The University of Oregon's Resource Assistance for Rural Environments AmeriCorps Program secured $100,000 to work with area partners to increase implementation of renewable energy generation by rural small businesses, farms, and agricultural producers throughout the state of Oregon.

The College of Design celebrates the life of one of the visionary leaders of the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM), David Povey, after his tragic death in May 2023.

The School of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM) is celebrating a competitive grant award earned by Associate Professor, Rebecca Lewis, and Assistant Professor, José Meléndez. The research team secured a competitive research grant from the Housing Solutions Lab, housed at the NYU Furman Center.

Robert Parker and Rebecca Lewis from PPPM and IPRE join other housing experts in an article about housing affordability in Portland.

Rebecca Lewis and other PPPM experts talk about the Oregon housing shortage in new OPB article.

School of Planning, Public Policy and Management Associate Professor, Yizhao Yang, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Japan. Yang will study Japanese cities’ use of Voluntary Local Reviews, which assess United Nations Sustainable Development Goal achievements and provide sustainability education to its citizens.

What have our RARE service members been up to? Find out!

Are you looking to strengthen your local community but are limited by time, budget, or maybe knowledge? The Sustainable City Year Program might just have the answers for you!

Learn more about Clark Honors College (CHC) student and Oregon Design Duck (ODD) Emma Koontz, who is majoring in Planning, Public Policy and Management, in this great student profile courtesy of CHC.

Are you interested in community building, natural resources, food security, natural hazard planning, economic development or land use planning? If so, you should consider applying to serve as a Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps member.

At the College of Design, there is a "rare" opportunity for graduating students and alumni looking to gain professional experience and make a difference in Oregon's rural communities. The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) Program, an AmeriCorps program administered through the Institute for Policy Research and Engagement (IPRE), has been engaging and working alongside rural communities since 1994 to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions. Linking the expertise of staff and faculty within IPRE with the resources of the University of Oregon, RARE members have access to tools and resources that ensures a one-of-a-kind service experience that is hard to match anywhere in the country. 

Congratulations to the University of Oregon's Institute of Policy Research & Engagement (IPRE) and the student team of Ashley Balsom, Thea Chroman, Tram Anh Hoang, Alli Langley, and Jordan Totty, led by IPRE Community Planning Workshop project manager Aniko Drlik-Muehleck, for their project, "What's Up Downtown? A Playbook for Activating Oregon's Upper Stories", winning the 2022 Student Achievement in Planning at the American Planning Association: Oregon Chapter Annual Conference in Pendelton.