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In the News: PLOS ONE Paper featured in Multiple Publications

This week, CURA was featured in multiple articles about our recent PLOS ONE paper published this week. 

See all of the articles written at the following links: 

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.…

Elena G. Irwin selected as 2023 Distinguished University Professor

Elena G. Irwin, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Sustainability Institute’s Faculty Director and CURA Affiliate, was one of three individuals honored with the title of…

Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus Project Receives Columbus Landmarks Award

This week, our Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project was awarded the Frederick J. Holdridge Outstanding Group Award from Columbus Landmarks. 

Learn more about the confrence and…

In the News: Why buses can’t get wheelchair users to most areas of cities

This week, an article was published in the Ohio State News about a recent study published in the Journal of Transport Geography. This article was authored by CURA graduate researchers, …

Research: Disparities in public transit accessibility and usage by people with mobility disabilities: An evaluation using high-resolution transit data

This week, an article was published in the Journal of Transport Geography. This article was authored by CURA graduate researchers, Luyu Lui, Armita Kar, and Ahmad Ilderim Tokey; CURA…

Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus Project Featured in All Sides with Ann Fisher

This week, the CURA Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus project and Gerika Logan were given a shout-out in the Preserving the history of Poindexter Village episode of the WOSU All Sides…

In the News: Nearby food stores affect results after weight-loss surgery

This week, a paper co-authored by CURA director, Harvey Miller, and led by Keeley Pratt was featured in the Ohio State News. 

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Event Recap: MORPC State of the Region 2023

CURA has attended the annual MORPC State of the Region for the past few years. This year, the theme was Powering Our Region Forward. This event gathered 1,000 of the top community and business…