an educated citizenry to participate in our democracy with data & data-driven arguments, we should think about how we design our data infrastructures to support that,” says @kanarinka in a piece on her work & her new, award winning book. More: bit.ly/dignazioDataDriven
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What framework helps us to understand today’s geopolitical competition over control of the development of infrastructure, digital spaces, production of goods, & global finance? A new paper by DUSP's Andrew Stokols (PhD ‘24) & Justin Kollar explores: bit.ly/kollarStokols
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Congrats to MIT alumnae Aarthi Janakiraman (MCP '19, PhD '24) & Mariama N'Diaye (MBA ‘24, MCP ‘24), whose extraordinary dissertation & thesis work was recognized at the @The_ACSP 's 2024 annual conference!! More & access their work: bit.ly/acspAwards24
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Why do some eviction filings result in displacement & others do not? #dusp's Justin Steil & @GeorgetownLaw's @nicolesummers_ leverage Greater Boston Area data to understand. More: bit.ly/summersSteilEviction
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Congrats to #dusp's @kanarinka, whose book, Counting Feminicide, has been recognized at the @AmericanBookFes's 21st Annual "Best Book" Awards! Learn more about the book, the award, & the ongoing collaborative research project, Data Against Feminicide: bit.ly/diganzioBestBookAward…
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The film "offers broader lessons about pluralism and public participation in diverse and often divided communities," writes #dusp's Ezra Glenn in his review of @Punch9Movie for @APA_Planning. Read the full review & Glenn's additional recommendations: bit.ly/glennHaroldWashington
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Practitioners, professionals, & academics are you interested in building effective & sustainable partnerships with communities? @MITpkg's Community Engaged Learning Workshops (featuring #dusp's Larry Susskind) offer frameworks, strategies, & experiences. bit.ly/pkgRsvp
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Learn how #dusp alum Marco Herndon (MCP '24) is working with @mit_esi at the intersection of #climatechange, #technology, & environmental planning in with organizations in Latin America. More: bit.ly/herndonEsi
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Learn about #dusp community members recognized for their excellence in writing + are engaged with challenges & opportunities in mobility systems, approach safe & adequate housing, + more: bit.ly/duspItm824 IC: @PBS via Ezra Glenn's @APA_Planning review of @POVdocs King Coal
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"Is urban air pollution creating more couch potatoes?" A new paper by #dusp's Yichun Fan explores the relationship between air quality information & alerts with health costs associated with individual adaptation behaviors. More: bit.ly/fanAirQualityPublicHe…
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A study by #dusp's @SenseableCity adds clarity to estimate air pollution exposure, expanding beyond where people live or work by leveraging mobile data to examine where people go during a typical day to build a more thorough assessment. More: bit.ly/duarteSantiBronx
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In #dusp alumna Cate Mingoya-LaFortune's new book, Climate Action for Busy People (@IslandPress), learn how all of us can leverage small, hyper-local interventions to make meaningful differences for a better, safer future. More: bit.ly/mingoyaClimateAction
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In an interview with @MIT News' Peter Dizikes, #dusp's @kanarinka discusses her new book, "Counting Feminicide," as well as gaps in traditional data science & the rise of data activism. Read the interview & access the full book online: bit.ly/dignazio3qCF
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The forthcoming volume of Projections, the #dusp peer-reviewed journal published by @mitpress, will explore living, adapting, & thriving in in a time of “polycrisis”: multiple protracted, compounded, & interconnected crises. More & call for papers: bit.ly/projections18Call
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Congrats to @MIT_alumni Marcela Angel (MCP '18), named a member of the first @RockefellerFdn Big Bets Climate Fellows! The fellowship advances solutions intended to reverse the climate crisis & accelerate opportunity across Latin America + Caribbean. More: bit.ly/angelRockefeller
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In a reflection on time immersed with @Purangakura_, #dusp's Margaret Haltom & @jaackiepaul focus on the power & efficacy of alternative models of research & advocacy work. Learn more about their work supported by @MITpkg & @MISTIatMIT: bit.ly/haltomPaulPurangakura
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How do climate related disasters affect renters & their rents? A new paper by #dusp's Justin Steil + @mitalumni Mark Brennan (SM '16, PhD '20) & Tanaya Srini (MCP ‘20) in the journal @UrbanAffairsRev explores. More & read the full paper via open access: bit.ly/floodingSteilBrennanS…
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How have small & mid-sized American cities adapted their #publicpolicy & #planning in support of the ongoing success of small businesses & revitalized downtowns? A new DUSP report, co-authored by Sarafina Fabris-Green & Jeff Levine leverages explores: bit.ly/fabrisGreenLevine
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“I’ve been fortunate to interact with people who are very intelligent and passionate,” says Tenzin Jamtsho, a '23-'24 SPURS fellow. “What I’m going to take home is the kindness and humility of these people.” More via Lisa Capone's @MIT News piece: bit.ly/spursMit2324
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Learn how #dusp's @Siqi_MIT is working to improve the resilience of the real estate industry to climate risks & accelerate the adoption of all the new decarbonization technologies via Stephanie McPherson's feature in @MIT_Spectrum. More: bit.ly/zhengSpectrum
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A new paper by @ced_berkeley's @zacharylamb & #dusp's Lawrence Vale examines & redefines the concept of neighborhoods in the context of striving for greater environmental justice & climate equity. More: bit.ly/lambValeNeighborhoods
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Congrats to the MIT class of 2024! Learn about #dusp's achievements, awards, research, & commencement ceremony with keynote speaker Shalanda Baker, Director of the Office of Energy Justice and Equity at the U.S. Department of Energy: bit.ly/duspClass2024 #mit2024
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Learn more about ongoing collaborations led by #dusp's Catherine D’Ignazio & Nolen Scruggs which builds upon a long-term partnership between MIT & Camfield Gardens. More via @idss's Kaitlin Provencher's @MIT News coverage- bit.ly/scruggsCamfieldEstate…
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The World Real Estate Forum (WREF) - hosted by @MITCRE - unites practitioners, innovators, entrepreneurs, & academics across the built environment & real estate sector to explore solutions to pressing challenges facing the industry. More & register: bit.ly/wref2024
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Silt, a #dusp student-led publication, "was envisioned as a public forum where students of #cityplanning, #architecture, & #design can share work that doesn’t fit into the mold of more traditional academic publications." More & access the digital version: bit.ly/silt524
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Congrats to #dusp's Sofia Chiappero & Dení López, who have been named members of the 2024 @MITDesignAcad Design Fellows!! Learn more about their research, additional members of the cohort, & MIT MAD: bit.ly/designFellows24
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An @MITCoLab study seeks pathways to help Americans pay for rising costs of long-term care while making the care system more equitable & sustainable. Access Mel King Community Fellow Marc Cohen's @ConversationUS coverage, + explore the resource hub: bit.ly/coLabLtc24
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Learn how students in @MIT's "Interactive Data Visualization & Society" learned advanced data visualization techniques while applying them to urban planning & public policy issues in the Greater Boston area: bit.ly/interactiveDataVizAnd…
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Congrats to #dusp's Manal Zia & Khadija Ghanizada whose startup, My Sister's Keeper, was named the winner of the Amazon Prize for Social Good at the 2024 MIT Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Ideas Social Innovation Challenge! More: bit.ly/mySistersKeeper
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How do contemporary practitioners of urban planning & design apply an evolving theory to their projects, practices & places? How are contemporary design firms structured to address today’s demands? A class led by #dusp's David Gamble explores: bit.ly/gamble11333
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Learn about the achievements & work from our greater community via this month's "DUSP in the Media," including a DUSP student team winning a national @APA_Planning competition as well as the establishment of a new @SenseableCity lab in Brazil. More: bit.ly/duspMedia424
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Has remote work changed how people travel in the US? A new paper in @NatCities builds on a study examining how shifts in how & where we work - spurred by the pandemic - impacted urban transportation patterns in the U.S. More via Peter Dizikes & @MIT News: bit.ly/zhengRemoteWork
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How can we help speed up the transition from using raw materials in the built environment to reusing construction materials for new projects? A new @Nature_NPJ paper explores the impact of circular economy hubs. More: bit.ly/durateCircularEconomy
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“My analysis & writing aims to enrich debates about the fundamental role of cultural infrastructure in the making of cities & their peripheries," says @MIT_alumni @amaseme_net (MCP '19) on his new paper in @USJ_online. More: bit.ly/moyalatorreListening
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enTwine, a #dusp student proposal selected as an @APA_Planning Student Planning & Design Competition finalist, seeks to connect the New Nicollet Redevelopment site in Minneapolis, MN to mobility networks, nature, & diverse communities through design. More: bit.ly/enTwine
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How do individual trips within a city impact local economic outcomes? Do the frequency & regularity of trips matter? A new paper by #dusp alumni Shenhao Wang (PhD '20, MCP '17) & Yunhan Zheng (PhD '24, MCP '21) + collaborators at @mitidss explores. More: bit.ly/wangMobilityEconomics
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Are you a post-doc working at the intersection of #urbanplanning, infrastructure development, #engineering, & technology? Come join #dusp's work addressing climate change & rapid urban growth in the Amazon. More: bit.ly/postDocMecheDusp
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A recent piece from @MITxCourses reflected on the contributions to science, society, & open learning from 8 MIT professors, including #dusp's Janelle Knox-Hayes. Learn more & their access courses: bit.ly/knoxHayesMitx
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What constitutes "good" urban planning? How is it measured & judged? A new paper by @mitalumni Shin Bin Tan & Andrew Binet as well as #dusp's J. Phillip Thompson & Mariana Arcaya explores using health equity as a metric. More: bit.ly/tanHealthEquity
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In an article for @SecDialogue, #dusp alumna @asmaaeg (PhD ‘23) analyzes spatial planning & land management practices in Egypt & Lebanon to propose alternative theoretical tools to understand the intersection of security & governance. More: bit.ly/elgamalSd
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How is @MIT decarbonizing its campus? How can we more effectively communicate climate crisis solutions? 2024's Sustainability Connect, hosted by @SustainableMIT, explored these questions & more. More via Nicole Morell's MIT News coverage: bit.ly/sustainablityConnect2…
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Support @MIT's efforts to make progress, make a difference―and make the future! If 125 individuals donate to any @mitsap fund during the MIT 24-Hour Challenge, SA+P will unlock $50,000 from Mr. Robert M. White, Jr. Donate: bit.ly/sapMit24h22
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How can we better leverage nature-based solutions to accelerate a carbon neutral future? A new digital dashboard offers access to a research team's efforts to provide data for planners & policymakers championing #ecosystemservices & #greeninfrastructure: bit.ly/congTemkin
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Learn how researchers at @SenseableCity & @Harvard are utilizing mobile data to better understand & measure "15-minute cities" in the US, with the aim of providing data to planners, designers, & policymakers: bit.ly/scl15min
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February's issue of @Health_Affairs, featuring work by #dusp's Mariana Arcaya & Justin Steil with @nyuniversity's Ingrid Gould Ellen, focuses on actionable interventions in neighborhoods & communities to enhance public health outcomes. More: bit.ly/arcayaHealthAffairs
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"It doesn’t matter who you are or how young you are, you can get involved with something and inspire others to do so," says Anushree Chaudhuri in Angelina Parrillo's profile of Chaudhuri on @MIT News. Read the full piece: bit.ly/chaudhuriMit
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Can generative #AI help planners envision & implement strategies to support & revive the North American Main Street? Over @mit's 2024 IAP, Fadi Haddad led three workshops leveraging ChatGTP's DALL-E to explore this question. More: bit.ly/haddadMainStreet
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Spatial Equity NYC, a free digital tool co-created by @MITLCAU & @TransAlt, provides 24 layers of data to help users understand spatial resources available & disparities across communities in NYC. Learn more about the expanded & updated advocacy tool: bit.ly/williamsSeNyc
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How does the smoke generated by wildfires impact individuals moods & could better measurements help incentive international cooperation to mitigate wildfire conditions? A paper by @Siqi_MIT, Rui Du, Ajkel Mino, & Jianghao Wang explores: bit.ly/zhengWildfires
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“Do the work & let the talking take care of itself.” -incoming vice president for @MITDiversity Karl Reid while honoring Clarence Williams for his distinguished service to the Institute at the 50th MIT MLK Celebration Gala. More via Angie Chatman- bit.ly/mlkWilliams
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