Centennial Scholar Initiative

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Assessing your innovation district: Five key questions to explore

Jason Hachadorian and Jennifer S. Vey

February 21, 2018

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Mayoral Powers in the Age of New Localism

Bruce Katz and Alaina J. Harkness

Thursday, December 21, 2017

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Trump’s CDC directive isn’t just a war on words. It’s a war on science.

Monday, December 18, 2017

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The Complex Interplay of Cities, Corporations and Climate

Friday, December 8, 2017

United States ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss a North Korean missile launch at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC13D928A720

Trump wants out of global migration discussions. Cities want in.

Jessica Brandt and Bruce Katz

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

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New York City and new localism: The Doctoroff theory of change

Monday, November 6, 2017

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Boosting research funding as uncertainty reigns

Scott Andes and Daniel Correa

Monday, November 6, 2017

Migrants rest at an temporary shelter in a sports hall in Hanau, Germany, September 29, 2015. When the flood of Middle Eastern refugees arriving in Europe finally ebbs and asylum-seekers settle down in their new homes, Germany could unexpectedly find itself housing the continent's largest Muslim minority. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - LR1EB9T14TXW2

The refugee crisis is a city crisis

Bruce Katz and Jessica Brandt

Friday, November 3, 2017

People wave Catalan separatist flags during a demonstration organised by Catalan pro-independence movements ANC (Catalan National Assembly) and Omnium Cutural, following the imprisonment of their two leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, in Barcelona, Spain, October 21, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes - RC1BADA01AC0

How cities succeed while regions try to secede

Monday, October 30, 2017

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Amazon wants to be near a downtown university

Wednesday, October 18, 2017