An Innovation Hub for Urban Scholarship
Developing bold new thinking about what makes cities successful.
Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation
About Us
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We support researchers as they seek to solve some of the most complex challenges facing cities today. With the rise of global urbanization, this work is more vital than ever. Our strategic approach involves impactful research, inclusive partnerships, and transformative events and educational opportunities.
Our Work
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Our initiatives and the projects we support at the University of Chicago encompass research, training, and convening across a variety of fields. Each shares a commitment to scholarly excellence, with the aim of having a positive impact on cities worldwide.
Opportunities
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Whether you’re interested in innovative urban development, metropolitan governance, housing affordability, or thriving local journalism, the Mansueto Institute offers grants, fellowships, research assistantships, and other unique educational and research opportunities from the undergraduate to the faculty levels, as well as to working professionals.
Our Work
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Our initiatives and the projects we support at the University of Chicago encompass research, training, and convening across a variety of fields. Each shares a commitment to scholarly excellence, with the aim of having a positive impact on cities worldwide.
Opportunities
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Whether you’re interested in innovative urban development, metropolitan governance, housing affordability, or thriving local journalism, the Mansueto Institute offers grants, fellowships, research assistantships, and other unique educational and research opportunities from the undergraduate to the faculty levels, as well as to working professionals.
News & Events
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Turnout for Local Elections is Abysmal — Could Changing the Timing Help?
Turnout to vote for the public officials who run cities can be abysmal — as low as 5% in some races, even though issues like education and public safety are of high importance to most urban residents. Mansueto Institute faculty director Christopher Berry joined the Center for Effective Government at the Harris School of Public Policy’s “Not Another Politics” podcast to discuss whether changing the timing of elections could spur higher turnout in local elections — and how increased turnout could impact policy.
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High School Students Plan the Future of Englewood at ‘Neighborhood Innovation Summit’
The Mansueto Institute co-sponsored the Neighborhood Innovation Summit on July 23 and July 24 in partnership with International House at the University of Chicago. The Summit brought together youth participants to empower them to make a social impact in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago by creating proposals to redevelop into a community garden land through the Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) Land and Property Transfer program.
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Working with Chicago Residents to Design a Climate App
The Mansueto Institute, with funding for collaborations with the Community Research on Climate and Urban Science (CROCUS), is pleased to award a grant to Marshini Chetty, Associate Professor of Computer Science at UChicago. Chetty will work with residents of Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood to get feedback on the development of an app that uses AI-driven weather sensor technology to inform residents about climate events.