The Vacant Property Research Network is pleased to announce the recipients of its first student paper competition. The awards recognize two master’s students whose research in a single-authored paper contributes to new knowledge and practice around vacant properties. Patrick Cooper-McCann a student in the M.U.P. program who will be a doctoral candidate later this summer, won an award for his paper, "The Politics of Spatial Targeting: Urban Triage in St. Louis." Amber Knee, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, was also selected for an award. An interview with Patrick is available on the Vancant Property Research Network website.