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Aerial comparison of photo and Ghost Neighborhoods model
By Kennedy Cole

In a newly published paper in the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries, titled “Using Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Urban Historical Research and Reconstructions: A Review and Case Study,” CURA…

Sanborn Map
By Kennedy Cole

In a new paper in the International Journal of Digital Humanities, CURA Director Harvey Miller and Associate Director Ningchuan Xiao, along with CURA staff and Graduate Research Assistants, use…

Shelbi Toone
By Kennedy Cole

Recently, CURA's Ghost Neighborhoods project was featured in a Columbus Dispatch article. The story covered the upcoming groundbreaking of the Poindexter Village African American Museum. The…

Summer Ha demonstrating the Poindexter Village VR
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

This week, CURA's Ghost Neighborhoods project was featured in a story on Spectrum News. CURA Director Harvey Miller, CURA GRA Summer Ha, and CURA Outreach Coordinator Jordan Swaim-Fox are quoted…

Houses in Columbus, Ohio
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

In a recent blog post, New America highlighted their work with CURA and the JusticeTech program at the Moritz College of Law within the Eviction Data Response Network. Through this partnership,…

Map of Newcastle, UK
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

In a new paper in the journal, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, former CURA visiting scholar Kristina Wolf et al. offer a case study of the Smart City Operating System (SCOS) awarded to Columbus,…

Gia Barboza-Salerno
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

CURA Faculty Affiliate, Gia Barboza-Salerno, recently had her work featured by the National Criminal Justice Association. Along with co-authors Sharefa Duhaney and Hexin Yang, Barboza-Salerno…

Tables from CURA research paper
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

In a new paper in the journal, Computers Environment and Urban Systems, former CURA GRA Amrita Kar, CURA Associate Director Ningchuan Xiao, CURA Director Harvey Miller, and CURA Faculty Affiliate…

A neighborhood in east Toledo, Ohio, with an oil refinery in the background.
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

This week, an article was published in the Ohio State News about a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine consensus study report co-chaired by CURA Director, Harvey Miller. The…

Map of transit accessibility
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

In a new paper in the journal Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, former CURA GRA Luyu Liu and CURA Director Harvey Miller measure the contribution of individual transit…

Graphic included in the Evaluating Accessibility Benefits paper
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

In a new paper in the journal Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems, former CURA GRAs Luyu Liu and Jinhyung Lee and CURA Director Harvey Miller analyze the accessibility benefits of using…

Visual abstract
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

In November, an article was published in the journal, Obesity Surgery, co-authored by CURA faculty affiliate, Keeley Pratt; CURA Director, Harvey Miller; Andrew Hanks; Brian Focht; Sabrena Noria;…

Map showing transit unreliability
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

In a paper, just published in the Journal of Transport Geography, researchers calculate two space-time prism-based measures to gauge the resilience of public transit systems. The article was…

Understanding the spatiotemporal evolution of opioid overdose events using a regionalized sequence alignment analysis
By Gerika Logan

In August, an article was published in the journal Social Science & Medicine co-authored by former CURA GRA, Yuchen Li, CURA Director, Harvey Miller, CURA Faculty Affiliate, Ayaz Hyder, and Peng…

Map of Armita Kar disertation
By Gerika Logan

In August, an article was published in the journal Annals of the American Association of Geographers co-authored by former CURA GRA, Armita Kar, CURA Faculty Affiliate, Huyen Le, and CURA Director…

Rongjun Qin
By Gerika Logan

This month, CURA Faculty Affiliate Rongjun Qin, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for an open-source toolkit for underwater 3D ecosystem modeling and analysis. Learn more at the…

3D visualization of Columbus Neighborhoods
By Gerika Logan

In a paper, just published in PLOS ONE, CURA researchers develop machine learning techniques that can turn historical fire insurance maps of US cities into digital 3D urban models, at scale. This…

Map showing the amount of times wheelchair ramps are deployed on a COTA Bus

This week, an article was published in the Journal of Transport Geography. This article was authored by CURA graduate researchers, Luyu Lui, Armita Kar, and Ahmad Ilderim Tokey; CURA faculty…