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Professor Robert Fairbanks on Radio Times
Click here to listen to the June 8th edition of Radio Times, where Urban Studies Professor Robert Fairbanks talks about the phenomenon of recovery homes in Philadelphia.
Melanie Young’s (URBS ’15) student selected to compete in national math championship
Melanie Young (URBS '15) is a teacher at Southwark Middle School in Philadelphia, and introduced the students to the NBA-sponsored board game, Math Hoops, as part of her after school math club.
Researchers and Residents Explore ways Eastwick Floods and Ideas for Mitigation
Urban Studies Lecturer Michael Nairn, along with other researchers, are working to find solutions to mitigate flooding in Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood.
Alexa Salas (URBS ’17) Recipient of 2017 President’s Engagement Prize
Alexa Salas, along with Camilo Toro C'17, and Yaneli Arizmendi Nu'17 will create Lanzando Líderes (Launching Leaders), a community-based after-school program for Latino high school students in South Philadelphia.
URBS Director Elaine Simon featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette
URBS program director Elaine Simon was featured on last page "window" section of the March/April issue of The Pennsylvania Gazette with one of hundreds of photos that she took of the demolition of University City High School.
Izzy Korostoff (URBS ’18) named 2016 Digital Humanities Fellow
Congratulations to Izzy Korostoff on being named a Digital Humanities Fellow!
Anthony Zarate (URBS ’12) named Illinois Teacher of the Year Finalist
Anthony has been named as a finalist for the Illinois State Board of Education’s annual Teacher of the Year Award. Zarate, who has been with UNO Charter School Network for three years, teaches English Language Arts to 7th and 8th graders at UCSN Brighton Park Elementary School in Chicago.
Paul Farber (URBS ’05) on Public Art and Urban Renewal
Paul wrote a piece for PlanPhilly in coordination with PennPraxis' upcoming Praxis Dialogues, on what makes art truly public in Philly's current era of urban renewal:
Studies in Rapid Neighborhood Change
Since 2011, Ira Goldstein and Mark Stern have taught URBS2000—Introduction to Urban Research—using a community case study approach. They choose a neighborhood and use a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods to learn about its economic, social, and cultural life.