General News 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 Department welcomes Bev Wilson to faculty 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 DURP students among 2008 ULI Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Competition Special Mentions U.S. News & World Report quotes Rob Olshansky about New Orleans' recovery DURP alumni among new 2008 AICP Fellows Forum Discusses How Students Can Benefit from APA Membership News-Gazette: UI program changes lives in East St. Louis and C-U Illinois Ranks First among Public Research Universities in Foreign Enrollment, Fourth Overall DURP Ranked 8th in U.S. in Scholarly Productivity by Chronicle of Higher Education Emeritus Professor Lew Hopkins Named ACSP Distinguished Educator APA Announces West Urbana One of Ten Great Neighborhoods in America, Daily Illini coverage Department Celebrates Retirement of Lew Hopkins with Symposium and Dinner DURP students among 2007 ULI Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Competition Top Four Finalists Lisa Tziona Switkin (BAUP 1996) wins a 2007-2008 Rome Prize Brian Deal wins Sustainable Infrastructure Project of the Year Award Scholars develop protocol for 'LBS', new wireless Internet technology Demographic shifts require fresh approach to city planning Natural-disaster recovery expert hopeful about New Orleans plan 20-year-old partnership with East St. Louis reaps many benefits for residents, students Profiles & Projects: Zorica Nedović-Budić: 2007-08 Research Year & Sabbatical in Belgrade, Serbia Opportunities, Scholarships & Competitions: Tiebout Graduate Student Paper Prize in Regional Science (Deadline: 15 October 2009) New American Planning Association ENRE Grants Program (Deadline: 30 April 2009) ACSP Student Travel Scholarship Funds (Deadline: 1 May 2009) Summer Research Opportunity for Undergraduates (deadline 1 March 2009) 2009 Barry M. Moriarty Graduate Paper Competition (deadline 1 March 2009) Stevens Graduate Fellowship in Regional Science (deadline 16 February 2009) DURP International Travel Grant Available (deadline 1 February 2009) National Association of Counties Dissertation Grant Program (deadline 1 December 2008) 2008 ACSP PhD Student Workshop (Application Deadline 14 April 2008) LISC Urban Forum in Indianapolis, 28-30 April 2008 Barry M. Moriarty Graduate Paper Competition in Regional Science (Deadline March 1) Campus Sustainability Project Grants (Deadline March 15) Study Abroad in China in Summer 2008 Events
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