DPLA welcomes Dr. Ed Boswell as a permanent full team Teaching Faculty I. Ed was born in Oxford, England and moved to the Philadelphia suburbs at age 11. He attended Penn State University and earned …
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Double-Degree Opportunities
Students in the MS URPL program can earn another graduate degree through the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. La Follette offers domestic and international degrees in public management and policy analysis. Students …
In Remembrance of Roger F. Rupnow
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is saddened to share that Roger Rupnow (BS URPL ’56, MS URPL ’65) has passed away at the age of 94. Roger received his undergraduate degree and his …
Edna Ledesma awarded the 2021 Best Paper Award in Planning and Entrepreneurship
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is pleased to share that Associate Professor Edna Ledesma was awarded the 2021 Best Paper Award in Planning and Entrepreneurship by ACSP and the Kaufmann Foundation, for Edna’s …
Local Government Education: Practices for Protecting Local Farmland (Nov. 10)
Join this discussion Practices for Protecting Local Farmland on November 10th, presented by our very own URPL PhD student, Catie DeMets! Extension’s Local Government Education series features practical, professional webinars around many planning-related topics, from …
Local Government Education: The Case for Local Food Systems Planning (Oct.13)
Join this local food systems discussion on October 13th, presented by our very own URPL PhD student, Catie DeMets! Extension’s Local Government Education series features practical, professional webinars around many planning-related topics, from increasing housing …
Jordahl Public Lands Lecture: Rebuilding Yesterday: The power of untold stories, a conversation with Shelton Johnson
Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:30-7:30 p.m. CDT (online or in-person) Networking Reception: 7:30-8:30 p.m. CDT (in-person) *Please note that in-person tickets will be limited to 150 people The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is …
The Neighborhood Modeling System
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture received a generous donation of the The Neighborhood Modeling System from Lucy Thompson (MS URPL ’81). The Neighborhood Modeling System was created in 2000 by Rich McLaughlin, an …
Carey McAndrews receives the McBurney Center Forward in Access Award
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture is pleased to share that Associate Professor Carey McAndrews received the McBurney Center Forward in Access Award. Dr. McAndrews was the instructor for a class that had a …
Restoring mangroves in Puerto Rico supports human health and well-being
With a new coastal resilience grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla will work with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture (DPLA) …