News
URBS Honors Student published in The Notebook
Samantha Osaki (URBS ’14) was recently published in The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, a journal dedicated to sharing the voices of those involved with Philadelphia public schools.
Manon Vergerio (URBS ’14) wins Rose Award
Congratulations to Manon Vergerio, winner of the Rose Undergraduate Research Award! The Rose Award recognizes outstanding undergraduate research projects completed by graduating seniors.
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).
New Wave of Heroin Claims Hoffman and Others
Here's an AP article on heroin that Professor Schneider contributed to.
The Streets of Killadelphia
Read Professor Schneider's latest, in Berfrois Magazine, on the social ecology that supports high homicide rates in our cities.
Back to New York
With a little help from writer/activist Eli Clare, Amy Smith (URBS '11) explores the physical connection we feel to the place we call home. Here's a short
Suggested Reading for de Blasio
In case you didn't see this last Friday....its the ultimate urban studies validation. From the New York Times, a suggested reading list for New York's next mayor, with Michael Katz's "The Undeserving Poor" at the top of the list!
Penn Current article on Rendell’s class, URBS 320
Take a look at the Penn Current article on the special guests to Governor Rendell's class last week.
How to Manhattanize a City
Follow this link to read a New Yorker blog post from Liz Greenspan, an Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Program alum, called How to Manhattanize a City.
Dr. Katz’s Op-Ed in the NY Times
Professor Michael Katz makes the case in his New York Times op-ed, Bloomberg, Champion of the Poor, that while the former mayor of New York is "usually depicted