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Article May 22, 2025 Doctoral Symposium Celebrates New Urban Research at Penn The Penn Institute for Urban Research celebrated the university’s urban scholars at the 18th Annual Urban Doctoral Symposium & Poster session, highlighting the dissertation work of three newly minted urban PhDs. Urban Development

Faculty Fellow Sanya Carley

Faculty Director, The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy & City Planning, Stuart Weitzman School of Design

Climate Change & Resilience

Nov 20 2024 Past Event GIS Day Keynote: Exploring Cities through the Lens of Urban Analytics Speakers: Andrew Crooks Urban Development

Nov 11 2024 Past Event Carbon Capture and Cities Speakers: Thomas Daniels Masoud Akbarzadeh Dorit Aviv Jennifer Wilcox Sanya Carley William W. Braham Climate Change & Resilience

Emerging Scholar Shengxio (Alex) Li

Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Mar 21 2024 Past Event Leveling the Field: Combining Proprietary Micro-Level Data with Machine Learning Methods for Housing Justice Research Housing Urban Development

Mar 13 2024 Past Event Powering the Slum: Exploring Alternatives Forms of Energy for Informal Settlements Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

Sep 28 2023 Past Event AI in the City Urban Development

Sep 22 2023 Past Event Uneven Access to Digital Tools and Tech in Low-Income Informal Communities Rapid Urbanization Urban Development

Affiliated PhD Student Spencer Folk

PhD Candidate at GRASP Lab

Urban Development

Feb 14 2023 Past Event Decarbonizing Cities with Smart City Technologies in Korea Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Jan 20 2023 Past Event Wharton Future of Cities Conference Urban Development

Article May 26, 2022 Aging in Place or Stuck in Place? Transportation Planning for Older Americans in the Digital Era Decades-long transportation policies favoring vehicle owners have actually disadvantaged many older adults in their daily travel. To date, studies and policies specifically addressing older adults’ travel needs have not kept pace with the increasing number and diversity of the aging population. My research addresses these gaps by examining the interaction of the built environment, travel behavior, and technology usage among older adults in the United States. Shengxiao (Alex) Li Urban Development

Advisory Board Member Doug Hagan

President, Krytar

Anchor Institutions

Oct 13 2021 Past Event Data and Technology Ecosystems for Social Good

Article May 19, 2021 Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Spotlight: Ken Steif Penn IUR interviews Ken Steif, Program Director, Penn MUSA and Associate Professor of Practice, Department of City and Regional Planning, as part of its semi-annual spotlight on Penn IUR Faculty Fellows. Urban Development

Article February 18, 2021 Tracking the Recovery of Restaurants in U.S. Cities Using Cell Phone Data Penn IUR examines monthly visits to restuarants in selected urban counties per 1,000 residents in 2020, tracked using cell phone mobility data.

Advisory Board Member Jeffrey R. Poss

Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

State & Local Finance

Fellow John Paul Farmer

President, WeLink Cities

Urban Development Anchor Institutions

Faculty Fellow Zhongjie Lin

Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning

Urban Development Rapid Urbanization

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