Important new research on the dynamics of urban change and macro growth trends, co-authored by current Mansueto Institute postdoc Laura Fürsich.

UChicago students: Are you passionate about housing equity? Join this year's Kreisman Initiative Housing Challenge and compete for $5000. To learn more, register for our Zoom info session on Friday, Nov. 14. Register: events.uchicago.edu/event/kihc-i...

Come out to the 2025 spatial@uchicago open house on 11/11 to hear from Brian Wilson, our Executive Director, and learn more about geospatial research opportunities on campus! More info: events.uchicago.edu/event/255116...

Join Prof. Emily Talen on Oct. 30 for an afternoon of panels, presentations, and Q&As which will focus on topics including equity in housing preservation, community engagement, and historic preservation beyond the classroom. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/inaugural-...

UChicago Masters + PhD Students: Apply to join the Kreisman Graduate Fellowship! Fellows receive a stipend of $1,500, professional development activities, and the opportunity to work with a local housing organization on an impactful project. Applications are due September 15.

In the meantime, some folks have created workarounds. whoownschi.miurban-dashboards.org from @miurbanchicago.bsky.social, landlordmapper.org/chi/home from @landlordmapper.bsky.social, and deseguys.com from @anthonymoser.com

It's been a pleasure to be involved in this important project!! Huge congrats to @amyqin.bsky.social @estheryjkang.bsky.social and the rest of the @wbez.org team and our collaborators at @miurbanchicago.bsky.social The work @writeralejandra.bsky.social and I began with #TheTenantTrap continues!

The Mansueto Institute is excited to co-sponsor "Beyond Corporatization," an event presented by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT). Register at events.uchicago.edu.

Join us May 19 for our next Urban Leaders Lunch Colloquium. David Wilts, Founder at Digital Masterplanning and Master Developer at ACOG Ventures / Woodlawn Central, will present "You Never Want to Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste." RSVP: events.uchicago.edu.

On May 15, join us at the Kreisman Initiative Housing Challenge Symposium to discuss one of Chicago's most pressing questions: how can the city provide enough affordable housing? RSVP at tinyurl.com/2025kihc.

ICYMI: The Mansueto Institute featured Chris Skrable, Emily Talen, and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg in its Urban Innovation Lunch Colloquium series. Catch the full recordings on our YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@miurbanchic...

Congratulations to our finalists for the 2025 Kreisman Institute Housing Challenge! Join us on May 15 to see these groups present their solutions to Chicago's affordable housing crisis. 🔆 RSVP: tinyurl.com/2025kihc

Join us April 28 for our next Urban Innovation Lunch Colloquium. Chris Skrable, Executive Director of Chicago Studies and Experiential Learning and Assistant Dean of the College, will present "Facing the City: Implications of/for Chicago Studies." RSVP: events.uchicago.edu

The Mansueto Institute was honored to partner with the Harris School of Public Policy for its Policy Innovation Challenge. Huge congratulations to all the teams for excellent presentations, especially this year’s winner. ICYMI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4MK...

Join us at the Kreisman Symposium to hear the top three Housing Challenge finalists pitch bold solutions for affordable housing in Chicago. A panel of experts will discuss their ideas and pick the winner! RSVP: tinyurl.com/2025kihc

This Giving Day, contribute to the Mansueto Institute's work empowering investigative journalism in cities. Contribute here: shorturl.at/sel2D #UChiGivingDay

This Giving Day, contribute to the Mansueto Institute's work empowering investigative journalism in cities. Contribute here: shorturl.at/sel2D #UChiGivingDay

Giving Day 2025 is March 25-26! This Giving Day, contribute to the Mansueto Institute's work empowering investigative journalism in cities. Make a contribution here: shorturl.at/sel2D

Join us in-person or online as Mansueto Summer 2024 Data Journalism Fellows and Chicago Tribune Journalist, Sarah Freishtat, present at Chi Hack Night, Chicago’s premier civic technology meetup. RSVP here: events.uchicago.edu/event/244992...

Christopher Berry, William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor at the Harris School and director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation, will take on the role of Civic Leadership Academy faculty director. harris.uchicago.edu/news-events/...

Chicago journalists & UChicago data science students — collaborate on ambitious storytelling this summer with the Local Data Journalism Initiative. Learn more: tinyurl.com/datajournalism25

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