News
Underwater: What’s Sinking Families in Philadelphia
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) recently published a report recommending policies to amend financial stress experienced by Philadelphia families.
Diana Simpson (URBS '19) is cited on the title page for her research assistance: Good work Diana!
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"This is About Racism and Greed"
A new photo essay, "It's about Racism and Greed" by Julia McWilliams, Amy Bach, and Elaine Simon takes on school closings in Philadelphia.
Penn Today article on Dave Grazian's Latest Research
As Penn Sociologist and Urban Studies Faculty Director David Grazian discovered through hundreds of hours of fieldwork, despite today’s digital work-anywhere economy, having a physical place to conduct business still matters.
City Council Resolution for Professor Walter Palmer
On Thursday October 10, 2019 at 10AM, the Philadelphia City Council will offer a resolution, sponsored by councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. This event will be held in the City Council Chambers during their regular City Council meeting.
Nora Gross, URBS Graduate Fellow 2018-9, Featured in Omnia
Nora Gross, joint doctoral candidate in Sociology and Education, and URBS Graduate Fellow 2018-19, examines how students grieve and recover after gun violence kills peers, in the latest edition of Omnia magazine.
A Day in Domenic Vitiello’s Urban Food Chain Course
Read this great profile of URBS 248 this semester in the Dining Guide edition of 34th Street Magazine!
Sabrina Aponte (URBS ’19) receives Emerging Young Leaders Award
Sabrina is the recipient of an Emerging Young Leaders Award, after having been nominated by Mayor Kenney's Office of Violence Prevention.
Urban Studies students interviewed about their work
Professor Davy Knittle talks with three students from his Gender, Sex & Urban Life course, URBS/GSWS 277, about their extraordinary final assignments, what their project elucidated for them, and advice they have for future students in the course.
Introducing the 2019 inaugural group of Urban Studies Gordon Fellows!
From the inception of the Urban Studies Program at Penn, connecting theory and practice has been one of our guiding principles. In this spirit, we launched the first year of our Gordon Fellowship, with funding from alum Jacques Gordon and his family.
Article on Nicetown by Professor Greenspan
For decades a working-class neighborhood in Philadelphia has struggled to repair the damages inflicted by postwar urban renewal.