Event

Come through for your fellow Urbies, and enjoy the breadth of interesting Urban Studies subjects! Students will give a brief overview of their work, and describe the twists and challenges of their research process.

 Write for the link to join: urbs@sas.upenn.edu
 

 PART ONE: THURSDAY, APRIL 30th 2-4pm EST

• 2-2:20, Nadia Goldman
  Student well-being in Penn’s Computer Science Department
   
• 2:25-2:45, Ava Esquier
  A local study of monetary sanctions in criminal sentencing
   
• 2:50-3:10, Yari Munoz
  The Mexican Electrical Union: Formation of a workers’ collective
   
• 3:15-3:45, Michelle Lu
  A planned city case study: Zhong Xin New Village, Taiwan
   
• 3:40-3:50, Ella Bei
  A case study of urban digital billboards in Philly

PART TWO: MONDAY, MAY 4th, 1-3pm EST

• 1-1:20, Caroline Terens
  Racial and economic barriers in urban agriculture
   
• 1:25-1:45, Claudia Silver
  Planning for climate catastrophe in Pacific island nations
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• 1:50-2:10, Lucy Corlett
  An examination of segregation between University City & Mantua
   
• 2:15-2:35, Noa Jet
  The Fresh Grocer: Anchor institution investment in urban food infrastructure
   
• 2:40-3, Piotr Wojcik
  The production of real estate “vacancy” in data-driven Philadelphia