Boston Area Research Initiative

We have extended the Research Seed Grant Application deadline to next Friday, March 10th at 4:59PM! The grant will support graduate students conducting original data-oriented research on the Boston area at the intersection of scholarship and policy.

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Research Seed Grants Overview Applications for the Research Seed Grant Program are now being accepted, see instructions below. Deadline: March 10th, 2023 at 5 pm. About the Research Seed Grant Program The Boston Area Research Initiative is inviting applications for research seed grants for projects occurring during the 2023 – ...

Registration for the BARI Conference 2023: Greater Boston’s Annual Insight-to-Impact Summit is now open!

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BARI Conference 2023: Greater Boston’s Annual Insight-to-Impact Summit A unique forum for community leaders, practitioners, researchers, & policymakers to share how they advance data-driven research and policy

Dan O'Brien, Director of the Boston Area Research Initiative, and Professor of Public Policy and Criminology, is releasing “Urban Informatics: Using Big Data to Understand and Serve Communities,” in hardcopy on December 8. The textbook teaches the fundamental skills of urban informatics, or the use of data to better understand and serve communities. Urban Informatics integrates technical and conceptual skills, guiding readers to make informed decisions about the interpretation of data and their analysis and visualization.

Real-world examples used in the textbook are drawn from the Boston Area Research Initiative’s Boston Data Portal. “This book is designed to support learners who would like to leverage data science for the purpose of having public impact,” writes O’Brien in the preface. Urban Informatics is the first textbook to cover this subject. To purchase the physical copy visit routledge.com. Chapman Hall / CRC Press

“Urban Informatics: Using Big Data to Understand and Serve Communities” by Daniel O’Brien will be available for purchase in hardcopy on Thursday, December 8. The first textbook of its kind, Urban Informatics provides readers with the chance to practice their skills on any of the exploratory data and community experience assignments drawn from the Boston Area Research Initiative’s Boston Data Portal.

All of the working examples in the textbook are based around the city of Boston, giving the reader an example of how deeply one can apply the skills of the book to understanding and serving a particular community. To purchase Urban Informatics in hardcopy on December 8, visit routledge.com or visit danourban.com/books to read the online copy.

Join us next Tuesday, November 15th for the BARI Community Data Training at 1:00pm-2:30pm!

Community Data Training Community Data Training (2nd Tuesday of every month)

Welcome back, everyone. BARI hopes you are relaxed, recharged, & ready to start a new school year. We are happy that you are part of our amazing research community. We welcome and value your positive energy and dedication to excellence in data, research, and community building.

BARI is looking to hire an enthusiastic leader in urban informatics to lead our Public Urban Informatics Educational Programs! If you love working with data, young people, and community engagement Apply today!

Program Manager: Public Urban Informatics Education About the Opportunity The Program Manager will focus especially on an expanded educational program for young people looking to gain the skills of data science. Working within an existing team, areas of activity will include, but will not be limited to: development of new curricula that make the skil...

Applications are due tomorrow August 3rd, 2022, for our Research Seed Grant program. Applicants can win up to $5000 to support original data-oriented research about City of Boston communities. Apply today!

Research Seed Grants Overview Now Accepting Applications Due Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 About the Research Seed Grant Program The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) provides research seed grant funding for graduate students conducting original data-oriented research on the Boston area, at the intersection of scholarship and...

We've Extended the deadline to August 3rd, 2022, for our Research Seed Grant program. Applicants can be awarded up to $5000 to support original data-oriented research about City of Boston communities. Apply today!

Research Seed Grants Overview Now Accepting Applications Due Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 About the Research Seed Grant Program The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) provides research seed grant funding for graduate students conducting original data-oriented research on the Boston area, at the intersection of scholarship and...

We are looking to hire someone enthusiastic about urban informatics to lead our Public Urban Informatics Educational Programs!! If you love working with data, young people, and community leaders (esp from underrepresented bkgrds) apply today.

Program Manager: Public Urban Informatics Education About the Opportunity The Program Manager will focus especially on an expanded educational program for young people looking to gain the skills of data science. Working within an existing team, areas of activity will include, but will not be limited to: development of new curricula that make the skil...

Register for the next Urban Informatics Data Training on with us, coming up next week!
http://eventbrite.com/e/urban-informatics-public-safety-data-training-for-all-boston-communities-tickets-368307225827

Register now for next week's 6/14 In-Person community data training at Northeastern Crossing in collaboration w/ Northeastern University City & Community Engagement Come learn how and where to gather important community data on the Boston Data Portal

Urban Informatics: Data Training for all Boston Communities (In-Person) BARI in collaboration with City and Community Engagement will host data training on the Boston Data Portal for local communities