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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 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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