"The Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) of Loyola University Chicago seeks to promote equality and to improve people's lives in communities throughout the Chicago metropolitan region. CURL pursues this goal by building and supporting collaborative research and education efforts. These partnerships connect Loyola faculty and students with community and nonprofit organizations, civic groups, and government agencies. Such collaborations link the skills and wisdom present within every community with the specialized knowledge and academic discipline of a vital urban university. Working together, community needs are addressed and the academic experience is enriched."

Crime

• A Defensible Space Project: Deterring Crime and Building Community in Rogers Park[1997]
• From the Perspective of Diverse Users: An Evaluation of the City of Chicago Domestic Violence Help Line [2006]

• Transcending Boundaries: Investigating Domestic Violence among South Asian Immigrant Women (Apna Ghar Project) [2005]

Demographics

• The Emergence of Stable Racially and Ethnically Diverse Urban Communities: A Case Study of Neighborhoods in Nine U.S. Cities [1998]

• Minding the Gap: An Assessment of Racial Disparity in Metropolitan Chicago [2003]

Education

• Finding Stability: An Evaluation of Graduates of Chicago Christian Industrial League's Single Adult Program

Gentrification/Housing

• Affordable Housing in the Chicago Region: Perspectives and Strategies [2003]
• Black, White and Shades of Brown: Fair Housing and Economic Opportunity in the Chicago Region [1998]
  
• The Differential Impact of Gentrification on Communities in Chicago [2006]

• Housing Discrimination & Economic Opportunity in the Chicago Region [2000]

• One and a Half Decades of Apartment Loss and Condominium Growth: Changes in Chicago's Residential Building Stock [2007]

• Southwest Chicago Foreclosure Study [2003]

Health

• Assessment of American Indian Health Needs in Metropolitan Chicago [2004]