http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:39:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://milanoschool.org/spring-2015-urban-policy-lab-project-cited-in-the-economist/ http://milanoschool.org/spring-2015-urban-policy-lab-project-cited-in-the-economist/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:52:07 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121459 Urban Policy Lab research cited in a new piece by The Economist about 421-a benefits.]]> http://milanoschool.org/spring-2015-urban-policy-lab-project-cited-in-the-economist/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/nyc-needs-to-scrap-how-it-thinks-about-garbage/ http://milanoschool.org/nyc-needs-to-scrap-how-it-thinks-about-garbage/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 18:36:22 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120523 Professor Ana Baptista was quoted in an article on CityLimits.org discussing how New York City can achieve its “zero waste” goal. The closest incinerator that receives New York’s garbage is across the Hudson River in Newark, where local residents have been fighting it for years. They recently settled a lawsuit requiring Covanta to install a more advanced […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/nyc-needs-to-scrap-how-it-thinks-about-garbage/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/new-publications-from-professor-joseph-heathcott/ http://milanoschool.org/new-publications-from-professor-joseph-heathcott/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:36:59 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=119812 Borderlands: Traveling the Brooklyn-Queens Divide   The Architectural League of New York’s magazine Urban Omnibus featured a recent photodocumentary project by Joseph Heathcott, Associate Professor of Urban Studies.   Heathcott’s article, titled “Borderlands: Traveling the Brooklyn-Queens Divide” appeared in the January 14th edition on line.  It reports on a two-year effort by Prof. Heathcott to study the […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/new-publications-from-professor-joseph-heathcott/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/new-school-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels/ http://milanoschool.org/new-school-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:42:11 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=119511 The New School has announced a bold and comprehensive Climate Action Plan to guide university policies. Developed by students, alumni, faculty, and administrators at our New York City and Paris campuses, the Climate Action Plan draws on our academic strengths and reflective practices, bringing together design, social research, and policy to address the challenges posed […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/new-school-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/alumni-edwin-torres/ http://milanoschool.org/alumni-edwin-torres/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:40:46 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118533 Edwin Torres, formerly associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation, will join Mayor de Blasio’s Administration as Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Affairs. He will be serving under the new Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Tom Finkelpearl. The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is the largest local cultural funding agency in the United States.   During his […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/alumni-edwin-torres/feed/ 0