Penn IUR produces a biennial newsletter highlighting events and new developments at the Institute each semester. Below is a list of Penn IUR's past newsletters as well as recent references to the Institute in the news.
JULY 2009
What is an American City?
Michael B. Katz, Penn IUR Faculty Associate, rethinks recent urban history and what makes a city in early 21st-century America.
Rethinking Urban Policy With China at Our Back
Genie Birch, Penn IUR co-director, rethinks urban policy in this Citistates Group column.
Biking and Walking: Our Secret Weapon?
Columnist Neal Pierce emphasizes the need to encourage biking and walking in America.
Big-City Police Chiefs Urge Overhaul of Immigration Policy
John Timoney, Advisory Board Member, is featured in a New York Times article discussing immigration policy.
MAY 2009
Urban Designers Issue a Call to Arms
Genie Birch, Penn IUR co-director, shares the conclusions of the urban design manifesto created by attendees of “Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil.”
APRIL 2009
Wendell Pritchett Named Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden Campus
Wendell Pritchett, Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, is named Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden Campus.
Make drug sentences more fair
John Timoney, Penn IUR Advisory Board member, shares his views on drug sentences in the U.S.
FEBRUARY 2009
From Sea To Sea, the City Still Rules
Genie Birch, Penn IUR co-director, Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of the American Planning Association and Penn IUR Board Member, and Alex Marshall of the Regional Plan Association wrote to the New York Times editor and rebutted David Brooks’ 2/17 article, “I Dream of Denver.”
Obama Must Rise To Urban Challenge
Tom Sugrue, Penn IUR Faculty Fellow, wrote an op-ed in Sunday's Detroit Free Press on President Obama's urban policy.
Susan Wachter, Penn IUR co-director, on housing and the economy:
Susan Wachter, Penn IUR co-director, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, February 20 in “Finessing 'Moral Hazard' Is Tough in Housing Plan. More on Susan Wachter on housing and the economy:
NPR/WBUR, On Point, 2/19
CNBC, The New Economy, 2/18
NPR, All Things Considered, 2/18
JANUARY 2009
CNN Lou Dobbs Tonight: Obama's Veto Threat; Geithner Questioned on Taxes; Marcus Schrenker Manhunt; Saving Banks Again; Healthcare Rip-off
Co-director Susan Wachter talks about the foreclosure crisis.
DECEMBER 2008
CNN Lou Dobbs Tonight: Jackson Jr. Served as Informant for Justice Department; Obama's Path to Power; Failing FDA
Co-director Susan Wachter participates in conversation about economic public policy.
NOVEMBER 2008
Urban Design After the Age of Oil
Treehugger posts on the blog for Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil Conference
Live coverage from bloggers
who attended the symposium
OCTOBER 2008
Report from The Shape of the New American City
The Next American City reports on Penn IUR's Conference "The Shape of the New American City."
Plan Philly on The Shape of the New American City
Opening Plenary
Public Investment in Infrastructure, Services, and Delivery
A Conversation on the New American City and Public Policy
AUGUST 2008
Growing Pains
Co-director Eugenie Birch interviews with Philadelphia Weekly on Philadelphia as a green city.
Wharton Alumni Magazine, Summer 2008
Co-director Susan Wachter makes headlines discussing the economy and housing market.
FEBRUARY 2008
Faculty Forum: Elderly Friendly Urban Environments
"Some SW Phila. Elderly Get Needed Home Upgrades"
JANUARY 2008
Penn Prof Dives Deep into Philly Nightlife
David Grazian's research receives attention in The Philadelphia Inquirer. For full article, click here.
Pedestrian Friendly Urban Planning
Penn IUR Co-Director Eugenie Birch talks about pedestrian-friendly urban planning on WHYY Radio Times.
DECEMBER 2007
A Push for Female-Friendly Cities
Haya El Nassar, Census and Demographic Reporter for USA Today, comments on how designers are planning urban centers according to the safety needs of women. Click here for full story.
JULY 2007
New Path to University Success: Community Ties
Washington Post Columnist Neal Pierce comments on the role that universities can play in community development. Click here for full story.
JULY 2007
Plan or Be Engulfed
Neal Peirce (Washington Post) reports on the Rockefeller Foundation's Global Urban Summit in Bellagio, Italy. Click here for full story.
JUNE 2007
John Timoney Elected President of PERF
Miami Chief of Police and Penn IUR Advisory Board Member has been elected President of the Police Executive Research Forum. Click here for the full press release.
JANUARY 2007
Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
This book examines the rebuilding of cities and their environs after a disaster.