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This October, CURA’s Outreach Coordinator, Kennedy Cole, attended the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. This year’s theme was “Changing Lives and Improving…
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…
Earlier this month, Ohio State News published an article covering CURA's 25th Anniversary event. The article includes mention of the commendations CURA received from the Ohio House of…
Last week, CURA's Ghost Neighborhoods project was featured in a story on NBC4. CURA Director Harvey Miller sat down with NBC4's Cierra Johnson to discuss the project's historical context, research…
This week, an article was published in the Ohio State News about CURA's Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project. The article titled "Elders’ stories are bringing digital models of lost…
We are proud to announce that CURA's Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project has been selected by the Office of Outreach & Engagement as one of Ohio State’s 2026 Programs of Excellence in…
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…
Due to weather and campus closure, CURA's live discussion event with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon will not take place on January 27 as planned. The live discussion event has been postponed to…
Last week, an upcoming CURA event was featured in a Columbus Underground article. Columbus Underground's Brent Warren interviewed hosts of the War on Cars podcast, Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Harvey Miller, Jordan Swaim-Fox, and Gavin Levine were on hand at two Juneteenth celebrations: Jubilee Day at the Ohio History Connection on June 19 and Juneteenth on the Ave on June 21. They…
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,…
Director Harvey Miller is the recipient of the James R. Anderson Medal of Honor in Applied Geography from the American Association of Geographers! This award is the highest honor bestowed by the…
CURA is thrilled to welcome two new members to our advisory board: Kimberly Sharp and Jessica Kuenzli. Kimberly is the Senior Director of Development at the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)…
CURA's Associate Director, Ningchuan Xiao, was recently highlighted for his work heading the Department of Geography's new graduate degree, a master's in geographic information sciences and…
If you attended our webinar with Charles Marohn in November, you know we received over 70 questions from the audience; in the hour and a half session, there simply wasn't enough time to get to all…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On Saturday, August 3rd, CURA attended events hosted by two community partners: Ohio History Connection and Gertrude Wood Community Foundation. First, CURA stopped by OHC and the James Preston…
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…
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…
On Saturday, June 15, CURA attended Juneteenth on the Ave, a city-wide, family-friendly celebration and commemoration of Freedom on Mt. Vernon Ave. The event was hosted by Maroon Arts Group, Ohio…
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…
On May 21, CURA participated in Columbus Landmarks Foundation's annual #PreserveCBUS Conference at the CCAD Design Studios on Broad. Conference presenters included Shelbi Toone of the Poindexter…
Former CURA GRA, Luyu Liu, former consulting manager and senior researcher, Adam Porr, and CURA director, Harvey Miller have received the 2023 JGS Best Paper Award for their article in the
CURA's research in the Journal of Transport and Land Use was recently featured in multiple publications!
Take a look at the features using the following links:
Axios Columbus WOSU News…
In a paper published in the Journal of Transport and Land Use, former postdoctoral researcher at Ohio State, Jonathan Stiles, and CURA Director, Harvey Miller, identify factors that influence the…
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;…
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…
In August, former CURA GRA, Luyu Liu, former consulting manager and senior researcher, Adam Porr, and CURA director, Harvey Miller co-authored a paper in the Journal of Geographical Systems.
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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…
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…
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…
In July, CURA's Outreach Coordinator, Gerika Logan, participated in a panel Hosted by Franklin County Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan & Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Eileen Paley. This…
This month, CURA graduate researcher, Armita Kar, successfully defended her dissertation “Inclusive Accessibility: Integrating person-based hard and soft constraints into transportation planning.”…
This week, CURA was featured in multiple articles about our recent PLOS ONE paper published this week.
See all of the articles written at the following links:
OSU News
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…
Elena G. Irwin, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Sustainability Institute’s Faculty Director and CURA Affiliate, was one of three individuals honored with the title of…
This week, our Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project was awarded the Frederick J. Holdridge Outstanding Group Award from Columbus Landmarks.
Learn more about the confrence and award…
This week, an article was published in the Ohio State News about a recent study published in the Journal of Transport Geography. This article was authored by CURA graduate researchers, Luyu Lui,…
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…
This week, the CURA Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project and Gerika Logan were given a shout-out in the Preserving the history of Poindexter Village episode of the WOSU All Sides with…
This week, a paper co-authored by CURA director, Harvey Miller, and led by Keeley Pratt was featured in the Ohio State News.
Read the full article at the link below!
CURA has attended the annual MORPC State of the Region for the past few years. This year, the theme was Powering Our Region Forward. This event gathered 1,000 of the top community and…
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 …
This week, CURA Faculty Affiliate, Bridget Freisthler, lead a team that launched the State of Ohio Integrated Behavioral Health Dashboard. These statewide dashboards were adopted and expanded from…
This week, CURA Faculty Affiliate, Darryl B. Hood, received a new grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support research analyzing the impact of climate change…
Last week, The Ohio State Office of Outreach and Engagement featured CURA director, Harvey Miller, as an Engaged Scholar. CURA Faculty Affiliates and collaborators have been featured in the past…
This week, the National Leauge of Cities published How Local Leaders Can Leverage National, State and Local Environmental Justice Data Tools on their website. This article discussed how…
This week, the Utilizing Advanced Environmental Health and Geospatial Data and Technologies to Inform Community Investment was announced by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and…
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…
In January, CURA director, Harvey Miller, and outreach coordinator, Gerika Logan, were interviewed for an article in The Larnern. This article highlighted the upcoming Undesign the Redline Exhibit…
This month, an article was published in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. Keeley Pratt served as the lead author, and CURA director, Harvey Miller, participated as a co-author…
This week, CURA director, Harvey Miller, was featured in Columbus Underground. This article highlighted the E-Bike Rebate Program approved by Columbus City Council.
“E-bikes are the true…
Last week, the Urban Institute released the paper, Filling Public Data GapsOpportunities and Challenges in Using Private-Sector Data for Racial Equity. In this report, they explore the…
This past week, Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC) and Lincoln Insititute of Land Policy released a white paper, Building Equity: Equitable Real Estate Development Strategies for Weak Markets. …
This week, CURA was featured in an article by Pew Trust. This article discussed the study Lower Volumes, Higher Speeds: Changes to Crash Type, Timing, and Severity on Urban Roads from COVID-19…
CURA participated in this year's National Neighborhood Indicator Partnership meeting in Washington, DC. Consulting manager/ senior researcher, Nicole Hall, presented on the Ghost Neighborhoods of…
In September, the Sustainability Institute launched the Sustainability Education Web Tool. CURA had the opportunity to design and build the Sustainability in Action Map. This tool
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…
This week, CURA's Ghost Neighborhood of Columbus project was featured in Planetizen. The article summarized an existing Columbus Dispatch article that was recently published.
The Ghost…
This week, the Columbus Dispatch featured our Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project. This article also featured residents from the area, who could recall the highway system going in. …
This week, Columbus Business First featured our Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project. CURA director, Harvey Miller, and outreach coordinator, Gerika Logan, were interviewed to discuss…
This week, the Greater Ohio Policy Center released a white paper on the need for state investment in public transportation.
Building on Momentum: An Argument for State…