<p>Jim Schwab, AICP, is a 1985 graduate.

<p>Evaluations in development economics and regional policy in general have historically been plagued by the so-called counterfactual. What would have happened anyway if the event had not occurred or the policy had not been adopted?

<p>Jim Schwab, '85, now a senior research associate for the American Planning Association, was highlighted in a May 13 article in <i>The New York Times</i> as "a guru of disaster recovery." See the full article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/w

<p>Our new incoming students attended their orientation on Friday, August 24th, and took a moment to pose for a group picture. The group of 22 includes students who completed their undergraduate educations as far away as Haiti, China and India.

<p>The University of Iowa's planning program was represented at this spring's APA meetings in Philadelphia by 18 students, one faculty member, and dozens of alumni.