Students may now simultaneously pursue graduate degrees in Sustainable Water Development (from the College of Engineering) and Urban and Regional Planning.

Every year URP second-year master's students complete a two semester long field problems project for a community in Iowa, supported by the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities.

Jocelyn Borjas, second-year URP student, took on an internship this past summer in the small town of Columbus Junction, IA (population around 1,900).

Ben Curtis, class of 2016, has been selected to be the new director for the Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce in Kalona, IA.

As a recipient of a Graduate Summer Fellowship, Fernando Oliveira was able to incorporate his research for transportation projects in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area with practical application.

A number of University of Iowa urban planning alums, six in fact, were recently presented with awards at the 2018 Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association conference in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Each year, the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association asks its members to nominate plans, projects, and individuals deserving recognition by the professional organization.

Two URP students won prizes for their poster submissions at the recent American Planning Association Upper Midwest Conference held in Rochester, MN.