Penn IUR Urban Link Issues
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April 2025 Urban Link

News
April 10, 2025
Urban Development
Nowak Memorial Lecture
April 11, 2025
Seventh Annual Nowak Memorial Lecture | Founding Visions: A Journey of Collaboration and Impact
How can mission-driven finance drive social change? The Penn Institute for Urban Research and Reinvestment Fund invite you to the Seventh Annual Jeremy Nowak Memorial Lecture, reflecting on the mission and impact of community development financial institutions and the leadership role played by the Reinvestment Fund in these efforts.
Speakers: Patricia L. Smith
Eva Gladstein
Joyce Wilkerson
Dr. Katherine O’Regan
Urban Development
Publication
April 16, 2025
Penn IUR Joins Global Leaders in Cape Town for Urban Ecosystem Restoration Workshop
Penn IUR participated as a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) partner in the Generation Restoration global workshop for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) held in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2025.
Climate Change & Resilience
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Providing expert commentary on urban topics and highlighting Penn IUR's research in the context of pressing urban issues.