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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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, "...

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

Elizabeth "Liza" Minor has been chosen for our AICP Outstanding Student of the Year award.

Assistant Professor Dr. Scott Spak co-authored a paper, “Central American biomass burning smoke can increase tornado severity in the U.S.