News & Events

News

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February 2013

  • The Urban Initiative and the UMass Dartmouth Department of Public Policy present 'Sustainable Cities,' a series featuring the research of our graduate assistants. Click here to learn more.
  • Our February newsletter is now available. 
  • We kicked off our 'Sustainable Cities' graduate student speaker series, presented in partnership with the Department of Public Policy. Learn about the series here.

January 2013

December 2012 

November 2012 

October 2012 

September 2012 

  • The Urban Initiative released the first report of our multi-year evaluation of the Taunton (MA) Housing Authority's HOPE VI project. Read the baseline report documenting pre-redevelopment conditions on our Research and Reports page.
  • Read our September newsletter.

August 2012 

July 2012 

June 2012 

May 2012

April 2012

March 2012

  • The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce released a report conducted by the Urban Initiative on regional permitting processes and best practices. Read the report in its entirety by visiting our Research & Reports page.
  • This effort got some great coverage in the local media: the Standard Times featured our work in an article and an editorial, and the New England Business Bulletin provided coverage as well. 
  • An archived version of our March newsletter is available available here.

February 2012

January 2012

December 2011

  • The Urban Initiative launched its monthly e-newsletter! Read this month's edition by clicking here, and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an issue.

November 2011

September 2011

  • The Urban Initiative is blogging! Check out Urban Update, our new blog featuring news, events, and annoucements related to urban policy, with an emphasis on topics that affect nearby cities like New Bedford and Fall River.

May 2011

  • Read about the Urban Initiative's recent work addressing public transportation in New Bedford in this article.

 

Events

 

Click here to view archived news and events from the Urban Initiative's past three years.

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