Spring 2018 Field Projects Announced
The kick-off meeting for next spring’s Field Projects is Wednesday, November 15, noon-1:15pm @ 574 Boston Ave, Room 401. Field Projects is a required course… Read More »Spring 2018 Field Projects Announced
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Erica Walker and the Quest for Urban Quiet
Erica Walker (MSc ’11) is the founder of Noise and the City, an organization with a mission of providing community residents with accessible and relevant noise advocacy tools. She recently released NoiseScore, a free smartphone application that allows community members to objectively and subjectively describe community noise issues and map their response in real-time. She graduated from the UEP program in 2011 with a Master of Science degree in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning, and recently graduated from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with a doctorate in Environmental Health. She feels a bit hypocritical because she loves the idea of urban chickens despite knowing how loud they can be. Current UEP student Liza Burkin interviewed her via email:
CoRE Summer Fellows 2017: Minnie McMahon, Neighbor to Neighbor
Each summer, two Tufts UEP graduate students work with community partners for a 10-week fellowship through the CoRE (Co-learning/Co-education) partnership. Funded by Tisch College, fellows get hands-on experience in community planning, organizing and development while helping to extend the collaborative work between the Tufts and the community partner. Below, Minnie McMahon reflects on her summer 2017 experience with Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts. Next week, we’ll share Sharon Cho’s experiences with the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative.
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UEP Alum Peter Chandonait Wins USAID Grand Prize for Innovative Work Fighting Malaria
images c/o Peter Chandonait Peter Chandonait (MA ’03) is a Principal Scientist in the International Health Division at Abt Associates, a Cambridge-based consultancy and research… Read More »UEP Alum Peter Chandonait Wins USAID Grand Prize for Innovative Work Fighting Malaria
Meet the 2017 UEP Mid-Career Cohort
UEP welcomes eight mid-career Master of Public Policy (MPP) students this Fall. Having at least seven years of relevant professional experience, MPPers bring a wealth… Read More »Meet the 2017 UEP Mid-Career Cohort
UEP Student Panel on Policy and Planning for Immigrant Communities Digs Deep Into Personal and Professional Stories
Immigration has come to the forefront of our national dialogue as policymakers weigh decisions that may upend and jeopardize the lives of millions of people… Read More »UEP Student Panel on Policy and Planning for Immigrant Communities Digs Deep Into Personal and Professional Stories
UEP Alum Cara Foster Karim Paints the Brown House
UEP alum (MA ’15) and local artist Cara Foster Karim is wrapping up work on an oil painting of UEP’s HQ – the “Brown House” at 97… Read More »UEP Alum Cara Foster Karim Paints the Brown House
New Book by UEP Professor Justin B. Hollander, “An Ordinary City”
Hot off the press! Professor Hollander has a new book out this week– An Ordinary City: Planning for Growth and Decline in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The book… Read More »New Book by UEP Professor Justin B. Hollander, “An Ordinary City”
UEP Enters 3-Year Partnership with Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
Community and university launching a Co-Research/Co-Education (CORE) partnership Tufts University and the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) have launched an innovative, community-based collaboration for teaching… Read More »UEP Enters 3-Year Partnership with Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
On the Present, Past, and the Struggle for Land Justice
On Wednesday, September 20th, Grassroots International hosted a reading and panel discussion with authors of a new book from Food First, entitled Land Justice: Re-imagining Land, Food, and the Commons in the United States. Held at the Tufts Health Sciences Campus, the event was co-sponsored in part by the Tufts Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy (UEP) program, Friedman Justice League, and Friedman Student Council. Current UEP/AFE dual degree student Kathleen Nay reflects on what she learned.
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