A Vehicle for Connection: Mobile Resource Hubs Aim to Enhance Communities, One Block at a Time
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When a community faces change, it can be hard to see what the future holds. But, what if you could offer a prediction by quickly transforming an empty parking lot into a safe space to play, or by claiming a street corner for a pop-up community kitchen that sources locally grown vegetables? What if a roving internet café offered a prelude to a permanent neighborhood spot?
MAPP Honors Teaching Excellence, Exceptional Service with 2020 Commencement Awards
Thirteen faculty and staff from the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation were honored this spring for their dedication and unwavering
Professors Isabelle Gournay and Mary Sies Honored with International Book Prize
Professor Emerita Architecture Isabelle Gournay, Associate Professor of American Studies Mary Corbin Sies and colleague Robert Freestone have earne
MRED Student Awarded NAIOP Diversity Student Scholarship
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has awarded graduate student Awais Qazi a 2020 NAIOP Diversity Student Scholarship. The scholarship advances diversity in the industry by supporting underrepresented students pursuing master’s degrees in commercial real estate. Qazi was one of four recipients selected from graduate real estate programs across the country.
Steven Hurtt Named Professor Emeritus
Steven Hurtt, a longtime faculty and former dean of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, has been named professor emeritus of architecture by University President Wallace Loh.
EPIDEMIC OF HATE: Stories of Racism, Resiliency, and Resistance in Asian American Communities
A Virtual Panel Discussion on Public Health and Historic Preservation.
OUTSIDE EVENT: Preserving Sites of Suffrage Activism
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100 years of the 19th Amendment: Maryland’s history of suffrage activism, the omission of women from state and local inventories of historic sites, and the complexity of commemorating a movement which left African American women behind.
Lending an Ear to First Responders
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Assistant Clinical Professor Brittany Williams Brings Relief by Producing Ear-saving Gadgets
UMD Urban Studies and Planning Program Receives Full-term Accreditation
The Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) has awarded the University of Maryland’s Master of Community Planning degree program a seven-year, full term