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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 18h

NEW JUA #ARTICLE: Assessing ordinances promoting compact development in fast-growing Wake County, North Carolina www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @bhanlonurban.bsky.social

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 20h

📣 🏆 REMINDER: the deadline for awards is next week! urbanaffairsassociation.org/awards/

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 22h

📣🏆🌸 Help us celebrate your colleagues! Nominate someone for the Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs by 10/17/25 urbanaffairsassociation.org/awards/contr...

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 1d

🏆✊Activist Scholars: apply by 10/17/25. More info: urbanaffairsassociation.org/awards/maril...

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 1d

NEW JUA #ARTICLE: Between the city and the people: The pitfalls and potential of hyper-local governance of the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @bhanlonurban.bsky.social

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 4d

📣🏆 Chicago colleagues: if you know people who work on behalf of and in partnership with urban communities, please encourage them to apply! The application asks for a current resume + a statement about their work. (application deadline=10/17/25) www.jotform.com/build/231305...

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 5d

JOB AD: Associate Director & Chair in Urban and Regional Planning (University of Florida) urbanaffairsassociation.org/2025/10/02/a...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 5d

JOB AD: Assistant or Associate Professor, Sustainable Design (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) urbanaffairsassociation.org/2025/10/02/a...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 5d

JOB AD: Post-doctoral fellowship in Urban Sustainability (University of Ottawa) urbanaffairsassociation.org/2025/10/02/p...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 7d

Assistant Professor- Public Administration (San Jose State University) urbanaffairsassociation.org/2025/09/29/a...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 8d

🚨⏰ 2 days until the ICUA 2026 submission deadline = 10/1/25 @ 11:59pm CDT urbanaffairsassociation.org/conference/c... #yougotthis #icua2026

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 11d

SAVE THE DATES! 2025-26 Career Development Opportunities including webinars, conference sessions, and workshops! Learn more, here: urbanaffairsassociation.org/2025/09/25/2...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 12d

NEW JRE #ARTICLE: A differential approach to refugee labor market inclusion in Germany: Unraveling government policies and local responses www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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urbanfutures.bsky.social @urbanfutures.bsky.social · 16d

⏰ Don’t miss your chance to contribute to the RC21 Conference 2026!

📅 Deadline: 6 October 2025
👉See the guidelines and details: rc21-vienna2026.org/call-for-ses...

#rc21 #rc21vienna2026
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@rc21.bsky.social
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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 12d

👋 💪 PRO TIP: If you are planning to work on your proposal this weekend, please try accessing the submission form today or tomorrow to make sure you don't encounter any technical difficulties. UAA staff members do not work on the weekend. #icua2026 urbanaffairsassociation.org/conference/c...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 12d

NEW JUA #ARTICLE: Graduated suspension: Ethnic minority gig work in China’s platform economy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @bhanlonurban.bsky.social

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 13d

NEW JUA #ARTICLE: Testing the chain of inclusion: Examining if upzoning changes the housing supply and demographics of places using national data www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @bhanlonurban.bsky.social

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 13d

NEW JUA #ARTICLE: Financial services: A preventive measure against homelessness? Evidence from Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @bhanlonurban.bsky.social

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 13d

⏰ 1 WEEK REMINDER: Submit your abstract/proposal by 10/1/25 @ 11:59pm CDT urbanaffairsassociation.org/conference/c... #finishstrong #icua2026

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 14d

NEW JUA #ARTICLE: Home truths: Fixing Canada’s housing crisis, by Carolyn Whitzman www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @bhanlonurban.bsky.social

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 15d

REMINDER 📣 PhD students, post-docs & recent grads! UAA is looking for discussants to talk about your experiences navigating early career plans. Apply here by TODAY Sept. 22: urbanaffairsassociation.org/2025/09/12/u...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 15d

Labor Center Research Director (University of California, Irvine) urbanaffairsassociation.org/2025/09/22/l...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 15d

Assistant Professor in Urban and Regional Planning (University of Florida) urbanaffairsassociation.org/2025/09/22/a...

Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 17d

NEW JUA #ARTICLE: Practitioners’ perspectives on preventing environmental gentrification www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @bhanlonurban.bsky.social

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Urban Affairs Association (UAA) @uaanews.bsky.social · 18d

NEW JUA #ARTICLE: Hustle urbanism: Making life work in Nairobi, by Tatiana Thieme www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @bhanlonurban.bsky.social

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