A Hyde Park Herald story recapping a recent Blackstone Library panel on South Side gentrification includes comments from panelist Janet Smith, UIC professor of urban planning and policy and co-director of UIC’s Nathalie…
Prof Sanjeev Vidyarthi is representing UPP in a collaborative spatial planning studio with ENSA Toulouse and Aayojan School of Architecture at the Indian city of Jaipur studying ‘Rain Water Harvesting and Metropolisation’ sponsored…
Urban Planning and Policy Professor Kate Lowe and Vice President of Metropolitan Planning Council Josh Ellis joined WTTW’s Chicago Tonight to discuss Trump’s Infrastructure Plan.
An article from The Intercept critiques New York Times lauding of Opportunity Zones in the recently passed federal tax bill. Rachel Weber, UPP Professor, and Dan Immergluck, CUPPA PhD Alumnus, give comments on…
There has been a lot of debate about the 2020 Census and if questions regarding race should be removed from the census entirely. Tim Johnson, the Director of the Survey Research Lab within…
In the wake of Louisville being eliminated as a possible location for Amazon’s second headquarters, Louisville Public Radio interviewed Joshua Drucker, UIC associate professor of urban planning and policy, about the various ways…
Four of UPP’s distinguished faculty have been reappointed to important service roles with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). Professor Rachel Weber will continue to chair the ACSP Selection Committee for the…
A Chicago Tribune editorial board column on the unemployment rate for African-Americans in Illinois highlights findings from a 2017 UIC Great Cities Institute report on youth unemployment in the Chicago area. Report co-authors…
Congratulations to UIC MUPP Maux Sullivan on receiving the WTS Leadership Legacy Scholarship. WTS launched the Leadership Legacy Scholarship in 2007. Through this award, the Greater Chicago Chapter provides $2,500 to an outstanding…
A report from the University of Minnesota Duluth about the proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project is coming under fire over concerns about whether the findings are based on accurate data. In…
