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All events cancelled for Spring 2020 semester
Unfortunately, due to the campus closure for COVID-19, we have canceled all scheduled events for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. We hope to be able to reschedule them for next year and look forward to seeing you at events in the Fall semester. In the meantime, stay safe!
Call for Proposals: 2nd Annual Bay Area Urban Politics Workshop
We are excited to invite you to the second annual Bay Area Comparative Urban Politics Workshop on April 24, 2020.
Summer Research Funding Competition
Global Metropolitan Studies (GMS) is pleased to announce a competition for summer research grants of up to $5000 to students currently enrolled in the Designated Emphasis. Applications are due February 28, 2020.
Madeleine Parker wins Best Paratransit Paper
Congratulations to GMS doctoral student Madeleine Parker for winning the award for Best Paratransit Paper for "Benefits & Challenges of On-Demand E-Hailing Paratransit Programs: A Case Study of Pilot Programs in New York City & Boston" at the Transportation Research Board's 2020 Annual Me
Joan Walker wins 2020 Zephyr Leadership Award
We are excited to congratulate GMS core faculty member Joan Walker for winning the 2020 Zephyr Leadership Award from the Zephyr Foundation. The Zephyr Leadership Award honors those who advance rigorous transportation and land use decision-making for the public good.
Urban Mobility Readiness Index: How Cities Rank On Mobility Ecosystem Development
The Oliver Wyman Forum, in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, has unveiled the Urban Mobility Readiness Index — a forward-leaning ranking of how well-positioned global cities are to lead the mobility revolution.