Urban Planning News
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2012 Spring Architecture and Urban Planning Awards
April 30, 2012
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Faculty participate in selected teams to work with Focus: HOPE in Detroit community development initiative
April 25, 2012
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X-ology profiles SmartSurfaces, an interdisciplinary class in engineering, architecture and design
April 20, 2012
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Taubman students receive Rackham grants for Spring/Summer research
April 20, 2012
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M.U.P. Alums present capstone research solutions at APA Conference
April 13, 2012
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Taubman college faculty scheduled to speak at Sustainable Ann Arbor Forum
April 10, 2012
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Interdisciplinary student team named finalists in ULI/Hines Urban Design competition
April 02, 2012
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Professor Constant’s new book “The Modern Architectural Landscape” explores the contributions of architects to modern landscapes
March 28, 2012
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UC Davis student Lucas Kirkpatrick elected to the Michigan Society of Fellows
March 28, 2012
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M.U.P. candidate Elias Schewel gives opening talk at University of Michigan TEDx
March 27, 2012
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Earthzine awards M.U.P. student Michelle Lam first-place in sustainability essay contest
March 27, 2012
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Urban Planning Professor Murray is keynote speaker at symposium “Cities and Inequalities in a Transnational World”
March 27, 2012
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Research Through Making Exhibition + Gallery Talk
March 09, 2012
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Faculty Present Papers and Projects at the 100th ACSA Conference “Digital Aptitudes + Other Openings” in Boston
March 07, 2012
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Urban Land Institute/Hines Urban Design Student Team is finalist for “The Hill” Project, Houston
March 07, 2012
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Taubman College Faculty scheduled to speak at 65th Annual Society of Architectural Historians Conference
March 05, 2012
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U-M urban planning program and USGBC provide findings on anticipated climate change, recommendations
February 29, 2012
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Professor Kelbaugh installs solar lighting with Taubman and engineering students in Guatemala
February 24, 2012
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Associate Professor Shatkin, MUP students study and make flooding, earthquake preparedness recommendations in Philippines
February 23, 2012
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Taubman College students interview Flint Mayor, Dayne Walling
February 14, 2012
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Professor Fishman speaks at forum “What is Foreclosed?” as part of MOMA, Buell Center forum
February 14, 2012
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Associate Dean Milton S.F. Curry launches CriticalProductive V.1.1: Theoretic Action in New York
February 14, 2012
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URP Associate Professor Grengs, Lecturer Kahan and Taubman aluma Wendy Rampson participated in Sustainable Ann Arbor Forum
February 13, 2012
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Professor Dewar, Centennial Professor Thomas and Lecturer Dueweke contribute to e-book “Rebuilding America’s Legacy Cities”
February 13, 2012
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Alumnus John Ronan receives AIA Institute National Honor Award for the Poetry Foundation
February 13, 2012
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Urban Planning students Natalie Wowk and Deirdra Stockman selected as finalists in the Presidential Management Fellows Program
February 13, 2012
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Urban planning faculty member Lan Deng appointed to International Association of China Planning board
January 27, 2012
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Professor Levine gives keynote address at COST conference on accessibility instruments
January 23, 2012
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Professor Robert Marans awarded 2012 Career Award by Environmental Design Research Association
January 22, 2012
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Students, faculty & alumni recognized and participate in UM MLK Symposium
January 22, 2012
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Professor Shaun Jackson leads students in Integrated Product Design Class to create Treads Motor City Sandals
January 11, 2012
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Professor Robert Fishman and film director Chad Freidrichs of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth discuss public housing at upcoming screening
January 11, 2012
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Taubman faculty projects receive planning grants from the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute
January 11, 2012
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Taubman College faculty scheduled to speak at Sustainable Ann Arbor Forums
January 11, 2012
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URP Professor Dewar discusses blotting in Detroit on NPR’s All Things Considered
January 04, 2012
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Taubman College “Research on the City” 2012 Faculty Research Grants Announced, Inaugural Program
January 04, 2012
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Brookings Fellow, Planning Professor Chris Leinberger outlines, "The Death of the Fringe Suburb"
December 02, 2011
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URP Chair Richard Norton presents sustainability to City of Ann Arbor commissions
November 30, 2011
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Taubman faculty speak at 25th Annual University of Michigan and Urban Land Institute Real Estate Forum
November 11, 2011
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Assistant Professor David Bieri presents housing affordability research North American Regional Science Council in Miami
November 11, 2011
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Architecture and urban planning masters students win University of Michigan/Urban Land Institute student case competition
November 11, 2011
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Professor Robert Fishman addresses constructing a new middle class at Bauhaus
November 02, 2011
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Urban planning graduate students travel to Pittsburgh for “Expanded Horizons”
October 28, 2011
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Taubman College Faculty and Alumnus aid University in new sustainability goals
October 14, 2011
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Associate Professor Shatkin presents research on South Asia’s social, economic and physical changes at Harvard University
October 14, 2011
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Associate Professor Larsen addressed Green Korea Conference on urban heat islands
September 20, 2011
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Urban and Regional Planning Faculty present at ACSP Annual Conference, Envision
September 19, 2011
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Associate Professor Larsen appointed to Great Lakes Cities $1.2 million project on climate change
September 14, 2011
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Associate Professor Glover named fellow by National Endowment for the Humanities, American Institute of Indian Studies
September 01, 2011
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Faculty members Thün and Velikov present design research in Responsive Envelopes at CISBAT in Switzerland
September 01, 2011
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Associate Professor Lydia Soo awarded Senior Fellowship from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
August 25, 2011
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Taubman College faculty awarded research and design (R+D) awards from Architect Magazine two years in a row
August 17, 2011
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Dean Ponce de Leon speaks at the International Architectural Education Summit in Spain
August 15, 2011
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Associate Professor Thün to present research on High Performance Solar Housing as a Visiting Professor at ISU 2011 in Falera
August 14, 2011
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Future of History conference sparks discussion on the role of academic education and sustainability best practices
August 08, 2011
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Architect Barbie is a Michigan Grad
August 05, 2011
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Students architectural design studio and structural seminar fabric structures on display at Grass Lake Sanctuary
August 04, 2011
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Professor Dewar on high stakes in Detroit for families, neighborhoods and M.U.P. student research on foreclosure prevention
August 03, 2011
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Four Taubman College students among UM students awarded II Individual Fellowship
August 02, 2011
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Assistant Professor Suzanne Lanyi Charles presented a paper at the RC21 Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
July 25, 2011
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Taubman College students among awarded UM International Institute fellowships for international research, internships
July 09, 2011
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Professor Murray's “City of Extremes: The Spatial Politics of Johannesburg” after apartheid, on new modes of spatial management
July 01, 2011
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Spring/Summer 2011 travel courses, blogs offer ways to share experiences abroad
July 01, 2011
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Assistant Professor Lan Deng presents at International Association for China Planning conference on China housing supply system
June 22, 2011
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Caroline Constant named Emil Lorch Collegiate Professor of Architecture and Planning
June 01, 2011
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Chair Norton presented at the International Conference on Planning, Law and Property Rights about the Great Lakes Shorelines
May 31, 2011
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UM SMART’s Sue Zielinksi and Professor Douglas Kelbaugh to speak at Congress for New Urbanism on mobility issues June 1-4
May 27, 2011
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Associate Professor Scott Campbell co-edits book on changes, diversity, culture, globalization, redevelopment in planning
May 19, 2011
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Professor Jonathan Levine presented at the Geographic Information Science for Livable and Sustainable Communities in D.C.
May 15, 2011
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Professor Kelbaugh discussed the transition from administration back to faculty at the ACSP Administrators’ Conference
May 09, 2011
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Urban planning students recognized for advising new development plans for northern Macomb's suburban future
April 26, 2011
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Assistant Professors Lan Deng and Suzanne Lanyi Charles presented papers at the Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting
April 26, 2011
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Professor June Manning Thomas to serve as Vice President/President Elect of ACSP this fall
April 20, 2011
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Professor Jonathan Levine keynote speaks on Accessibility and Sustainable Transportation at research conference in Israel
April 18, 2011
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Assistant Professors Maria Arquero and Jen Maigret awarded grant for “Liquid Planning Detroit"
April 07, 2011
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Assistant Professors Maria Arquero and Jen Maigret presented liquid planning papers at L.A. conference
April 07, 2011
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Ph.D. Student Nick Rajkovich receives 2011 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
April 06, 2011
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Assistant Professor Suzanne Lanyi Charles' research on residential redevelopment cited in Crain's Chicago Business
April 05, 2011
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MUP Students Anne Lewis and Le An receive national fellowships
April 04, 2011
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University of Michigan team wins 2011 ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition
April 01, 2011
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Professor Chris Leinberger discusses the built environment's impact on greenhouse gas emissions, walkable urban space in Memphis
March 30, 2011
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American Institute of Architects (AIA) National and Huron Valley Chapter scholarships awarded to three architecture students
March 21, 2011
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M.U.P. student Brian Smyser shares in Planning Magazine how a Peace Corps project could sustain a Malawi Village
March 11, 2011
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June Manning Thomas predicts relocation of Detroit home owners to better neighborhoods could be less complicated than before
March 10, 2011
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University of Michigan Teams Named among Top Four Finalists in 2011 ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition
March 04, 2011
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Associate Professor Larissa Larsen discusses science, relationship to health, democracy & social justice at Ford School March 14
February 23, 2011
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Leinberger discusses real estate and public transit on America Public Media's Marketplace
February 21, 2011
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Urban and Regional Planning connecting research and practice around climate adaptation with EPA/USGBC
January 27, 2011
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Urban Planning students host conversation on UM’s Detroit role as part of UM Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium
January 12, 2011
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Southwest Detroit takes action on planning students brownfield assessment recommendations
January 05, 2011
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Professor Margi Dewar tells Christian Science Monitor that Detroit’s administration is grasping plight, making positive changes
December 17, 2010
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UM, Urban Land Institute Real Estate Forum monetary prizes awarded to planning, business, real estate, natural resource students
November 16, 2010
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Professor Robert Fishman to speak at the opening of new National Museum of American Jewish History on Nov. 11
October 24, 2010
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Urban planning students, faculty recognized by Michigan APA at conference for Detroit's Brightmoor area land-use plan
October 20, 2010
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Associate Professor Larissa Larsen to present at event Michigan Association of Planning in Detroit
October 19, 2010
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Chris Leinberger, professor of practice in urban and regional planning, co-authors piece on how housing can turn economy around
October 15, 2010
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Urban Planning Professor Dr. Martin Murray participates in workshop "Dialogue on Urban Perspectives"
October 10, 2010
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Faculty Jonathan Levine and David Bieri speak at North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International
October 08, 2010
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Jonathan Levine, Professor, awarded scholarly residency at Rockefeller Center in Bellagio, Italy
October 06, 2010
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UM Professors Joe Grengs, Jonathan Levine and urban planning grad student Qing Shen win Rapkin Award for collaborative paper
September 20, 2010
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Future of Technology Speakers Discuss Smart Surfaces, Empowerment, Nature, Digital Publics at Conference Sept. 24-25
September 17, 2010
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Planning faculty Richard K. Norton writes on controversial gravel mining case, zoning lessons for Michigan Planner
September 09, 2010
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Suburban Sprawl Brawl: Leinberger debates walkable urbanism July 7 at New York City's Century Club
July 01, 2010
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Richard Norton appointed chair of Taubman College’s Urban and Regional Planning Program
June 30, 2010
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UM's Ginsberg Center, Taubman College honored by Southwest Detroit Business Association for AmeriCorps, Urban Planning Service
June 30, 2010
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In their words: Travel studio students and faculty share their experiences in Taiwan, France, Japan, Iceland
June 08, 2010
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Jesse Fernandes, MUP 2010, Selected as Presidential Management Fellow
June 03, 2010
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U-M, Ann Arbor team up on geothermal study, led by Ethan Miller, M.U.P. '10
May 29, 2010
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Joseph D. Grengs promoted to Associate Professor of Urban Planning
May 27, 2010
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Larissa S. Larsen promoted to Associate Professor of Urban Planning
May 27, 2010
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Professor Martin Murray’s hosts book discussion on Landscape of Johannesburg at American Sociological Association
May 26, 2010
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Taubman College’s Chris Leinberger writes about walkable neighborhoods in June issue of The Atlantic
May 20, 2010
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UM Funds Taubman College Courses on Sustainable Urban Design, Watershed & GIS Systems, and Methods of Making for Fall 2010
May 18, 2010
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Urban Planning Master Students Examine Potential for Southwest Detroit Wind Power
May 11, 2010
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Robert Fishman Discusses the Shift Back to Urban Living in Harvard Business Review May 2010 article, "Back to the City"
May 06, 2010
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Saarinen Swanson Essay Competition Winners Address Contemporary Critical Discourse in Design and Urbanism
May 05, 2010
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Urban Planning Graduates Receive Honors During Taubman College Commencement, May 2
May 03, 2010
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M.U.P. students Kevin Bush and Natasha Krol Mauskapf awarded prestigious fellowship with Chicago Mayoral Office
April 28, 2010
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UM Taubman College, Ginsberg Center, Detroit Center help lay foundation for future of Detroit
April 13, 2010
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Urban Planning students help communities make safe, smart choices about play areas in Southwest Detroit to commemorate Earth Day
March 19, 2010
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MUP students create plan to make development projects in Southwest Detroit socially just for residents
March 18, 2010
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Jonathan Levine, urban planning chair, to discuss metropolitan accessibility and transportation sustainability at McGill
March 11, 2010
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Sophonie Joseph, M.U.P. ’10, awarded grant to conduct thesis research on West Indian Assimilation Patterns
March 10, 2010
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Urban planning students’ work on vacant land in Flint, Detroit featured on TV, UM’s news show
March 09, 2010
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Emeritus Professor of Urban Planning Mitch Rycus authors mystery novel, The Noble Profession of Leaf Chasing
February 18, 2010
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Master of Urban Planning students focus on future of planning at conference
February 11, 2010
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Taubman Assistant Professor Joe Grengs to give keynote address for U-M transportation conference
February 10, 2010
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Alumnus Curtis D. Smith, M.U.P.'95, associate produces award-winning documentary
February 04, 2010
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Taubman College Assistant Professor Lan Deng authors report for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
February 04, 2010
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Urban Planning Faculty present to legislators, staff about the importance of revitalizing Michigan cities
February 04, 2010
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Joshua Brugeman, M.U.P. ’09, new staff member at the Clean Energy Coalition
January 31, 2010
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Leinberger provides thoughts on location efficiency, mortgage foreclosures to The Natural Resources Defense Council
January 29, 2010
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Taubman College faculty lead U-M sustainability assessment for campus betterment, global leadership
January 21, 2010
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Taubman College Ph.D. students receive Graham Fellowship to pursue interdisciplinary sustainability research
January 21, 2010
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Taubman College Professor Robert Fishman discusses national planning for the future on PBS
January 21, 2010
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Planning alumnus Mike Lydon co-authors book Planetizen named one of the best of ‘09
January 19, 2010
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Taubman College planning report on vacant land use sparks passionate discussion in Flint
January 05, 2010
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Real Estate Certificate, UM/ULI Forum featured in Grand Rapids Business Journal
November 17, 2009
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Detroit News discusses real estate report unveiled at UM/ULI forum
November 12, 2009
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UM/ULI speaker Rick Snyder, potential gubernatorial candidate, interviewed by WDET Public Radio
November 12, 2009
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Crain's Business Detroit outlines trends discussed in UM/ULI Real Estate Forum
November 11, 2009
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UM/ULI Real Estate Forum featured in Concentrate Media
November 11, 2009
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2009 Laurence Gerckens Prize awarded to professor Robert Fishman
November 04, 2009
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Christopher Leinberger discusses walkable communities in Columbus Dispatch
October 28, 2009
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Urban planning professor Margaret Dewar discusse Detroit tax foreclosures with Reuters.
October 26, 2009
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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning hosts fall open houses
October 23, 2009
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Summer Showcase: Urban Planning students exchange internship experiences
October 22, 2009
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Assistant Professor Larissa Larsen to moderate CLOSUP Panel on the role of urban food retail in Detroit
October 14, 2009
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Urban Planning Professor Jonathan Levine discusses walkable communities in the Wall Street Journal
September 22, 2009
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U-M African Presidential Scholar at Taubman College
September 21, 2009
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Alumni Reception at Michigan Association of Planning Conference
September 17, 2009
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Margaret Dewar discusses the state of Detroit and its suburbs on NPR
September 10, 2009
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Real Estate Program Chair Chris Leinberger discusses building density in Ann Arbor for Concentrate Media
September 08, 2009
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Influenza A (H1N1) Update: What To Do If You Become Ill With The Flu
September 01, 2009
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Margaret Dewar gives The Detroit News perspective on closing auto dealerships
August 30, 2009
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Spatial and Numeric Data Services (SAND) Lab expands on north campus
August 27, 2009
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Taubman College supports Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Research and Transportation (SMART) initiatives
August 25, 2009
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Taubman College real estate program director, Christopher Leinberger discusses Florida's real estate woes in the New York Times
August 19, 2009
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Urban Planning Chair Jonathan Levine and Real Estate Program Director Chris Leinberger to speak at SMART Transportation Summit
August 19, 2009
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Urban Planning Chair Jonathan Levine presents at Planning for/with the People and Cities and Climate Change conferences
August 18, 2009
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June Manning Thomas Awarded University of Michigan's Ginsberg Center Stuart A. Miller Research Fellowships
August 03, 2009
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Urban and Regional Planning Open House
April 11, 2009
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Robinson's AIA Award-Wining M.U.D./M.U.P. Lounge Accepted in Design Show
March 10, 2009
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Nathan Cataline Receives Rosalie Ginsberg Award for Community Service and Social Action's Outstanding Community Impact Award
March 09, 2009
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Scott Campbell, Lan Deng, and Joe Grengs to Present at 2009 Urban Affairs Conference
March 03, 2009
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Perrin T. Emanuel Elected President of Michigan Economic Developers Association 2009 Board of Directors
January 13, 2009
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June Manning Thomas Talks About Race and Faith
January 07, 2009
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Sophia Chen Receives Rackham International Students Fellowship
December 08, 2008
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Madagascar Biofuels Team Report
November 14, 2008
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URP Alumnus Zachary Branigan Earns LEED Certification
November 06, 2008
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Dr. Vidyarthi Wins Honorable Mention for 2008 Lim Award
October 20, 2008
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URP Class of Students Wins the Outstanding Student Planning Award from Michigan Association of Planning
October 02, 2008
