STRENGTH IN COMMUNITY
Hayden Campbell, a graduate student in urban planning,
is building on his UW education to help create more
equitable spaces on campus — and in the city.
URBANIZATION, EVOLUTION,
AND THE ECOSYSTEMMarina Alberti will lead a new NSF-funded research network
to study the impact of cities on Earth’s evolutionary dynamics.-
RAIL STATIONS COULD HELP SOLVE OUR HOUSING CRISIS
CBE Faculty Rick Mohler and Al Levine penned an op-ed
in The Seattle Times.Photo: A rendering of the Capitol Hill light-rail station housing and retail
development, which will open in 2020 and have 428 apartments,
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LIVABLE CITY YEAR
IN THE NEWSKUOW covers the launch of the UW Livable City
Year program's partnership with the City of Bellevue.
"In the year ahead, they'll spend hours talking to
Bellevue residents and businesses. Under the guidance
of faculty, they'll study the latest academic research
on making cities livable." -
EDUCATING FOR CHANGE
Seattle's Rainier Scholars program has partnered with the UW
Department of Urban Design and Planning to make connections,
develop skills, and empower students become leaders of change
in their communities. -
PLANNING FOR PEOPLE
Mathew Langley (MUP '17) shares his story as an intern for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Great Plains Region in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Fresh out of college, he was tasked with the creation of a 20-year Comprehensive Plan. Mathew found that a collaborative and democratic planning process was the key to long-term improvements in the community.
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RENÉE CHENG
NAMED DEAN OF CBECheng is professor and associate dean of research at the University of
Minnesota and has pioneered research surrounding the intersection of
design and emerging technologies.
