The Great Cities Institute is cited for its foundational role in South Chicago revitalization efforts in a Block Club Chicago article on the groundbreaking for a $43 million project to upgrade two business corridors in the neighborhood.
David Merriman, Stukel Presidential Professor, joined NPR Illinois’ “State Week” for a discussion examining Illinois’ fiscal health. He is also quoted in an Illinois Answers Project story about efforts by the Lightfoot administration to renew 11…
UPP’s Joshua Drucker was interviewed for Planetary Radio, a weekly podcast by the Planetary Society. Interviewed together with Alex MacDonald, NASA’s Chief Economist, Drucker discussed the recently released NASA Economic Impact Analysis, authored by the Voorhees Center. Listen to…
Congratulations to Muhammad Shafaat Nawaz, a Fullbright urban planning doctoral student in CUPPA, for recently receiving the Research for Social Transformation and Advancement (RASTA) research grant from a prestigious Pakistani foundation! His study…
Crain’s Chicago Business recognized two CUPPA alumni with the Journal’s annual 40 Under 40 award. (https://www.chicagobusiness.com/40-under-40/chicagos-40-under-40-class-2022-crains-list) (subscription required) Crain’s 40 under 40 honors people from a wide range of industries — technology, consumer products,…
In a story from New York Public Radio’s online news website Gothamist, Nik Theodore, UIC professor and head of urban planning and policy, addresses the hurdles for asylum seekers in their transition into the…
Does your organization have a project it wants done but no time to do it? Perhaps you want to assess the progress made on implementation of your comprehensive plan or you have collected…
A Chicago magazine story examining areas of Chicago where the white population has grown over the past three decades includes comments on gentrification from John Betancur, UIC professor of urban planning and policy.
India’s leading School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Delhi and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) will sign a Memo of Understanding (MOU) on October 18. Leveraging matchless resources, including geographical locations at…
An Omaha World-Herald story on Mutual of Omaha’s plans for a new skyscraper for its headquarters cites work from Kheir Al-Kodmany, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, on the symbols that tall buildings represent…
