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The Penn Institute for Urban Research informs public and private decision-making and policy to advance sustainable urban development.

Penn IUR connects scholars, practitioners, leaders, and policymakers through initiatives, publications, student programs, events, and media.

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Penn IUR exemplifies Penn’s historic missions of collaboration, interconnection, engagement, and innovation. It has, for more than 20 years, been at the heart of our most important goals: to deepen connections among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers, here and abroad, and to lead on the great challenges of our time."