University of Pennsylvania faculty and staff available to comment on various aspects of urban revitalization

Role of a university in revitalizing a neighborhood

Judith Rodin, President of the University of Pennsylvania

Neighborhood conditions and their impact on homelessness, substance abuse and crime

Dennis Culhane, associate professor of social work and research associate and professor of psychology

Social and economic issues of urban neighborhoods

Julia Paley, professor of anthropology and urban studies

Urban adolescent success

Frank Furstenberg, professor of sociology and author of "Managing To Make It"

Role of public education

Susan Fuhrman, dean of the Graduate School of Education who is spearheading Penn's sponsorship of a PreK-8 public school

Issues, challenges and needs in urban education

Nancy Streim, associate dean of the Graduate School of Education

Reducing racial tensions in urban areas

Dan Romer, professor of communications

Role of religious institutions in urban renewal

Andrew Lamas, professor of urban studies

How the fine arts can influence a neighborhood

Susan Nigra Snyder, lecturer in architecture who has been involved with the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority's fine arts program

Education and community development

Elaine Simon, co-director of the Urban Studies Program

University-community-school partnerships, community economic development and the role of universities and medical institutions in urban revitalization

Ira Harkavy, director of the Center for Community Partnerships

Urban transportation: engineering, planning and policy aspects; public transit systems; street design and traffic engineering; balancing use of cars, mass transit, pedestrians and bicycles; relationship of transportation and livability of cities

Vukan R. Vuchic, professor of transportation

Revitalization of cities; zoning and subdivision codes as the cause -- and also the potential cure -- for suburban sprawl

Jonathan Barnett, practice professor of city and regional planning

Rise of downtown housing

Eugenie Birch, professor of city and regional planning

Understanding metropolitan transportation and regional land use

Stephen Putman, professor of city and regional planning

How suburban sprawl affects city redevelopment

Wendell Pritchett, professor of law

Future of the city using digital design in architecture and urban design

Branko Kolarevic, professor of architecture