A story from Stateline, the state policy news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts, on Illinois’ declining population includes quotes from Teresa Córdova, director of the Great Cities Institute, and Matthew Wilson, and senior…
In a Crain’s Chicago Business series covering the first 100 days of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, writes that the city and developers should use…
Daily Southtown columnist Ted Slowik quotes David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and with the University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and…
WTTW-TV News interviewed Department of Urban Planning and Policy Professor Kate Lowe in an online story about what positive environmental impact, if any, an electric scooter initiative like Chicago’s soon-to-launch pilot program may…
UPP Adjunct Assistant Professor Elizbeth Kocs was selected to participate in The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s 2019 Executive Energy Leadership Program. The program provides non-technical business, governmental, and community leaders an opportunity to learn about…
The Chicago Tribune published a commentary from three UIC researchers involved with the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy’s report on the challenges and contributions of Native Americans in Chicago. William…
Congratulations to the BA in Urban Studies graduate Eboni Hawkins who received the prestigious Moelis Scholarship to attend University of Pennsylvania Master of City Planning (MCP) program. We wish Eboni all the success…
A WBEZ news story focuses on a new report from the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP) that looks at the challenges and contributions of Native Americans in Chicago. Interviewed…
We are proud to announce that Department of Public Administration adjunct professor Paul Lavrakas received the 2019 Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). The award is…
Agustina Laurito, Assistant Professor in public administration, was awarded $50,000 of grant funding through the Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Program at Tufts University and the University of Connecticut. The…
