Recent News
What Happened When MLK Visited Columbia
On October 27, 1961, Martin Luther King Jr., the chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, arrived at Columbia University to give a speech.
BRAVO! Habitat International Coalition Launches Campaign on Human Rights and Housing
The Mega-Cities Projects congratulates HIC on this timely and important Campaign which it will launch at HIC’s General Assembly (open online) on October 10
Dr. Perlman Is Awarded 2019-2020 Fulbright Scholarship
Perlman won the award for longitudinal research on the impact of metropolitan incorporation of fishing villages she studied over 50 years ago near the Brazilian city of Recife.
MCP President talks with the Brazilian media about her research
Janice Perlman described her findings from her 50-year-old research in Rio
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2019 PAID FALL INTERNSHIP Mega-Cities Project
The Mega-Cities Project is pleased to announce that we are now seeking applications for the 2019 Fall Internship, open to urban practitioners and graduate students in the New York area.
SAVE THE DATE: May 14-16, 2019 at Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro – Brazilian Academy of Sciences Magna Conference on Sustainable Development Goals With KEYNOTE by JANICE PERLMAN, Tuesday, May 14 at 2pm
Dr. Janice Perlman, our president and founder, will give the keynote on UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.