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Article October 20, 2026 Penn IUR Invites Students and Mentors to Explore Funded Urban Research Opportunities for Spring 2027 The Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium offers students the chance to pair up with faculty and doctoral student mentors investigating an urban issue. Applications for Spring 2027 projects are now open, and prospective participants are invited to an information session on Wednesday, November 18.
Urban Leadership Awardee Edward J. Blakely
Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Development Administration, City of New Orleans
Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
Article September 29, 2026 Penn Institute for Urban Research Selects 20 Undergraduates as 2026-27 Fellows in Urban Leadership The University of Pennsylvania Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is pleased to welcome the 2026–27 cohort of Fellows in Urban Leadership, 20 Penn undergraduates who bring a wide range of academic backgrounds, professional experiences and perspectives on the challenges facing cities today. 
Urban Leadership Awardee Marvin Rees
Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Former Mayor, Bristol, UK
Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Allison Xu
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Oct 29 11:00 am Special Briefing on Data Centers: Will they power the US economy or bog it down in a swamp of controversy? Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Eugénie L. Birch Mayor Kate Gallego Amanda Kass Thomas Sanchez Urban Development State & Local Finance
Article September 16, 2026 Fellow Spotlight: Stephen Hammer Stephen Hammer is a Senior Fellow in climate finance with a joint appointment at the Penn Institute for Urban Research, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, and Perry World House. Stephen Hammer Climate Change & Resilience
Nov 12 12:00 pm Civic Learning and Urban Problem Solving in Risky Times: A Youth Perspective Speakers:  Mukta Naik Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
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Fellow Augustin Maria
Senior Urban Specialist and Program Manager, City Climate Finance Gap Fund, World Bank
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
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Visiting Scholar Stephen Hammer
Senior Fellow, Climate Finance
Climate Change & Resilience
Article August 24, 2026 To Finance a Transition That “Can’t Wait,” Penn IUR Expands Global Partnerships Two new international partnerships expand Penn IUR's work on climate resilience, governance, and sustainable urban finance. Climate Change & Resilience
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Paarth Nayak
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Announcement July 23, 2026 Penn IUR Co-Director Eugénie L. Birch Receives International Planning History Society’s Highest Honor for Lifetime Achievement Eugénie L. Birch received the 2026 Sir Peter Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement in Planning History, the highest honor bestowed by the International Planning History Society (IPHS). Urban Development
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Urban Leadership Awardee Josué Tanaka
Principal Finance Advisor at C40 Cities Visiting Professor in Practice at the LSE Grantham Research Institute
Josué Tanaka is a 2026 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winner. Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
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Urban Leadership Awardee Mayor Kate Gallego
Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona
Climate Change & Resilience
Article June 4, 2026 Benjamin Keys on Property Insurance and Disaster Risk Dr. Benjamin Keys studies how financial systems shape outcomes in housing markets, with a particular focus on the role of credit, insurance, and regulation in influencing household behavior. Benjamin Keys Housing
Gallery May 20, 2026 Illuminating Shared Urban Futures: Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Penn IUR Global Photo Contest The Penn Institute for Urban Research announces the winner of its 10th annual photo contest: Sharing and Caring Cities: Portraits of Collective Urban Life. Climate Change & Resilience
Article April 20, 2026 Faculty Spotlight: Sanya Carley Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Sanya Carley, Penn’s Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action, is leading a new era of multidisciplinary climate strategy. She speaks with Penn IUR about the launch of the Penn Climate office, the upcoming Grand Climate Challenge Initiative, and her research into energy justice and the human costs of the clean energy transition. Climate Change & Resilience
Research Paper April 16, 2026 The Economic and Social Benefits of The Wilmington Land Bank Conservancy Do land bank interventions actually translate into higher home values, or is their impact overstated? This analysis by Econsult Solutions and Penn IUR isolates the effect of proximity to Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank treated properties to determine whether reclaiming blight is measurably boosting Wilmington’s housing market. State & Local Finance
Apr 07 2026 Past Event 21st Annual Urban Leadership Forum: Guiding Urban Futures in Uncertain Times Speakers:  Kate Gallego Josué Tanaka Climate Change & Resilience

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