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P.S. Sriraj interviewed on state of Metra and challenges on WBEZ

Chicago Public Radio’s (WBEZ-FM 91.5) “Morning Shift” interviewed P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, about the current state of Metra and the challenges it faces…

Moira Zellner featured in ACSP Faculty Profile

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) has featured UPP faculty Moira Zellner , highlighting Moira’s inspirations and contribution to urban planning.  Read the profile and interview at the ACSP website.

Albert J. Schorsch, III

Albert J. Schorsch, III 1951-2017

I am deeply saddened to report that our dear colleague, administrator, CUPPA historian, counselor and friend, Albert J. Schorsch, III, surrounded by his loving family, died October 28, in his home after a…

Shelley Davis, MUPP '98

Davis Receives Marek Alumni Award

Since 2004, the CUPPA Alumni Association Board of Directors has presented the Jim Marek Alumni Appreciation Award recognizing individuals or groups for their dedication to the fields of urban planning and public administration and…

Tim Johnson, Director, Survey Research Laboratory

Johnson on Census Funding

Tim Johnson, director of the Survey Research Laboratory at UIC and professor of public administration, was interviewed by Science magazine in an article about financial support of the Census Bureau and the U.S.…

Map/graphic of visual hardship index.

Huff Post cites GCI Index

The Huff Post cites the UIC Great Cities Institute’s index of economic hardship in Chicago’s 77 communities in an article detailing related research on poverty in San Antonio, Texas.http://bit.ly/2z1xiFF

How Prisons Inflate White Voting Power in Downstate Illinois

The Chicago Reporter features “How prisons inflate white voting power in downstate Illinois,” a co-authored essay by Amanda Lewis, director of UIC’s Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy and professor of…