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Alum to Discuss Social Equity by Design

Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Carlton Eley, class of 1998, will be speaking at “Tuesdays at APA” on January 12th in Washington, D.C.  Mr. Eley is a Senior Environmental Protection Specialist at the U.S.

Planning at Iowa Webinar for Prospective Students

Monday, November 9, 2015
Join us December 2nd for an informational webinar hosted by the Director of Iowa’s School of Urban and Regional Planning and admissions team.

Our Alums are Heroes

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Connerly Receives Award for Excellence in Service

Friday, October 30, 2015
Professor and Director Charles Connerly is one of two faculty who recently received the Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service to the University and the State of Iowa.

Students' Toolkit Being Used by City of Cedar Rapids

Thursday, September 24, 2015
Every year the Master's students in Urban and Regional Planning take on capstone projects to help Iowa communities through the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities.

Recent Graduate Receives Fulbright Award to Teach in Mongolia

Monday, September 21, 2015
Gloria Wenman, a 2014 graduate of the School of Urban and Regional Planning, has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award to Mongolia.

Poll Confirms Iowa City is One of the Best Places to Live

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Iowa City ranks a high third place in Outside magazine's recent poll, "16 Best Places to Live." As we know, Iowa City is affordable, has a low unemployment rate, and a noteworthy downtown.

Spears Contributes to WalletHub Article

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Assistant Professor Steven Spears was recently contacted by the website WalletHub to give an expert opinion for their article, “2015’s Best and Worst Cities to be a Driver.

Iowa's Resource Enhancement and Protection Program Researched by URP Student

Monday, August 10, 2015
The Iowa Policy Project (IPP) has released a report illustrating some of the many benefits of Iowa’s Resource Enhancement and Protection program (REAP) over the past 25 years.

URP Field Problems highlighted in HUD article

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a national article about the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC). The article, "...