Jefferson’s Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities was created to support the research, innovation and education that is happening across the university focusing on transforming urban environments into smart and healthy cities. The institute is conceived as an aggregator and facilitator of transdisciplinary research and education across multiple disciplines driving the future of our cities and communities. Supported by data and smart technologies, Smart Cities is an emerging paradigm in the development of urban environments in an attempt to build more efficient, healthier and livable cities.
We’re changing the way we live, work, travel and learn for a healthier future.
The Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities is a collaborative effort between the College of Architecture and the Built Environment, College of Population Health, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce.
Join us for a special preview of the exhibition INTERSECTIONS: Health, Environment, and Design at the Gutman Library, East Falls Campus – Lower Floor. Be among the first to experience the exhibit inside the Jefferson CAVE, a multi-sided immersive environment that brings the themes of health, sustainability, and human-centered design to life.
Location: Gutman Library, East Falls Campus – Lower Floor
On June 24th, Jefferson hosted an “Intersections: Health, Environment and Design” Symposium in Venice, Italy, as part of the event. Read more about it in the link below.
In a joint effort, students from Thomas Jefferson University and Università Iuav di Venezia had an opportunity to showcase their projects at the Palazzo Badoer in Venice during the Venice Biennale 2023. Featured at Design Philadelphia—on of the oldest design festivals in the country, Jefferson has been an active participant because we value engagement and understand the transformative power of design.
The Smart and Healthy Cities Studio shows the complex interconnection between climate change and the macro, mezzo, and micro–contextual relationships between factors that have often not been considered. The studio offers solutions for how cities can be better prepared for future global crises and how to transform cities under climate threats into more resilient towns to support a fair city to live, work, and do business.
Thomas Jefferson University in partnership with Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy, has been the recipient of an Erasmus+ for Higher Education grant funded by the European Union Program (ERASMUS+ KA 171). The grant supports student mobility for training and education, as well as staff mobility for training and teaching between the Institute and Università Iuav di Venezia.
Rolling Applications for 2024/25
All activities must be completed by July 31, 2025
Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) has sought Hanover’s assistance in identifying funding opportunities to support its Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities. Building on the emerging concept of “Smart Cities,” in which urban environments harness data and technology to improve living conditions, the Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities will serve as a collaborative and transdisciplinary hub for research, education, innovation and programmatic efforts that will contribute to building healthier and more livable cities.
The Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities is pleased to announce the Smart & Healthy Cities Student Research and Travel Award. These grants provide funding to support graduate student research with a focus on the quality of life in urban settings.
Recently the directors for the Institute for Smart & Health Cities, Dr. Edgar Stach, Dr. Katie DiSantis and Dr. Christopher Pastore, were interviewed on the Planet Philadelphia podcast with host Kay Wood. Listen to them discuss what some of the things cities are doing to foster sustainability, and make them more resilient and healthier places to live.
Professor Stach will lead interdisciplinary research and global collaborations to advance urban resilience, sustainability, and public health.
The Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities is pleased to announce the Smart & Healthy Cities Student Research and Travel Award. These grants provide funding to support graduate student research with a focus on the quality of life in urban settings.
The collaboration between Università Iuav di Venezia and Thomas Jefferson University is developing a Centre of Excellence on Resilient Cities and Climate-proof Design and Planning. The expertise and knowledge combination provides a cutting-edge approach to rethinking the resilient city concept.
Jefferson's College of Architecture & The Built Environment, the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce and the College of Population Health come together to develop cities in the face of climate change, social inequity, rapid urbanization and health disparities.
