Yue Zhang, former GCI scholar and associate professor of political science, is quoted by CityLab, the urban section of The Atlantic, in an article on urban and art issues in China.
China Wants Its Urban Artists to Head for the Countryside
Are Chicago’s manufacturing districts vulnerable?
Crain's quotes Howard Wial, executive director of the Center for Economic Development, on the relaxing of rules affecting inlying protected manufacturing districts.
New seed grants nurture cross-campus research on global health
Three multidisciplinary research projects are the first to receive funds from the new Global Health and Wellbeing Seed Grant Program, a joint program of Great Cities Institute and the Center for Global Health.
Chicagoans actually care about each other: According to IPCE report
The Chicago Sun-Times reported on a study by the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. The study analyzed participation and response to "On the Table," a May event held by the Chicago Community Trust.
CUED receives grant to evaluate manufacturing initiative
Starting this Fall, the Center for Urban Economic Development will be working with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center and Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance to evaluate a workforce development program.
Wage Theft in Kentucky Costs More Than All Other Robbery Combined
In a story on wage theft in Kentucky, Moyers & Company cites a study by the Center for Urban Economic Development that found rampant wage theft across the country.
GCI Fellow Nik Theodore Acknowledged as Highly Cited Researcher
GCI fellow and professor of urban planning and policy, Nik Theodore, has been named by Thomson Reuters as achieving the distinction of being one of the “Highly Cited Researchers” in the Sciences and Social Sciences.
Policymakers must understand the risks of sharing the production of services.
A paper by Jered Carr, incoming chair of Public Administration in CUPPA and editor of the journal Urban Affairs Review, was the subject of an article from The London School of Economics’ American Politics and Policy Blog.
UIC Global Health & Well Being Research Seed Grant Program
The UIC Global Excellence Task Force and the UIC College of Medicine’s Center for Global Health have established an annual seed grant program. DEADLINE EXTENDED - Thursday, May 8, 2014 – Noon
Chicago Tribune: Designed in Chicago, Made in China
The Chicago Tribune quotes Yue Zhang, UIC assistant professor of political science and former GCI faculty scholar, in the second article of a three-part series examining the role of Chicago architects in the growth and reshaping of China's cities.