NCSG Fall Colloquium - 12/10/2026
This colloquium series is open to the public. Join National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) students, staff and faculty every month during the academic semester to hear more about ongoing research from NCSG and our many partners. NCSG’s research colloquium is a dedicated space curated by NCSG’s Execu...
December 10, 2026
December 10, 2026
NCSG Fall Colloquium - 11/19/2026
This colloquium series is open to the public. Join National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) students, staff and faculty every month during the academic semester to hear more about ongoing research from NCSG and our many partners. NCSG’s research colloquium is a dedicated space curated by NCSG’s Execu...
November 19, 2026
November 19, 2026
NCSG Fall Colloquium - 10/15/26
This colloquium series is open to the public. Join National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) students, staff and faculty every month during the academic semester to hear more about ongoing research from NCSG and our many partners. NCSG’s research colloquium is a dedicated space curated by NCSG’s Execu...
October 15, 2026
October 15, 2026
NCSG Fall Colloquium Series
This colloquium series is open to the public. Join National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) students, staff and faculty every month during the academic semester to hear more about ongoing research from NCSG and our many partners. NCSG’s research colloquium is a dedicated space curated by NCSG’s Execu...
September 17, 2026
December 10, 2026
Lamprakos Joins MIT as Visiting Professor
Michele Lamprakos, photo courtesy of J.M. Ayala.
University of Maryland Associate Professor of Architecture Michele Lamprakos will join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) School of Architecture and Planning as a Visiting Associate Professor for the 2026 fall semester.She will teach tw...
A Second Career at UMD Offers an Unlikely ROI: Student Success
When Maria Day-Marshall was a little girl, she wanted to be exactly like her cousin. So when her cousin proclaimed she was going to be a lawyer when she grew up, Day-Marshall decided she would too. It's the kind of childhood plan that rarely carries into adulthood, but Day-Marshall’s did—through a M...
This Alum Played to Win in the 42nd Season of Jeopardy!: Who is Derek Lombardi?
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was the U.S. president who deemed Thanksgiving a national holiday? Luckily, Derek Lombardi M.C.P. ‘17 did; he stumbled on this fun fact cramming for his appearance on Jeopardy! this past June— one of three “Slumdog Millionaire moments” that inched the urban planner ...
MAPP First Look Fair
This event is open to the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (MAPP) CommunityExplore student organizations, clubs and other opportunities available to MAPP students at the First Look Fair.
September 21, 2026
September 21, 2026
2025 - Present
Supporting Philadelphia Water Department’s One Water Financing Efforts
EFC, in partnership with the Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania, supports the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) through two connected efforts focused on advancing a One Water approach to financing obligations and priorities and accelerating progress on combined sewer overflow (CSO) reduction.
2025 - Present
Building Bridges to the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network Capacity Building Grant Program
As federal grant funding declines and philanthropic priorities shift, community-based organizations (CBOs) and small local governments increasingly need to look beyond one-time project grants and strengthen their internal capacity. The Chesapeake Bay Funders Network Capacity Building Grant Program helps organizations become more self-sufficient and better positioned to deliver long-term benefits for their communities, local environments, and the Chesapeake Bay.