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Minnesota Researcher Finds that Emissions from On-road Vehicles in Delhi are Increasing

December 22, 2015

Researchers Ajay Nagpure, post doctorate associate at the University of Minnesota, B. R Gurjar and Vivek Kumar from IIT-Roorkee, and Prashant Kumar from University of Surrey carried out a study aimed … Read more

The Cleanest Cities? It’s Not So Simple

December 10, 2015

University of Minnesota professor and SRN director, Anu Ramaswami, is quoted in a New York Times article on the variety of ways to assess a city’s efficiency when it comes to energy and … Read more

Columbia University holds an Interdisciplinary Workshop on Urban Green Infrastructure

November 24, 2015

On November 6th 2015, Columbia University hosted about fifty researchers, government, industry and non-for-profit stakeholders at a workshop focused on urban green infrastructure solutions in New York City. Workshop, presentations and discussions … Read more

Minnesota and Georgia Tech Collaborate on Pollution Threat to Taj Mahal

October 28, 2015

A joint study by the University of Minnesota and Georgia Institute of Technology addresses the high level of particulate matter responsible for masking the white marble sheen of the Taj Mahal. … Read more

Columbia Students and Faculty Collaborate with Detroit

October 23, 2015

Written by Amy Motzny, Nandan Shetty and Robert Elliott of Columbia University The Columbia University Urban Ecology Studio is an advanced design course for graduate students in architecture, engineering, and … Read more

University of Michigan Hosts Workshop to Reshape Urban Food, Energy, and Water Flows

October 19, 2015

Approximately fifty researchers and stakeholders participated in an NSF-funded workshop held in Ann Arbor on October 5-6. Disciplines represented range from geography to engineering to architecture and computer science. The workshop … Read more

A better future through “smart cities” research

October 12, 2015

At the University of Minnesota researchers are teaming up with city planners, nonprofit leaders and industry professionals to form solutions that tackle these emerging challenges and prepare communities for the … Read more

Tech, NSF collaborate to promote sustainability

October 12, 2015

Professors Armistead Russell and Nisha Botchwey, will lead Georgia Tech’s involvement in the Sustainability Research Network being funded by the National Science Foundation. Read the full article

Reimagining Cities

September 10, 2015

If ever a project could be held up as a picture-perfect example of the word “interdisciplinary,” this is it. The U of M’s Anu Ramaswami is directing a vast new … Read more

News Roundup – Week Two

August 25, 2015

“Helping Cities Navigate a Climate-Changed Future” InsideClimate News August 21, 2015 “Nine universities, backed by NSF grant, research city development in India and USA” imc, IOT M2M Council August 18, … Read more