Two new grant and fellowship programs

We’ve just opened two new programs to support researchers and designers working on geography and cartography. The Small Grants for Early Career Digital Publications program provides funding and technical assistance for scholars in any humanities or social science discipline working towards a digital publication for the public. The Designer-in-Residence Fellowship is our very first residential fellowship for cartographers and designers working on geographic themes.

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A trip around the world through radio waves

Are you a radio lover? See if you can spot your favorite short-wave radio stations in this 1935 map. Then take a read through Rachel Sharer’s newest article, which explores some new and old radio maps in our collection, and investigates the history of radio communications.

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Exploring the geography of the Boston Public Schools exam invitation system

As part of his work with the LMEC team this summer, high school senior Kyler Hoogendoorn-Ecker researched the method by which students are assigned to public exam schools in Boston. He observes that attempts to make the admissions process more equitable have led to three changes in this admission system in as many years. How do maps help us make sense of which Boston students are most likely to attend the exam schools?

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Boston Groundwater Trust Forum · Sept 20, 5:30pm ET

What will Boston’s streets look like in the face of future climate risks? The Boston Groundwater Trust will be hosting a citywide forum examining how climate change over the coming years may threaten the foundations on which many of Boston’s neighborhoods are built. Mayor Michelle Wu will give opening remarks and the program will feature public officials as well as a discussion of a recent LMEC spatial analysis study into the tax value of property on filled land.

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Looking for ways to learn more about facing climate risks?

This year, as part of our ongoing exhibition More or Less in Common focused on environmental justice, we’re working with Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) as part of Climate Preparedness Week 2022. We’ll be hosting two events: Ground Truth: Shaping Narratives of Environmental Justice (in person, Sept 28 at 5:30pm EST) and The Challenges of Communicating Climate Risk: A Conversation Across Cities (virtual, Sept 29 at 4:00pm ET).

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