News:
MUP students spend a week touring five cities in the Rust Belt, read their blog to learn more
Department welcomes Bev Wilson to faculty
U.S. News & World Report again names Urban Planning one of top careers with brightest future
Professor Arnab Chakraborty finds best zoning policies consider regional concerns
Reviews praise Hopkins' & Zapata's Engaging the Future
DURP alum named NYC commissioner of the Department of Housing & Preservation Development
Professor Andy Isserman finds ethanol plants no panacea for local economies
DURP students developing blueprint for Galesburg's East Main corridor
DURP Transnational activities, faculty, students, featured in International Educator
PhD student Yu Xiao finds region hit by 1993 floods showed economic resiliency
Rob Olshansky quoted in China earthquake recovery article
DURP ranked 5th in the U.S. and the leading planning program in the Midwest
Professor Bruce Knight is new APA President-Elect

Profiles & Projects:
Zorica Nedović-Budić: 2007-08 Research Year & Sabbatical in Belgrade, Serbia
A Minute With series: Dan McMillen | Geoffrey Hewings | Rob Olshansky | Lynne Dearborn
Explore UIUC Spatially (Mapping by UP 418 Students)

Opportunities, Scholarships & Competitions:
Tiebout Graduate Student Paper Prize in Regional Science (Deadline: 15 October 2009)
NEURUS Fellowships Available for International Research & Study in AY09/10
Informatics Minor Now Offered (see more about Illinois Informatics Initiative)

Upcoming Conferences & Events:
ACSP PhD Student Workshop, 6-8 August 2009, Seattle (Application Deadline: 17 April 2009)
Upper Midwest APA Conference, 24-26 September 2009, Chicago, IL
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, 1-4 October 2009, Crystal City, VA
North American Meetings, RSAI, 18-21 November 2009, San Francisco, CA

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