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Students’ Work Culminates in County Being Named One of “Iowa Great Places”

Friday, August 3, 2018
Cedar County, Iowa has received Iowa Great Places designation as a result of URP students’ capstone project.

UI School of Urban and Regional Planning Now Designated as STEM-related

Thursday, July 12, 2018
The School of Urban and Regional Planning at Iowa is excited to announce it has now received STEM-related designation under the U.S.

Mason City’s North End Neighborhood Receives Strategies for Future Improvement

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
A group of five Urban and Regional Planning master’s students spent the last academic year on a planning project for the North End neighborhood of Mason City, IA.

Examining Building Details in Diverse Parts of Iowa City

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
URP is pleased to host the third Urban Design Sketches Student exhibition. Students in the Designing Sustainable and Healthy Cities course made three sketches this semester in:...

Build More Affordable Housing and They Will Come

Monday, June 4, 2018
Associate Professor Jerry Anthony recently spoke in Muscatine, Iowa, to address the city’s housing concerns.

World Climate Simulation

Friday, May 18, 2018
Master’s student Hossain Mohiuddin recently attended a world climate simulation on campus hosted by the University of Iowa Public Policy Center as part of Earth Week.
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Phuong Nguyen-Hoang Wins Prestigious Teaching Award

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Associate Professor Phuong Nguyen-Hoang has received a prestigious Innovative Curriculum award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.