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Harvey Miller
By Kennedy Cole

This week, CURA Director, Harvey Miller did an interview with David Staley for the College of Arts and Sciences' Voices of Excellence podcast. During the interview, Dr. Miller discussed CURA's…

Harvey Miller and Jordan Swaim-Fox at All Aboard Ohio Annual Meeting
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

On Saturday, July 12, CURA was proud to sponsor the 2025 All Aboard Ohio Annual Meeting on the future of passenger rail in Ohio. CURA Director Harvey Miller and Outreach Coordinator Jordan Swaim…

Participant trying out Ghost Neighborhoods VR experience
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

At a public event at the Union Grove Baptist Church on the Near East Side neighborhood of Columbus, CURA teamed up with the Sharpe Field Library to demonstrate virtual reality experiences of the…

Speakers at the LinkUS event
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

On October 1st, CURA and the Ohio State City and Regional Planning Student Association hosted several speakers to talk about the LinkUS initiative. Kim Sharp of COTA, Charles Newman of the City of…

Marshall Shorts speaking at the Bronzeville Universe workshop
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

CURA and Artfluential co-hosted a community visioning workshop at the African American and African Studies Community Extension Center on Wednesday, July 24th. The event brought together two…

Teaching about Ghost Neighborhoods
By Jordan Swaim-Fox

On June 6, the Department of Geography welcomed 100 elementary, middle, and high school teachers from Columbus City Schools. This event was part of a collaborative initiative involving Columbus…

Green Spot Awards Winners

Congratulations to the 2023 GreenSpotLight award winners! Council President Pro Tem Dorans recognized three businesses on their successes over the past year.

Winners:
White Castle …

Ohio History Connection

This week, CURA met with board members of the James Preston Poindexter Foundation, Poindexter Village Museum project manager, Shelbi Toone, and the Center of Folklore Studies gentrification course…

Nicole Hall, Harvey Miller, and Gerika Logan

Last month, CURA attended the 2022 MORPC (Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission) Summit on Sustainability. This year’s event theme, Transforming Our Future, featured various sessions in…