School of Planning, Design and Construction

News

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  CANR provides rankings on department, unit initiatives around DEI

  Published on May 3, 2023
  The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor the 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Badge Awards recipients at the CANR Faculty and Staff Reception on May 11.

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  NCI Wins USDA Grant

  Published on May 1, 2023
  MSU’s National Charrette Institute and Toolbox Dialogue Initiative partnered to win a grant for an Urban and Indoor Agriculture Proposal Development Conference from the USDA’s National Institute of Food & Agriculture.

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  SPDC Seeks Applicants for 1855 Professorship

  Published on May 1, 2023
  The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction invites applications for a high-profile, open rank "1855 Professorship."

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  SPDC Welcomes Jordan Kenyon

  Published on April 18, 2023
  The School of Planning, Design and Construction would like to welcome Jordan Kenyon to our SPDC team.

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  SPDC professor receives CANR Excellence in Teaching – Established Teacher Award

  Published on April 14, 2023
  Jun-Hyun Kim, Ph.D., to receive 2023 CANR Excellence in Teaching – Established Teacher Award.

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  CANR honors Lee and Nubani as 2023 Global Scholars in Education

  Published on April 14, 2023
  CANR to honor Euihark Lee, Ph.D., and Linda Nubani, Ph.D., as 2023 CANR Global Scholars in Education.

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  Dr. Peilei Fan to lead $1.7M NASA Grant

  Published on March 23, 2023
  Dr. Peilei Fan and the Center for Global Change and Earth Observations (CGEO) at MSU will lead a $1.7M NASA grant to study urban-rural resiliency in Southeast Asia.

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  SPDC Director Wins Prestigious Award

  Published on March 20, 2023
  School Director, Dr. Ming-Han Li, received the 2023 CELA Outstanding Administrator Award.

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  Interior design alum provides leadership gift for Give Green Day

  Published on March 16, 2023
  Michigan State University (MSU) alumna Valerie Wright, ’89 interior design, together with two additional alumnae gave a collective $10,000 in leadership gifts to double the impact for students on Give Green Day.

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  CELA Elects New President

  Published on March 9, 2023
  Dr. Jun-Hyun Kim, Landscape Architecture program director, has been elected president of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.

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  MSU Tops the List of Landscape Architecture Rankings

  Published on February 27, 2023
  A study recently published in Landscape Journal named MSU #1 in scholarly productivity and impact for landscape architecture faculty.

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  URP Faculty Receive NSF Grant to Study Informal Housing

  Published on February 7, 2023
  Noah Durst and Deyanira Nevárez Martínez will conduct research on: "Informality and Inequality in the Global North: Regulation, Non-Compliance, and Enforcement in U.S. Land Use and Housing Law."

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  SPDC Welcomes Andrew Orlando

  Published on February 1, 2023
  The School of Planning, Design and Construction is excited to welcome a new Communications Coordinator to our staff.

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  LandTexture: Spring 2022 Education Abroad Trip to Spain

  Published on January 16, 2023
  Valentina Gjocaj, LA Senior, walks us through her amazing experience on Education Abroad in Spain during Spring semester 2022.

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  LandTexture: Do Landscape Architects Still Design Gardens?

  Published on January 16, 2023
  Sandra Fischer, FASLA, shares her experience and insights into the importance of designing gardens.