Serving UIC's Great Cities Commitment: Solutions for Today's Urban Challenges
The New York Times quotes Andy Clarno, former GCI research scholar and UIC assistant professor of sociology and African American studies, in an article on Palestinian security forces at recent West Bank protests and overall security coordination efforts in the region.
GCI Advisor Juan Salgado, president and CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino, is among 3 Chicagoans to be named a MacArthur 'genius'.
Education Week quotes Amanda Lewis, Director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, in an article on achievement gaps, discipline disparities and efforts by schools to prevent bias.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Rachel Weber, GCI fellow and professor of urban planning and policy, on conflicts among residents who want to limit multifamily housing developments and density in their suburb and those who favor economic growth and want to limit sprawl.
TheRealNews.com interviewed Pauline Lipman, former GCI research scholar and professor of educational policy studies, on the hunger strike being staged by supporters of the closed Dyett High School who want the Board of Education to reopen it as a green-technology high school.
Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy welcomed Amanda Lewis as their new Director. Professor Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Departments of African American Studies & Sociology.
Planetizen, a website about urban planning, reports on the Accessibility Explorer, a free online tool designed by Nebiyou Tilahun, assistant professor of urban planning and policy in the Urban Transportation Center.
The State Journal-Register featured an op-ed by Janet Smith, co-director of the Voorhees Center, on policy initiatives needed to ensure adequate housing and transportation for Illinois' growing senior population.
LEO Weekly (Louisville, Ken.) cites a 2012 study on domestic workers by the Center for Urban Economic Development, calling it "the most comprehensive resource for issues plaguing domestic workers in the 21st century."
A Crain's Chicago Business op-ed arguing against the conversion of factory buildings into event venues cites a study by the Center for Urban Economic Development in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs.