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Five MAPP Faculty Awarded University Funding to Tackle “Grand Challenges” of Our Time
Projects will address issues in sustainability, social justice and community resilience
Feb 17, 2023
A Prescription for Healthier Communities
New Seed Grants to Sow Interdisciplinary Research Between MAPP, UMD School of Public Health
Feb 10, 2023
![AARP's Rodney Harrell (Ph.D. '08) and Shannon Guzman (M.C.P. '08)](/sites/default/files/styles/home_page_slideshow/public/2023-02/ShannonGuzman_RodneyHarrell_07192022_SC_7627_1920x1080.jpg?itok=IyAGlgNB)
A Foundation for Dignified Senior Housing
73 million Americans will be over 65 by 2030. Rodney Harrell and Shannon Guzman are ensuring that, when it comes to housing, they’ll have options.
Feb 8, 2023
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A New Book Examines the 30-Year Movement for More Sustainable Cities–and Offers a Path Forward
Dec 2, 2022
![Purple Line Transit Project sign by community homes and road in Silver Spring, Md. Blue sky and green grass in the background.](/sites/default/files/styles/home_page_slideshow/public/2022-11/2020_Purple_Line_construction_Silver_Spring_Wikimedia.jpg?itok=EHDIyikS)
$1.5M Federal Grant to Fund Work to Prioritize Equity on Purple Line Corridor
UMD-led Coalition to Plan for More Affordable Housing, Pedestrian and Bike Access
Nov 29, 2022
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Whiteness in Planning Black Sacred Spaces
New study examines how white supremacy infiltrates the preservation planning of historic African American sites
Nov 18, 2022