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Making an Environmental Impact with Urban Planning Degree
Monday, February 20, 2023
URP alumna Jennifer Jordan’s exuberance for conservation continues to influence municipal waste and resource management.

Improving Equitable Home Ownership in Iowa
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Stephanie Murphy, SPPA alum and Executive Director of the Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC), was recently quoted in the Cedar Rapids Gazette in an article about equitable home ownership.

Spak Selected for EPA Advisory Panel
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Associate Professor Scott Spak was recently appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB).

Zuhlke Publishes Book on Trust in Government and Drinking Water
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Samantha Zuhlke's new book, The Profits of Distrust: Citizen-Consumers, Drinking Water, and the Crisis of Confidence in American Government, has recently been published and is now available from Cambridge University Press.

Public Affairs Student Receives Human Rights Award
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The Iowa City Human Rights Commission has chosen UI public affairs master’s student, Jocelyn Williams, as the Kenneth Cmiel Human Rights Award recipient, based on her strong commitment to housing as a human right.

Virtual Admissions Info Sessions on Public Affairs and Planning Oct. 27 & Nov. 9
Thursday, October 20, 2022
All undergrad majors are welcome!
WHAT: Info. sessions to learn more about our masters degrees in Urban & Regional Planning (URP) and Public Affairs (MPA). Join us to:

Reconnecting After Pandemic
Monday, October 17, 2022
At the School of Planning and Public Affairs, we are emerging from COVID together! We recently held a Reconnection Reception for students, staff, and faculty to mingle and enjoy togetherness.

Global Alumni Spotlight: Meembo Changula
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
UI International Programs recently hosted the sixth installment in their Global Alumni Spotlight Series featuring URP alumna Meembo Changula (class of 2010), a native of Zambia.

Cities on the Front Line: Urban Approaches to National Issues
Friday, September 23, 2022
The School of Planning and Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science recently partnered with the Big Ten Collaboration: Democracy in the 21st Century on a mayors forum, "Cities on the front line: Urban approaches to national issues."

Meet the New Students
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Our new incoming students recently took a moment to follow our tradition and pose for a group picture during their orientation.
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