Assistant Professor, Guang Tian, featured as SCI’s First Urban Planning Faculty Member
*Repost from Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute For Guang Tian, a new assistant professor at the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, getting stuck in traffic has a silver lining: it might inspire his next project. As SCI’s first faculty member from the City and Metropolitan Planning Department, Tian is pioneering research that...Continue reading→
City and Metropolitan Planning Hosts Utah Asia Campus
The Department of City and Metropolitan Planning (CMP) welcomed Urban Ecology students from the Utah Asia Campus (UAC) to the Salt Lake campus during the University’s fall break. CMP offered UAC students a unique opportunity to experience the Utah campus through professional engagement and gain new perspectives on urban planning in a different cultural context....Continue reading→
2024 CA&P Convocation Pictures
Congratulations to our graduates! Click here to see more convocation pictures.
Student Work Highlighted in University Neighborhood Partners Annual Magazine
Congratulations to students in the Community Engagement in Planning graduate course, who were featured in the University Neighborhood Partners annual magazine, Community Voices. Over 100 people attended the “Community Perspectives on Housing & Gentrification” Open House in December, which featured 14 community engagement projects developed by students in the City and Metropolitan Planning program. These projects...Continue reading→
Dr. Andy Hong on Safe Streets for Older Adults
An article by Dr. Andy Hong about safer streets for older adults was recently featured in The New York Times. This piece is part of the “Can America Age Gracefully?” series. As America grows older, the demand for age-friendly infrastructure will grow, too, necessitating planners to consider the built environment from new perspectives. The whole article can...Continue reading→
Dr. Alessandro Rigolon on Development Fees and Park Equity in Los Angeles
Dr. Alessandro Rigolon and other researchers published a paper looking at development fees and park equity in Los Angeles. The full article can be accessed here. Abstract Parks are inequitably distributed in many U.S. cities, and policies and planning initiatives around the country have sought to rectify these inequities. In this study, we examined whether...Continue reading→
PhD Suncica Milosevic Publishes Vaccination Accessibility Research
PhD Student Suncica Milosevic and coauthors recently published an article titled “Vaccination Accessibility Analysis: Modeling Historical Patterns of Redlining and Access to Healthcare Services”. The full article can be accessed here. Abstract Despite immense efforts to ensure equitable COVID-19 vaccination access, many global communities had remained marginalized without access to vaccines or with limited supplies...Continue reading→
Age-Friendly Community Interventions
Dr. Andy Hong and colleagues recently published new research, “Age-Friendly Community Interventions for Health and Social Outcomes: A Scoping Review”. This study conducts a scoping review of the interventions that target both health and social outcomes within the purview of the age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) framework. The results showed that many of the successful...Continue reading→
Dr. Chandrasekhar Interviewed for “Ready to Recover” Podcast
Dr. Divya Chandrasekhar was interviewed for a podcast series of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) called “Ready to Recover” on how vulnerable populations recover financially from disasters. The National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NHERP) funds the podcast series. She was on the panel with Carlos Martin of the Brookings Institute. You can listen to the...Continue reading→
JAPA Special Issue on Anti-Racist Futures
A special issue of the Journal of the American Planning Association on Anti-Racist Futures was recently published. This issue was edited by Drs. Aujean Lee and Stacy Harwood of the University of Utah, alongside colleagues at other universities. The issue includes POCIG studies on racial climates in planning programs and the profession. Interested in learning...Continue reading→