Alumni Anthony Damiano (PhD '21) and Mike Wedl (MPA '17) were interviewed for this story discussing the Minneapolis 2040 plan, which allows for multifamily development projects – mostly duplexes and triplexes – in neighborhoods with single-family homes.
Dean Nisha Botchwey and the co-editors of their new book "Making Healthy Places," discuss the intersection of public health and planning in this interview.
A profile of alumnus Andrew Butts (MS-STEP ‘19) and the nonprofit he founded, Green Neighbor Challenge, which recently won a $100,000 grant from the Environmental Justice Data Fund.
Associate Professor Bonnie Keeler is interviewed for this story about the debate over sending water from the Midwest to southwestern states, which are facing a water crisis due to drought and population growth.
Minnesota’s two U.S. senators aren’t on the ballot this year, but are campaigning for other Democrats who are, partly to maintain their own clout in Congress, Professor Larry Jacobs says in this story.
Catherine Squires, former associate dean was interviewed for this story on how anxiety about public safety might affect attendance at the 2022 Minnesota State Fair.
Professor Larry Jacobs is quoted in this story on the political implications of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned legalized abortion. "When Republicans are talking about abortion, they are doing Democrats a favor," he said.
Omar Sharifi, a research fellow at the Humphrey School and country director of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies, authored this commentary in which he argues that the violent extremism of the Taliban's reign in Afghanistan will eventually fail.