It is not so often that a major university like the MIT discovers a new kind of science. But in the fall, the university will launch a novel sort of program, an undergraduate major called Urban Science" wired.com/story/mit-urba… via @WIRED
MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social
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MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social
@MITdusp
The Department of Urban Studies + Planning at MIT's School of Architecture + Planning @mitsap / Related: @mitarchitecture @medialab @MITCRE
Cambridge, MA
Joined October 2010
- Congrats to @MIT_alumni & #dusp alumni, @LasernaBogota (MCP '16), newly elected City Councilor for Bogota, Colombia! Laserna's campaign focused on connecting aspiring 'nerds' - individuals immersed in studying the issues of the city - to politics.
- Congrats to #dusp's @schock, whose 'Design Justice' (@mitpress) was named winner of an @AmericanPublish Prose Award! Learn more via @mitpress's coverage- bit.ly/dJusticeProse Shoutout to @kanarinka & @laurenfklein whose 'Data Feminism' was named a 2021 finalist as well!
- Its official ! New UG major in computer science + urban planning @MITEECS @MIT_CSAIL and @MITdusp joins #STEM education & research #AI #MachineLearning + a humanistic, social innovation & policy making — new ground for research, education, and practice.
- Have you watched 'Coded Bias' (@IndependentLens)? The films follows @medialab's @jovialjoy & the @AJLUnited's efforts to expose discrimination & bias in an increasingly data-driven & automated world. Watch for free via @PBS- bit.ly/codedBiasPbs
- “We need to adapt urban design to the kinds of cities and societies that we have. Perfection is not really achievable,” DUSP's Brent Ryan comments on new book, The Largest Art
- As states struggle with planning for potential waves of re-opening & re-closing due to the #COVIDー19 pandemic, could #policymakers & #urbanplanners enhance #publicsafety, #sustainability, & #economicrecovery by focusing on street commerce?
- City Planners are teaming up with cognitive scientists to create places with positive health benefits:
- How do #urbanplanners define, measure, & understand #density? To help provide context, @SasakiDesign has launched a new Density Atlas, a project championed by #dusp's Tunney Lee for 10+ years. More via @ArchDaily- bit.ly/archDailyDa Visit the Atlas- densityatlas.org
- Hold the date: 10/18/21, 3PM ET Join #dusp's @robskyhuntley with @erin_mc_elroy & @mryshi for 'Counterpoints: Anti-Eviction Mapping Project,' a #dataviz collective documenting dispossession & crafting tools for resistance. Register: bit.ly/counterPointsR…
- Do you work at the intersection of #ComputerScience & #SocialScience/#urbanplanning? #dusp is seeking a Lecturer in #UrbanScience & #Planning. Review of applications will begin immediately & will continue until the position is filled, so apply today. More- bit.ly/116lecturer
