General News News-Gazette: UI program changes lives in East St. Louis and C-U Illinois Ranks First among Public Research Universities in Foreign Enrollment, Fourth Overall Emeritus Professor Lew Hopkins Named ACSP Distinguished Educator APA Announces West Urbana One of Ten Great Neighborhoods in America, Daily Illini coverage Department Celebrates Retirement of Lew Hopkins with Symposium and Dinner DURP students among 2007 ULI Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Competition Top Four Finalists Lisa Tziona Switkin (BAUP 1996) wins a 2007-2008 Rome Prize Brian Deal wins Sustainable Infrastructure Project of the Year Award Scholars develop protocol for 'LBS', new wireless Internet technology Demographic shifts require fresh approach to city planning Natural-disaster recovery expert hopeful about New Orleans plan 20-year-old partnership with East St. Louis reaps many benefits for residents, students Profiles & Projects: Opportunities, Scholarships & Competitions: 2008 ACSP PhD Student Workshop (Application Deadline 14 April 2008) LISC Urban Forum in Indianapolis, 28-30 April 2008 Barry M. Moriarty Graduate Paper Competition in Regional Science (Deadline March 1) Campus Sustainability Project Grants (Deadline March 15) Study Abroad in China in Summer 2008
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