Academic Year 2012-13    

· Winter-Spring 2013 · 
Carr & Clougherty & Johnson  ·  Coulton  ·  Neumann  ·  Bartelt  ·  Evans-Cowley  ·  O'Neill

"How do Residents Define their Neighborhood Using Online Tools?  Results from Pittsburgh and New York City"

Jessie Carr, MPH • Jane Clougherty, MSc, ScD • Isaac Johnson
Friday, February 1, 2013
Noon to 1:15pm, 1st Floor Conference Room, 3343 Forbes Ave

Slides

Jessie Carr, MPH, Research Analyst, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

Jane Clougherty, MSc, ScD, Assistant Professor/Director of Exposure Science, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

Isaac Johnson, Student Researcher, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Pittsburgh

"Residential and School Mobility: Implications for Place-Based Initiatives"

Claudia Coulton, Ph.D, MSW
Friday, February 15, 2013
Noon to 1:15pm, 1st Floor Conference Room, 3343 Forbes Ave

Slides

Claudia Coulton, Ph.D, MSW, Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University, and the Lillian F. Harris Professor of Urban Social Research in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Cleveland, OH

"Social, Spatial, and Economic Transformations in Deindustrializing Cities"

Tracy Neumann, PhD
Friday, February 22, 2013
Noon to 1:15pm, 1st Floor Conference Room, 3343 Forbes Ave

Slides

Tracy Neumann, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Wayne St. University, Department of History, Detroit, MI.

"Mapping Vacancy, Delinquency, and Abandonment: Constructing Useful Indices in an Imperfect Data Environment"

David Bartelt, PhD
  Friday, March 22, 2013
Noon to 1:15pm, 1st Floor Conference Room, 3343 Forbes Ave

Slides

David W. Bartelt, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

"Micro-Participation:  Community Engaging in Planning with Social Media"

Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD
  Friday, April 12, 2013
Noon to 1:15pm, 1st Floor Conference Room, 3343 Forbes Ave

Slides

Jennifer S. Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Administration at The Ohio State, University, College of Engineering.

Special Brown Bag Presentation

"UCSUR's 40th Anniversary Celebration"

Featuring:  Paul H. O'Neill
  Tuesday, April 30, 2013
7pm to 8:30pm, University Club

The University of Pittsburgh's University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) celebrated its 40th anniversary on April 30 with a reception at Pitt's University Club.

The 40th anniversary event opened with remarks by UCSUR Director and Pitt Professor of Psychiatry Richard Schulz. Rich discussed the center's history and achievements during the past 40 years. Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg remarked on UCSUR's history and important role within the University of Pittsburgh and the community. Chancellor Nordenberg then introduced former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and former Alcoa Chief Executive Officer Paul O'Neill. Mr. O'Neill presented a keynote address titled "Re-Booting the New Federalism." He has been a supporter of the center's regional indicators project, PittsburghTODAY, which is an in-depth assessment of Greater Pittsburgh with 14 other regions on 10 key indicators.

UCSUR would like to thank Paul O'Neill, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg, and all of our guests for their support and participation in our special anniversary event. We were proud and honored to have such distinguished speakers, guests, and friends join us in our celebration. Thank you.

1. Richard Schulz's opening remarks 
2. Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg's remarks & introduction (about 11 minutes into the podcast)
3. Paul O'Neill's keynote address (about 27 minutes into the podcast)