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GCI's Youth Joblessness in Chicago and Cook County

Findings from a UIC Great Cities Institute report on youth joblessness in Chicago and Cook County were featured during a related segment broadcast by Univision Chicago. Teresa Córdova, director of the institute, presented…

On the Table Initiative Feedback Administered by IPCE

An online story from WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight” about the Chicago Community Trust’s On the Table initiative mentions the role of UIC’s Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement in gathering feedback on the forum’s…

IRRPP's Report Covered in Associated Press and Other Media

The Associated Press and DNAinfo Chicago each covered the UIC Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy’s new report on Chicago’s racial and ethnic disparities in housing, economics, education, justice and health.…

CUPPA Students Recognized for Achievements

During the 2016-17 academic year, CUPPA students were recognized with the following awards: Dean F. Eitel Graduate Student Award: Public Administration Students Kelly Williams and Qixin Chen Jane Addams Distinguished Service Award:  Public Administration…

CUPPA Alumni President Receives Model Administrator/Alumnus Award

The CUPPA Alumni Board of Directors president, Nicole Sims MPA ’02, received the Model Administrator/Alumnus Award at the 37th Annual Public Service Recognition Awards Program of the Greater Chicago Chapter American Society for Public Administration…

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Sriraj on the Great Lakes Basis Railroad

P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor, is quoted in a Rockford Register Star article about proposed plans for the Great Lakes Basin Railroad.

UPP Assoc. Prof Brenda Parker on Thrift Shopping

The Lansing State Journal (MI) quotes Brenda Parker, associate professor of urban planning and policy, in an article on the interest and changing attitudes surrounding thrift shopping. Parker’s research concerns urban homesteading, such…