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Jeff Speck on NPR, podcasts

31 March 2023 — Design, Mission Driven

Jeff Speck’s timely Walkable City – 10th Anniversary Edition, PKPR has booked interviews across leading local NPR stations and podcasts.

Ray Brescia op-ed in The Daily Beast

25 March 2023

In an op-ed for The Daily Beast, Albany Law School professor Ray Brescia writes about how Trump’s still in deep legal trouble in New York, despite a minor court win.

CBS News Covers Birth of Rare Senegal Lion Cubs

17 March 2023 — Environment

In a sign of recovery for the Critically Endangered West African lion, Panthera and Senegal’s Department of National Parks released breathtaking footage.

ESI Design in Quartz

27 February 2023 — Art, Design, MUSIC

Should buildings have soundtracks?

Jeff Speck in The Hill

11 February 2023 — Design

In an op-ed published in The Hill today, Walkable City author Jeff reviews Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s new Safer Streets program.

Ray Brescia op-ed in The Daily Beast

6 February 2023

In an op-ed for The Daily Beast, Albany Law School professor Ray Brescia argues the Supreme Court shouldn’t even hear Trump’s appeal on immunity ruling.

Maxim calls Heimat “L.A.‘s coolest new health club”

20 January 2023 — Lifestyle

The January 2023 issue of Maxim features a 2-page spread on Heimat, the new fitness concept club opened in Los Angeles by RSG Group.

ALS Professor Melissa Breger in USA Today

18 January 2023 — Law

Albany Law School professor penned an op-ed in today’s USA Today on the sexualization of children.

Dayton Literary Peace Prize on C-SPAN Book TV

1 January 2023 — Literature

C-SPAN Book TV tonight aired the 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize ceremony featuring speeces by winners such asWil Haygood and Clint Smith.

DMC in Architectural Digest, Seventeen

20 December 2022 — Art, Needlecraft

For the 2022 holiday season, PKPR implemented a comprehensive gift guide strategy for DMC’s new Gift of Stitch collection of 24 needlecraft kits.

Dyslexic Dictionary Exhibit Premieres in San Francisco

19 December 2022 — Dyslexia

Dyslexic Dictionary is an exhibition in San Francisco executive produced by artist and Dyslexic Design Thinking founder Gil Gershoni.

RSG Group unveils new Gold’s Gyms in Texas

29 August 2022 — Fitness

In August 2020, at the height of the pandemic, RSG Group purchased Gold’s Gym after it filed for bankruptcy, preserving the iconic gym’s legacy.

Wil Haygood honored with Dayton Literary Peace Prize

26 August 2022 — Literature

Wil Haygood will receive the 2022 Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award.

In an op-ed for Education Week, Albany Law School professor Sarah Rogerson examines school shooting prevention through both her role as a school board vice president and her personal experience as the aunt of an Oxford High School shooting survivor.

Moleskine exhibit at One World Observatory

27 May 2022

An exhibition showcasing Moleskine notebooks transformed into stunning works of art opened at One World Observatory in New York this week.

Panthera in People

25 May 2022 — Environment

This week, Panthera and Senegal’s Department of National Parks announced that the lion population in Senegal’s Niokolo Koba National Park has doubled.

Roto founder profiled in Attractions Management

16 May 2022 — Design

Check out this in-depth interview with Roto founder Joseph Wisne in Attractions Management Magazine.

Ray Brescia op-ed in The Daily Beast

8 May 2022

In an op-ed for The Daily Beast, Albany Law School professor Ray Brescia writes about if Trump’s legal spokesperson violated the terms of his gag order.

DJDS in MSNBC

29 March 2022

MSNBC published a wonderful profile of Deanna Van Buren by reporter Julia Pepitone – “This architect went from creating luxury malls to imagining a world without prisons.”

Hanif Abdurraqib profiled by NBC News

25 March 2022 — Art, MUSIC

In an age where algorithms drive music discovery, Hanif Abdurraqib uses a new season of his radio show and a new NYC concert series to open listeners’ ears.

NewsOne profile of DJDS

2 March 2022

Check out this in-depth profile in NewsOne – “Oakland Architect And Activist Deanna Van Buren Uses Design As A Means For Restorative Justice.”

DJDS in Shondaland

10 February 2022 — Design

Deanna Van Buren, the founder of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, is profiled today in Shondaland as part of their Black History Now series.

Panthera study in Science, Treehugger

21 January 2022 — Environment

Panthera scientists have documented evidence that female jaguars use tactics similar to female lions to prevent their cubs from being attacked by adult males.

Mozilla’s Future Wake in Fast Company

15 January 2022 — Internet, Mission Driven

Law enforcement relies on AI systems that purport to predict crime — but have proven to be biased against Black Americans. Two artist-technologists supported by an award from Mozilla have turned the “predictive policing” model on its head with “Future Wake,” an interactive website that uses AI trained on real law enforcement data to predict […]