Meet the 2023 Neighborhood Fellows
The Neighborhood Fellows (NF) program recruits up to five experienced urban leaders each year to UEP’s mid-career Master in Public Policy (MPP) program. Fellows are… Read More »Meet the 2023 Neighborhood Fellows
The Neighborhood Fellows (NF) program recruits up to five experienced urban leaders each year to UEP’s mid-career Master in Public Policy (MPP) program. Fellows are… Read More »Meet the 2023 Neighborhood Fellows
The Racial Equity in Policy and Planning (REPP) program promotes racial justice in the public policy and planning fields. Dismantling and remedying the deep-seated historical… Read More »Racial Equity in Policy and Planning (REPP) Fellowship
By Michelle de Lima Full recording: UEPers at MAPC (Metropolitan Area Planning Council) discussion about making a difference in the field What we’ll do when… Read More »Practical Visionaries at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council Share Insights with Current UEP Students
By Mikayla Perry This past Summer, I had the opportunity to work as the first ever Sustainability intern for Cabot Corporation, whose world headquarters are… Read More »MS Sustainability Student Shares ESG Internship Experience
By Gaston Neville Reposted from Penn Loh’s blog Practical Visionaries Introduction Many universities collaborate with their local communities through research and outreach programs aimed at… Read More »A Non-exploitative Community-University Partnership? A Case Study on the Co-Education/Co-Research Model (CORE)
“I firmly believe that crisis cannot be the only driving force behind climate action. We need to incorporate an element of fun. The crisis narrative… Read More »Game-Changing Climate Adaptation: UEP Faculty Member’s Research Revelations
By Elijah Mensah Over the summer, I worked as a research assistant with Professor Justin Hollander and Karen Jacobsen on a Tufts and Woodwell Climate… Read More »Investigating the contribution of plastic pollution to flooding and related impacts on public health: My research experience in Kampala, Uganda
All of the Field Projects from last Spring concluded with outstanding presentations, but only one team took their production “on tour.” The Davis Square team… Read More »The Davis Square Team: A Field Projects Experience for the Books
When Justina Cheng, a graduating MS Sustainability (MSS) student, signed up for UEP’s Spatial Statistics course Spring of 2022, she had no idea the decision… Read More »How an MS Sustainability Student Took Her School Project to the National Stage of Transportation Research
An urban planner argues that the downward spiral that some U.S. cities face is not inevitable, but requires active efforts to avoid by Taylor McNeil… Read More »Urban Doom Loop: What It Is and How Cities Can Stop It