Departments
Urban Studies and Planning
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Judith Tendler, professor emerita in urban studies and planning, dies at 77
With an optimistic outlook, Tendler combined development economics and organizational theory to advise governments.
July 27, 2016 -
Assessing health impacts of policies and plans
New class offers urban planners tools to explore the intersection of city planning and public health.
July 26, 2016 -
Market makers
Good emissions trading programs are unique, not one-size-fits-all, new book argues.
July 26, 2016 -
“Beijing Studio” celebrates 30 years
MIT–Tsinghua collaboration grapples with urban issues in China.
July 14, 2016 -
DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.1 million in second round of faculty research funding
Nine grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers.
July 11, 2016 -
Seeking simple solutions with huge impacts
PhD student Cauam Cardoso assesses technologies that aim to help the world’s poor.
July 8, 2016 -
Art and science merge in a disaster readiness haven
Innovative off-grid PREPHubs structures house basic services needed in the aftermath of a disaster.
July 7, 2016 -
Cities of tomorrow
New book by Senseable City Lab researchers presents vision of data-driven urban design.
July 5, 2016 -
Eight from MIT awarded 2016 Fulbright grants
Grantees will spend the 2016-2017 academic year conducting research abroad.
June 16, 2016 -
At hooding ceremony, doctoral graduates urged to solve the world’s “toughest challenges”
Development leader Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78, PhD ’81 encourages graduates to tackle pressing issues.
June 2, 2016 -
Making cities smarter
MIT researchers are creating tools that synthesize and collect data so that urban planners can vastly improve the quality of urban life.
June 1, 2016 -
Prison is the ideal classroom for new urban studies course
A seminar explores inequality through conversations in Massachusetts’ largest prison.
May 31, 2016 -
Thriving on risk in real estate
Professor David Geltner is developing new real estate indices to quantify uncertainties in commercial property markets.
May 18, 2016 -
Crowdsourcing the Silver Line commute
New app from MIT researchers gathers rider feedback to improve Boston bus service.
May 3, 2016 -
MIT names Center for Advanced Urbanism in honor of visionary developer Norman Leventhal
April 29, 2016 -
A new lens on suburbia
Center for Advanced Urbanism conference explores the suburbs’ sustainable future.
April 27, 2016 -
Helping engineers refine their negotiation skills
New MIT Professional Education course introduces strategies for entrepreneurial negotiations.
April 26, 2016 -
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to give address at 2016 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods
Nigerian economist and MIT alumna will be the guest speaker at the June 2 ceremony.
April 26, 2016 -
Finding inspiration for architecture and urban planning in Latin America and Spain
Site visits by grad students in the School of Architecture and Planning sharpen proposals in art, architecture, and urbanism studios.
April 22, 2016 -
Book celebrates MIT urban planning projects that solve real-world problems
"Planning Practice" documents a decade of workshops and studios in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
April 12, 2016