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City & Regional Planning Class of 2009 Reunion Weekend  2009 City & Regional Planning alumni came back to Philadelphia for a weekend celebration of their 10th Reunion.
Hotspot Cities Symposium Draws Global Leaders to Discuss Conflicts Between Urban Growth and Biodiversity In June, during the lead-up to Design With Nature Now, the conference that marked the launch of the Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, Weller hosted dozens of planners, conservationists, and policymakers for a two-day symposium at Perry World House. The object of their queries was stark.
Two Keynote Speakers Mark Opening of Design With Nature Now “We have a cultural nature, and we are entangled with it. That is who we are,”
Celebrating the Class of 2019 with Stuart Weitzman The University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design’s 2019 Commencement Ceremony
Designing the Airports of the Future Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the busiest hubs in the United States, with more than 43 million passengers flying in and out in 2017 alone. 
Documentary to Highlight Laurie Olin and his Social Vision To be a designer, says Laurie Olin, you have to be an optimist.
Kleinman Center Receives $30 Million Gift The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design has received an anonymous $30 million gift that will support continued programming at the Center.
Design With Nature, 50 Years Later The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is presenting Design With Nature Now, a multi-platform exploration of the legacy of visionary environmental planner and landscape architect Ian L. McHarg.
Student Group Increases the Visibility and Voices of Women in Architecture Historically, architecture has been a “man’s world.” But as times change, and even more women enter the field, the next challenge is keeping them in it—and providing them the encouragement to move up.
School Alumna Hahn Named Rome Prize Winner The American Academy in Rome awarded alumna Ashley Hahn (MCP’08, MSHP’08) the inaugural Adele Chatfield-Taylor Rome Prize for Historic Preservation and Conservation for her project "Preserving the life between buildings." 
Anthony Ayebiahwe Finds a Way to Give Back Growing up, when Anthony Ayebiahwe needed light to study, he’d lug his desk and chair to the back of his neighbor’s house, which had a generator.
New Appointments and Fellowships for Ryerson, Ammon, and Trubiano Faculty members Megan Ryerson, Francesca Russello Ammon, and Franca Trubiano have been recognized for their leadership in transportation, historic preservation, and building technology by Penn and the American Council of Learned Societies.