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CURA at 2025 Juneteenth Events
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…
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.…
Outreach Recap: Ohio History Connection visit with The James Preston Poindexer Foundation
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 the News: Hale Hall to host exhibit on Columbus' redlining history
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…
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…
In the News: Columbus neighborhoods cut up by freeways being reimagined by Ohio State researchers in 3D
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.…
In the News: Ohio State project hopes to tell stories of Columbus 'ghost neighborhoods' destroyed by highways
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 what this…
In the News: Researchers recreating lost neighborhoods
This week, CURA director, Harvey Miller, was interviewed by Spectrum News 1 OH to promote our Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project. Harvey discussed the negative impacts of highway…
In the News: Mapping out our "ghost neighborhoods"
This week, CURA's Ghost Neighbohoods of Columbus project was featured in Axios Columbus.
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