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Journal of Geographical Systems Best Paper Award
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 Journal…
Armita Kar Successfully Defends Dissertation
This month, CURA graduate researcher, Armita Kar, successfully defended her dissertation “Inclusive Accessibility: Integrating person-based hard and soft constraints into transportation…
Research: Creating building-level, three-dimensional digital models of historic urban neighborhoods from Sanborn Fire Insurance maps using machine learning
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.…
CURA Faculty Affiliate, Bridget Freisthler Launches New Data Dashboards to Report Overdose
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…
Darryl Hood Receives New EPA Grant to Support CPH Research
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…
Harvey Miller co-chairing a consensus study for the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
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…
SI Launches Sustainability Research Tools
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…
Harvey Miller appointed to Affiliated Faculty at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children's Hospital
This week, CURA director, Harvey Miller, has been appointed as an Affiliated Faculty at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus. The…
CURA Faculty Affiliate Ayaz Hyder Awarded The 2022 Outreach and Engagement Impact Grant
This week, CURA faculty affiliate, Ayaz Hyder, was awarded a 2022 Outreach and Engagement Impact Grant. This year, $204,710 was awarded at a maximum amount of $20,000 to support…