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May 16, 2025

Connecting Communities with Open Civic Data: Roles for Libraries and Civic Data Partners with Nora Mattern

Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Online Webinar (Zoom): Register using the registration link at the bottom of the page
Flyer for Karen Majewicz webinar
June 20, 2025

Sustaining Future Historians: The Case for Preserving Ephemeral Geospatial Data with Karen Majewicz

Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Online Webinar (Zoom): Register using the registration link at the bottom of the page
Flyer for Marynia Kolak webinar
July 18, 2025

The Urgency of Spatial Data in 2025: Building Community-Centered Infrastructures for Data Discovery and Recovery with Marynia Kolak

Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Online Webinar (Zoom): Register using the registration link at the bottom of the page

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Research: Building enduring smart city data platforms to provide urban management support: lessons learnt from UK Urban Observatories and the US Smart Columbus Operating System

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,…

Harvey Miller

Harver Miller Receives James R. Anderson Medal of Honor

By Jordan Swaim-Fox

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…

Kimberly Sharp and Jessica Kuenzli

CURA Welcomes New Advisory Board Members

By Jordan Swaim-Fox

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)…

Ningchuan Xiao

CURA Associate Director Highlighted in OSU News

By Jordan Swaim-Fox

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…

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