Blog | Center for Civic Innovation

Mar 16, 20214 min read

Book Review: Better Data Visualizations, by Jonathan Schwabish

Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks (2021), by Jonathan Schwabish (Senior Fellow at the Urban...

Dec 7, 20201 min read

Two New Board Members

We are pleased to announce the election of two new members to our Board of Directors. Aleena Haidari and Alpha Diallo will join the board...

Nov 11, 20204 min read

Christie Taylor Joins the CCI as Executive Director

The hiring process for an Executive Director of the Center for Civic Innovation has concluded. “We are thrilled to announce the hiring of...

Nov 9, 20205 min read

Innovator Profile: Sean Tubbs

The Charlottesville area is home to many actively engaged civic innovators, one of these is Sean Tubbs. Sean has been bringing crucial...

Oct 5, 20203 min read

Civic Innovation Fellowship Inaugural Cohort

In January 2020 we launched the Civic Innovation Fellowship program to support local innovators in our community.

Jul 20, 20203 min read

IoT and Stormwater: A Student Centered on University/Community Collaboration

An innovative University of Virginia capstone team recently published a study called Flood Monitoring and Mitigation Strategies for...

Jul 5, 20203 min read

Short Term Rental (Airbnb) Data Collaborative Update

Airbnb/Rental Supply Data Collaborative Project Sponsor: Charlottesville HAC (via Chris Meyer, Heather Hill, Sally Hudson) Project team:...

Jun 11, 20203 min read

UVA School of Data Science Capstone: Deployment of a LoRaWAN-Based IoT Air Quality Sensor Network

For the last academic year, we worked with researchers from the University of Virginia to use the Internet of Things in examining air...