Urban & Regional Planning News
01.28.08 Study Abroad Program Wins Award
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning’s international comparative studio in Stuttgart, Germany and Buffalo, NY has been cited a ‘best practice’ in study abroad and honorable mention for the prestigious Andrew Heiskell Award, conferred by the Institute of International Education. The studio is designed to offer a new model of collaboration for students, research opportunities for faculty and broaden understanding of Buffalo’s significance as a world city. Fifteen MUP students from UB joined 12 German students to collaborate on projects in both Buffalo and Stuttgart under the direction of Professors Wolfgang Jung, Walter Schönwandt, Niraj Verma and William Page. View Full Story
09.01.07 Planning Faculty Receive Grant
Samina Raja and Li Yin have received a three-year $1.4 million NIH grant to expand research on the relationship between the built environment and physical activity among children. The research will be conducted in collaboration with colleagues in the Health Sciences at UB. In addition, Samina received a $105,000 grant from the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus for her project, “Evaluating the Effect of Infrastructure Improvements in Workplaces on the Physical Activity of Employees.”
09.01.07 Faculty Search Announcement
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning invites applicants for the tenure-track position of Risk and Safety Planner. Applications must be received by November 5, 2007, in order to be considered.
09.01.07 URP Student Newsletter
The Urban and Regional Planning student newsletter is now available online.
09.01.07 New Faculty Welcomed
Dr. Katheryn Sutter joined UB to assume duties as Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Dr. Sutter received her Ph.D. in Urban Studies from the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University in 2006. Her dissertation focused on policy analysis and community development. Her current research includes “Quantifying Habermas,” the application of dissertation results for methodological development and consensus-process evaluations. Past research has included an evaluation of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Environmental Streamlining Efforts focusing on analyzing preliminary interviews on barriers to consensus and designed analytic framework. She has also been active in community development organizations. Some of the recent courses taught by Dr. Sutter at Portland State University include Community Development Methods, Sustainability, Introduction to Urban Planning, and Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis.
09.01.07 Clarkson Week Announced
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Greenberg will serve as the Fall 2007 Clarkson Chair. Dr. Greenberg will be in residence at the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning from October 22 - 25, 2007, and will give the public Clarkson lecture on Wednesday, October 24.
