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Alumni Achievements
Sophie Harris (URBS ’12) Greens Up New Orleans
We've been talking about urban green spaces a lot since our recent tour of the proposed Philly Rail Park.
Josh Curran (URBS ’09) on Vegas Revitalization
As a part of his work with Resort Gaming Group, alum Josh Curran (URBS '09) has been working toward the revitalization of downtown Las Vegas.
Rosaline Zhang (’14) on Teacher Evaluations
Congratulations to recent URBS graduate Rosaline Zhang, who's op-ed How to set up evaluations that help teachers improve has made it to the Seattle Times
Fay Darmawi (URBS ’88) on affordable housing
Fay Darmawi (URBS '88) has written a piece for Housing Finance called How Affordable Housing Can Make a Name for Itself (and Why).
Student Adam Goodman’s ed reform article in the Boston Review
Adam Goodman, a student in the URBS Graduate Certificate Program and PhD student in History, wrote a piece for The Boston Review called "Mexican Education Reform From Below."
Gabe Mandujano (URBS ’05) on the cover of Grid Magazine
Take a look at the January issue of Grid Magazine, where URBS alumnus Gabe Mandujano ('05) discusses the triple-bottom line business he launched two years ago, Wash Cycle Laundry.
Alumn Gets Published in Next American City and Salon
Jake Scobey-Thal ('09) had two of his articles published in Next American City and Salon this past summer. We invite you to explore his coverage of urban events that took place in NYC and Cape Town, South Africa this past year.
Felicity Wood’s audit of Sacramento’s Fire Prevention Program published
Felicity Wood, class of '92, recently completed an audit of the City of Sacramento’s Fire Prevention Program. Click here to read the published audit.
Joe Portelli (2010) in the news
Joe Portelli, URBS '10, is quoted in a 4-25-2012 New York Times article "The Art of Remaking a Downtown."