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.

Dr. Julia Sattler of TU Dortmund University in Dortmund, Germany, recently visited The University of Iowa’s School of Urban and Regional Planning to discuss her research on present-day urban transformations in Germany’s Rurh Valley.