Urban Planning Assistant Professor Haifeng Qian, co-organizer of the International Workshop on Entrepreneurship in China, presented his research at Peking University in Beijing on October 14-15.

Jeff Speck, author of "Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time" will speak on Monday, October 24th at 6:30 p.m. in the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.

Breanna Shea of the Iowa Flood Center will speak about reducing Iowa watershed flooding and its effects on Friday, September 30th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in 219 Jessup Hall.

Assistant Professor Steven Spears recently contributed an article to the London School of Economics' USA Politics and Policy (USAPP) blog.

Guest speaker, Smita Srinivas, Ph.D., will give a presentation, "Farms versus Firms: Theory and Process in Economic Development and Urbanization," on Friday, Sept., 16th from 2:00-3:20 p.m.

Rummage in the Ramp, Iowa City’s annual housewares and clothing recycling event, is receiving support again from Urban and Regional Planning students.

Why does a large institution build in a flood-prone area and how does it respond when flooding causes great damage?

The Jim Harris Memorial Scholarship Award, established in 2002, is named for the founding chair of the School of Urban and Regional Planning.