Daniel Schneider's article, They're Back: Municipal Responses to the Resurgence of Bed Bug Infestations, has been published in the Journal of American Planning Association. Read more.

We are excited to announce that Dr. Sean Kennedy will join DURP this August as our newest Assistant Professor. Dr. Kennedy's research and teaching interests span areas of urban sustainability, international planning, environmental governance, and regional development, with a geographic focus on Indonesia and the United States. This fall, he will be teaching UP 199-SK: International Environmental Planning and Governance. Read more.

Prof. Jesus Barajas will offer UP 494-JB, Transportation Planning Workshop this fall. In this course, students will participate in research for Pace Transit, the transit operator for suburban Chicago. Students will work in communities to document challenges and recommend solutions of implementing pedestrian infrastructure in Pace's service area. Read more.

The academic programs within the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, including BAUSP, MUP and MSSUM, have been recently classified as an approved field of study within the U.S. government's official STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields list. UIUC urban planning students on F1 visa who finish the program may participate in 12 months of OPT, and may apply for an additional 24 month extension to their OPT period. More information about the STEM OPT extension can be found through the Office of International Student & Scholar Services.