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Strengthening Urban Partnerships

Town-Gown Relationships: A New Model Emerges

Across the country there is evidence of a trend that should raise the spirits of both academic and civic leaders: More than ever before, cities and universities are joining together in mutually beneficial partnerships to promote regional vitality as well as university development. Here in Greater Boston—where higher education is our undisputed global marker—we are determined to elevate this movement to new heights.
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University-Community Partnerships in
Greater Boston

On long-abandoned city parcels in Boston's Lower Roxbury, a new housing complex—Davenport Commons and Shawmut Estates—opens to rave reviews. Developed by the city, three local nonprofit developers, and Northeastern University, the complex consists of apartment-style housing for nearly 600 students and 75 affordable home ownership units for community residents. » READ MORE

Town and Gown Align to Support Research

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Northeastern University, and several other institutions are developing ways to extract information from biomedical and biological signals. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Northeastern are measuring the effectiveness of a breast cancer drug and working with other partners to develop nanodevices that can provide the hardware for future biomedical applications. At McLean Hospital, nurses have collaborated with Northeastern on assessments of inpatient units, job satisfaction, and antidepressants for adolescents.
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Town and Gown and Urban Economic Development

This essay series celebrates the potential for progress when communities and universities join in partnerships that promote both local vitality and university development. That potential exists in many fields, from urban health to public education, but nowhere is it greater—if town and gown can rise to the occasion— than in urban economic development. » READ MORE

For more information, visit www.community.neu.edu.

	A National Movement

	Leveraging Colleges for Urban Economic Revitalization The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and CEOs for Cities are among those institutions arguing that we unleash the local economic development capacity of colleges and universities


	The Greater Boston Model

	Universities as Engines of Economic Growth The economic impact of Greater Boston's eight research universities is documented in a 2003 report Higher Education and Community Partnerships Impact of college and universities on Greater Boston's economy, quality of life, identity and civic leadership, and the blossoming of college-community partnerships.


	Northeastern University Initiatives

	School of Social Science, Urban Affairs and Public Policy New school focused on interdisciplinary social science research, policy-relevant and professional training, and sustained community involvement in urban affairs.

	Community Engagement A website that provides the Boston community with information about resources and events at Northeastern Urban-Oriented Research Northeastern University research centers focused primarily on urban issues: Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research Center for Urban and Regional Policy Center for Urban Environmental Studies Domestic Violence Institute Institute on Race and Justice Institute on Urban Health Research