Take a look outside! Seventy-five environmental sensors have been installed around the Blue Hill Avenue corridor for people to get the latest data on the heat, air quality, and noise in their neighborhood. For more information, check out the linktree in our bio. #environmentaljustice #data

Are you on the BARI Mailing List? If yes, check your inbox for this month's Digest! It includes registration for BARI Conference 2026 AND cool job listings, events & opportunities in civic research, data, and design. If you're not on the list, check it out at our linktr.ee/BARI_NU and sign up!

Registration is open for the 10th annual 2026 BARI Conference. BARI Conference's forum is about advancing data-driven research and policy in Greater Boston. Join us to turn insight into impact. May 8 @ Northeastern Curry Student Center Register in our bio. We can't wait to see you there!

You thought you missed it, but you still have time! The deadline for 2026 BARI proposals has been extended to February 2, 2026 at noon. Submit a proposal today to share your expertise and innovative ideas that advance research and policy in the Greater Boston Area.

The community celebration of the Common SENSES Project's sensor network was amazing! Thanks to everyone who joined us in person and virtually to cut the ribbon on the network of 75 air quality, heat, and noise sensors in the Blue Hill Ave corridor. Data+Stories=Truth

DEADLINE EXTENDED! The Call for Proposals for BARI Conference 2026 has been extended to Monday, February 2nd at 12:00 noon. We can't for everyone to share their amazing work on May 8th! #CivicResearch #Boston #Data conta.cc/3M83VvI

The Common SENSES Project environmental sensor network is complete! Join us to celebrate & to explore the data portal on Jan 27th, 3:30-5:30 at Project HOPE, 550 Dudley St. or online. Event details in the first comment. #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateResilience #Boston www.boston.gov/news/bostons...

BARI is excited to participate in Love Data Week at Northeastern! Join us online Wednesday 2/11 for a workshop on exploring the Boston Data Portal and check out all the great events happening that week. Registration on our Linktree.

Have you seen our January Newsletter? Check out all the incredible research, events, and opportunities in the Greater Boston community! Find it here: linktr.ee/BARI_NU. #civicresearch

Did you spend 2025 doing cool research on an issue or topic facing Greater Boston with a collaborative team using innovative methods and ideas? Submit a proposal for BARI Conference 2026, May 8th at Northeastern! Submissions are due by January 28th at 5:00 PM here: airtable.com/appHzPxrlu7V...

Bike lanes and multi-modal roads come up often in our conversations with community members. What do you think of this data and how do you think it should inform policy? mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/b...

BARI Conference 2026 will be on May 8th at Northeastern University! Our Call for Proposals is now open and can be found in our December Newsletter: conta.cc/44DMkSH. #CivicResearch #Boston #DataAndDesign #Collaboration #InsightToImpact @northeasternu.bsky.social

There are now 75 sensors measuring air quality, heat, & noise along Blue Hill Avenue from Dudley Town Common to Franklin Park, thanks to the Common SENSES Project team! Check it out & get more #civicresearch news in our Nov Digest! Find it in your inbox or at the link.tree in our bio! #civicdata

Are you or someone you know a @northeasternu.bsky.social student with work study hours in Spring 2026? Come work with us at BARI! You can help plan the amazing BARI Conference, run our socials, and engage with a fun team that cares about the community! Apply via Workday or via the link in our bio.

BARI Conference 2025 included a panel focused on indoor air quality studies in Greater Boston, so we know it's important! Congrats to our friends at @boston.gov and @patriciafabian.bsky.social for this important work to monitor air quality in every BPS classroom! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/26/s...

As SNAP benefits decline and food insecurity rates increase, some Boston City Councilors are discussing the not topic of city-owned grocery stores. What do you think? @julianagyeman.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/21/o...

BARI Team Members Sarah Sanchez & Josh Rosen spoke at the NetMob conference in Paris! They talked about a collaboration with the SUNLab on how to use cellphone mobility data to determine patterns of segregation in how folks move about our city each day. #CivicResearch #DataScience #MobilityData

Northeastern's iSUPER mobile lab is hitting the streets of Boston! Led by Prof. Shang Liu, the van measures everything from particulate matter to nitrogen oxides, tracking how far emission plumes travel into communities, empowering them to advocate for cleaner air in their own neighborhoods.

Our Data Consultant Allison Wan led a Boston Data Portal workshop with Professor Robert Sampson's "Crime and Justice in a Changing America" course at Harvard. You can attend the same workshop for FREE by joining us on November 10th from 5:30-7:00 PM at Northeastern Crossing by Ruggles Station!

New from Boston Indicators: One Big Beautiful Bill could deepen wealth inequality for decades to come. Beyond immediate income effects, the report analyzes how tax changes, safety net cuts, and education reforms will impact working families' ability to save, invest, and build financial security.

@bsky.app BARI Director Dan O'Brien will be at the Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis on Oct. 30th from 3-4PM in Knafel 354 to talk about his book, The Pointillistic City!

In an interview on @wbztv.bsky.social, Dan O'Brien pointed out that young people who participated in events like those this past weekend in Greater Boston are unlikely to be thinking in the moment about the intensity of the penalties they might face. #Criminology www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

The Boston Cultural Council Organizational Grant application is now open! 🎉 These grants will provide small and mid-sized organizations (with budgets less than $2 million) up to $10,000 to support their general operating costs. Learn more and apply: www.boston.gov/departments/...

What drove #mentalhealth recovery after the pandemic? A survey by BARI and UMass Boston Center for Survey Research found that Boston neighborhoods where activity rebounded more quickly after lockdown saw less decline in mental health. #CivicResearch www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

BARI Director Dan O'Brien's research refuting the "Broken Windows Theory" was cited in a @nytimes.com piece today. Check it out in the gift article linked below. #ResearchMatters #CivicResearch #Data #Criminology www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...

The What The Tech? Website is officially LIVE! Now there’s a website showcasing the work of the 2024 WTT? cohort that focuses on AI, ethics, and the community. Educators can access the FREE, open-source curriculum that was created through the project. #YouthVoices #CommunityPartners #BARI

Our friends at the Sasaki Foundation have some very cool events coming up for the #design community! Join them on 9/25 for a conversation on how mobility equity takes shape in design and on 9/30 & 10/3rd for the Future of Collaborative Design Symposium! Go to sasakifoundation.org for more info.

The BARI September Newsletter is full of stories, resources, and events in Greater Boston's #CivicResearch, Data, and Design community this fall. Check it out and join our email list to get the next one directly in your inbox. myemail.constantcontact.com/September-Ne...

Don’t miss the biggest 🚨Emergency Preparedness⚠️ events in #Boston on Sept 13th & September 25th! Visit Boston.gov/Fieldday to register today and get more information! #ReadyBoston

Boston has another heat wave this week & some streets will be hotter than others! BARI Director Dan O'Brien's piece in @theconversation.com looks at the #heatislandeffect just blocks apart in #Roxbury. Sensors can help us ID the hottest spots for change efforts. theconversation.com/inside-an-ur...

Our Common SENSES Project team was excited to be at the Dudley Common Farmers' Market yesterday! We heard from residents about where to put sensors to track heat, noise, and air pollution. Join us there next Thursday to share your ideas! @boston.gov #environment #airquality #heatislandeffect

You teach about the American Revolution every year—but not every year is the 💥semiquincentennial💥 This virtual program will take place Wednesday, August 13 at 10 AM and you can register via the link in our bio. We hope to see you this summer! #bpl #LMEC #AmRev #MA250 #revwar #teacherpd

We learned about the MA Zoning Atlas from @johninfranca.bsky.social on our "Re-imagining Zoning" panel with Jesse Kanson-Benanav of @abundanthousingma.org at BARI Conference 2025! We're excited to see how it can help address the housing crisis. #DemocratizeData www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/b...

Congrats to Chelsea, MA for being named an All-America City by @civicleague.bsky.social! #CivicInnovation #EnvironmentalJustice www.chelseama.gov/news_detail_...

How influential are influencers, anyway? Our July newsletter profiles PhD student Allison Wan who just published a paper on new ways to model & measure behavior diffusion among social networks. You'll also find cool #civicresearch events & opps in Boston this summer. Check it out! conta.cc/3GuK9b8

Congrats to Boston Latin Academy for its Research Festival today, where students' projects covered a wide array of topics! Thanks to friends from UMass Boston & Lowell, @boston.gov & BARI for being judges. Look for winners Eliana and Gianna when they share their research at BARI Conference 2026!

Director Dan O'Brien and colleagues' new essay on the urgency for further integrating #dataliteracy (and AI) into K-12 education, and some strategies for doing so, is out now in the Harvard Data Science Review! @thehdsr hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/o1nj6f46...

LOOK: BARI Director Dan O’Brien’s new Perspective in Nature Cities! It describes the pointillistic approach to urban science, from civic research to big data explorations. A bite-size teaser for his book, The Pointillistic City! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Greater Boston’s Annual Insight-to-Impact Summit. Your energy, ideas, and commitment to advancing data-driven research and policy made this event truly special.

Researchers of all ages are welcome at BARI Conference 2025! AP Seminar Students from Boston Latin Academy will be joining us this Friday to learn more about the world of civic research! #godragons

It’s your Last chance to register for BARI Conference 2025! Registration Closes Wednesday at 5:00 pm We are excited to be cohosting BARI Conference 2025 at Roxbury Community College! It’s close to the MBTA and there Is free parking on site! Register at the link in our bio!

At BARI Conference, learning doesn't stop at lunch! Keep the conversations going at our popular Leaders' Luncheon or Poster Session or check out our new Showcases! Register and see the full day's schedule at the link in our bio.

Explore new models for public administration & environmental justice at BARI Conference 2025! Discover advancements in people-powered AI for civic engagement, geothermal energy networks, & community sensor networks. April 11th (link in bio)

From community-led initiatives addressing injustices to innovative strategies for climate sustainability, our conference panels feature researchers, policymakers, and community leaders as they share insights and spark collective action! Register now (link in bio)

Don’t miss the chance to be part of an inspiring conversation at BARI Conference 2025 on April 11th! Our keynote panel will bring together intergenerational thought leaders who are driving systemic change in advocacy, research, and design. Register now via the link in our bio!

Innovation and Relevance are core tenets of the BARI Conference and these panels are on the cutting edge and addressing hot topics in our community! Check out some of the creative approaches to civic research or dig into challenges facing our city every day! Register at the link in our bio!

Did you know that BARI Conference 2025 is FREE? Thanks to our sponsors, the entire day, from Keynote to lunch and sessions to reception is free and open to ALL. Register at the link in our bio and join the conversations!

Clear your calendar for April 11th so you don't miss BARI Conference's Session III panels! Two of our afternoon panels will dig into issues around housing, from zoning to indoor air quality, & how they impact our residents & communities. Register at the link in our bio! #Housing #PublicHealth #BARI

At the BARI Conference, the post-lunch dip doesn't stand a chance against our Session II panels. Check out two of your choices here! Register and get all the details on the day at the link in our bio!

Our morning session includes some amazing panels, so choosing which one to attend will be tough! Two of your options are: Creating our Own Structures to Thrive and Pathways to Social Mobility! Register and learn more about all our great sessions at the link in our bio.