After its designation as an EDA University Center and receiving a five-year grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration in 2016, the Natalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement has now…
Thank you to the Family of Anna Bachman, who generously increased their giving to CUPPA to ensure that the scholarship fund as well as a tremendously invaluable internship fund, continue to impact our students…
Crain’s Chicago Business quotes John Betancur, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, in an article on some of the city’s efforts to slow gentrification and its potential impact on investment by developers…
Dean Michael Pagano spoke on a Brookings panel on how Congress could potentially design an infrastructure stimulus that responds to today’s recession while still making future-looking investments. Pagano stated that “cities and states…
Chicago Parent magazine interviews Amanda Lewis, director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at UIC, in an article examining how parents can educate their children and raise them to…
An editorial from Nonprofit Quarterly magazine cites preliminary findings from a survey of day laborers during the COVID-19 pandemic that was conducted by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network in cooperation with Nik…
A Chicago Tribune feature article on the effects of inequality and disinvestment in Chicago’s Black and Latino neighborhoods includes comments from three UIC experts: Elizabeth Todd-Breland, UIC associate professor of history; P.S. Sriraj, director…
GFRC’s Amanda Kass was interviewed by the Voice of San Diego to discuss the city and county’s pension systems, and the impact of the COVID-19 economic downturn on their funding levels. Kass states…
UTC Director Dr. P.S. Sriraj offers commentary in a July 21 Streetsblog article exploring mobility management networks. The article references a study completed by the UTC in July that explored statewide mobility management…
Comments from Stacey Sutton, UIC assistant professor of urban planning and policy, are included in a Crain’s Chicago Business article looking at the current and potential future impact of COVID and civil unrest…
