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Mural Arts Course Wordpress Site
Check out the beautiful maps, photography, and analysis done by this year's Mural Arts course!https://bigpicturesmuralarts.wordpress.com/
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Stay-At-Home Commute
A look at a stay-at-home commute, final project from Anna Boffice, a
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The passing of an Urban Studies colleague
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Felipe Gorostiza, a valued and long-time member of the Urban Studies faculty. Felipe succumbed to Covid-19 virus on April 15, 2020.
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A Wall of Our Own
Read Paul Farber's (URBS '05 & lecturer of Mapping Philadelphia course) book A Wall of Our Own: An American History of the Berlin Wall<
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Congratulations to Piotr
Big congratulations to Urbs senior Piotr Wojcik (pictured right), on being named a 2019-2020 Dean’s Scholar.
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Chinatown article published by URBS duo in Planning Perspectives
Check out this article about the broad patterns and trends of historic Chinatowns across 15 of the major cities in twentieth-century Canada and the U.S.
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Op-Ed on the Rizzo Statue
Read Paul Farber's (URBS '05 and lecturer of Mapping Philadelphia course) opinion piece in the Inquirer, on the Frank Rizzo statue and the power of public monuments:
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URBS Senior Publishes Article
Congratulations to Jessica Lim (URBS '18), whose senior seminar and honors paper assessed Penn’s support for its ABCS courses, in light of the call for the university to commit to PILOTs (Payment in…
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How to Help When a Loved One is Considering Suicide
Jack Park (URBS '15) is featured in a People Magazine article, sharing advice on how to start the conversation and provide support when someone you know may be depressed.
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"This is About Racism and Greed"
A new photo essay, "It's about Racism and Greed" by Julia McWilliams, Amy Bach, and Elaine Simon takes on school closings in Philadelphia.
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Welcome to Urban Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts & Sciences. It draws on faculty and resources across the university and the city to offer students a multi-faceted approach to the study of urban trends.
Spotlight
Phil Dawson
"The important thing is to get things done."--Robert Moses
Anthony Andre Zarate
“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” - Aristotle
Alexander Jacobson
"I shall pass this way but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." - Stephen Grellet