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.

The Mansueto Institute has awarded Urban Innovation Grants for Student Organizations for the 2024-25 academic year to six University of Chicago student groups working on a range of issues that support the future success of cities, such as sustainable and equitable neighborhood development in Chicago, digital governance and smart cities, and urban diplomacy. The grants will help support events and student groups in the coming year, with one event, the Neighborhood Innovation Summit, already taking place, in July.

The Mansueto Institute is pleased to kick off the Urban Innovations Colloquium for the 2024-25 academic year with a talk by Jessica Trounstine, Centennial Chair and Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, who is an expert on local politics and governance in the United States with a specific focus on segregation and the provision of government services. The Colloquium features  speakers from a variety of fields on the latest research related to cities, in a hybrid format. Past talks can be viewed on the Institute’s Youtube channel.

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Watch video from the Kreisman Housing Law and Policy Initiative’s annual symposium on May 2, Housing & Climate Change. Two major crises of our time—climate change and a lack of affordable housing—seriously challenge our ability to create cities that are both livable and equitable. The goal of this year’s Kreisman Initiative on Housing Law and Policy Symposium on Housing and Climate Change is to better understand the connections between the two.

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University of Chicago graduate students interested in careers in housing! Apply now for the Kreisman Fellows Program, an exciting blend of educational and applied learning opportunities over the 2024-25 academic year, beginning in the fall. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary cohort of peers exploring interrelated social, economic, and policy influences on housing in this unique opportunity.