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Student Lisa Doi Wins Essay Prize
Congratulations to student Lisa Doi (ANTH, URBS '13) on winning The SUNTA (Society for Urban, National and Transnational/Global Anthropology) Undergraduate Essay Prize for her work "Behind the Gates: The Wagner Free Institute of Science and its Neighborhood." Lisa was nominated by
Radical Philosophy Review, Edited by Professor Lamas
Andrew Lamas recently served as the General Editor of a double special issue of the Radical Philosophy Review.
New Book On Poverty by Dr. Michael Katz
Michael Katz's latest book, “The Undeserving Poor: America’s Enduring Confrontation with Poverty,” revisits topics he first explored in his seminal 1989 bestseller, “The
City Paper article on Homicide, Co-Authored by Dr. Eric Schneider
Read Dispatches from Killadelphia, an article in this week's City Paper co-authored by Eric Schneider, about homicide rates in Philly.
New Book on The Battle for Ground Zero by Elizabeth Greenspan, Urbs Grad Certificate Alum
A new and timely book by Elizabeth Greenspan (Penn Anthro and Urban Studies alum), Battle for Ground Zero, traces the competing claims on the World Trade Center site. Gree
Alternative Currencies Article in Penn News
From Penn News Today: Urban Studies prof Andrew Lamas (far left) and alums Aya Saed and Julia Luscombe have a keen interest in the global use of alternative-currency systems.
Job Announcement: Executive Director, Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund Philadelphia
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Dr. Michael Katz Receives APS Membership Honor
Dr. Michael Katz, Urban Studies Program lecturer and Urban Studies Graduate certificate Co-Director, has received membership into the historical American Philosophical Society (APS).
Urban Studies Colleagues Collaborate on Public Education Under Siege
Public Education Under Siege is a new book focusing on the current school reform debate, co-edited by Dr. Michael Katz and including articles by Dr. Elaine Simon, Claire Robertson-Kraft, Paul Skilton-Sylvester, and other contributors to our program.