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Transcending Civic and Institutional Boundaries to Transform Texas Communities

June 16, 2025

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Austin's Power Couple

September 13, 2023

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CM2 Center Hosts 2023 Summer Forum

May 31, 2023

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Community-Centered Research and Environmental Planning in Beaumont, Texas

October 13, 2022

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Report Finds Growth in Austin’s Green Economy

August 31, 2022

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My Home is Here – Harris County’s Housing Needs Assessment and 10-Year Strategy

October 19, 2021

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Jiao Receives NSF Funding to Develop New Ethical Robotics Program

September 20, 2021

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Q&A with 2021 Design Futures Forum Student Participants

July 26, 2021

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UT and City of Austin Collaborate to Build ‘Smart Mobility Hub’ in North Austin

July 18, 2021

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Allan Shearer Named to ASLA Council of Fellows

June 23, 2021

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Lieberknecht Awarded $1.2M NSF Grant for Planet Texas 2050 Project

September 24, 2020

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Sarah Wu Recognized as Outstanding Research Administrator of the Year

October 15, 2019

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Convention Center Space-making and Downtown Place-Making: The Physical and Economic Planning Implications of Alternative Convention Center Scenarios

March 1, 2019

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CSD Helps Mayors Understand Role in Urban Design and Community Building

January 8, 2019

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Green Fund Grants Awarded to Graduate Students & Center for Sustainable Development

June 8, 2018

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Center for Sustainable Development to Host Regional Session of Mayors' Institute on City Design

February 5, 2018

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CAVE HABS Documentation for Quarters 6 & 8: Graphic Documentation of Historic Buildings in Carlsbad Caverns National Parks

June 3, 2017

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Landscape Afterlife of the Urban Ditch: GIS Investigation of Persistent Infrastructure

May 3, 2017

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$162,396 Grant Awarded to CSD & Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

June 11, 2015