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URP Planner in Residence Elizabeth Abernethy, AICP, Serves as Panelist at Florida Housing and Development Conferences URP Planner in Residence Elizabeth Abernethy, AICP, recently served as a panelist at two conferences focused on housing and and development. Elizabeth Abernethy, AICP, (pictured third from left) serves on the panel “Better Decisions, Better Places: Improving Local Land […]

Meet the 2026-2027 Student Planning Association (SPA) Since 2019, the Student Planning Association (SPA) at the University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning has been providing professional development and leadership opportunities for Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students and other UF students interested in the planning field. Be sure to follow

MURP Students Receive APA Award of Merit for Downtown Jacksonville Campus Proposal  10 Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students from the University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP), alongside six undergraduate students from across the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning, received an Award of Merit from the American

UF URP Summer Reading (+) List 2026

Three URP Faculty Receive Promotions Three faculty members from the University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning have been promoted by the UF Board of Trustees during their June 2026 meeting:  Dr. Laura Dedenbach, AICP, has been promoted to Senior Lecturer/Instructional Associate Professor. She specializes in land use and comprehensive planning, land use

Dr. Zhaoxi Zhang Presents Urban Technology Research at European Universities In May, Dr. Zhaoxi Zhang traveled to the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Germany to meet with international colleagues and discuss her research on emerging technologies and their role in creating safer, healthier and more resilient urban spaces. Her first stop was Eindhoven University of Technology

MURP Graduate Rebecca Webster, AICP, Places Third in APA Student Paper Competition Recent Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) graduate Rebecca Webster, AICP, placed third in the American Planning Association (APA) Transportation Planning Division Student Paper Competition. This is the third year in a row that a MURP student has placed as a winner

Dr. Laura Dedenbach, Ph.D, AICP, Named UF URP Chair  Dr. Laura Dedenbach, Ph.D., AICP, has been named Chair of the University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning, effective July 1, 2026. She will also serve as Associate Director of the UF School of Landscape Architecture and Planning (SLA&P), which houses both Urban and