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CURA is a co-sponsor of this year's Mapping Expo at LOGIS. This collaborative event brings together non-profit organizations and government entities to explore cutting-edge…
Gorman Lake Park and Dodd Road in Le Sueur County under water.
Turning the Tide on Flooding in the Cannon River Watershed is a spring 2026 project with the Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Organization and Southeast…
The Census Bureau and American Community Survey (ACS) have been under attack from Congress and the White House for over a decade. Response rates (to this mandatory survey of population) are declining, funding for these critical programs are…
Researcher: Ceema Samimi (School of Social Work)
Abstract: The Inclusion Project addresses the disproportionate use of exclusionary discipline that exacerbates educational inequities. Current policies often lack…
Researcher: Sarah Hoffman (School of Nursing)
Abstract: Sexual and intimate partner violence directly or indirectly impacts a significant portion of the United States population. Structural inequities and systemic…
Researcher: J'Mag Karbeah (School of Public Health)
Abstract: The United States is facing an urgent youth mental health crisis with nearly a third of youth reporting that they’ve experienced poor mental health (e…
Researchers: David Beard (Professor of Rhetoric, Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies, University of Minnesota Duluth); Kim Dauner (Associate Professor of Healthcare Management, Department of Economics and Healthcare Management, University of Minnesota…
Researcher: Lynette Renner (School of Social Work)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse by an intimate partner. It affects more than one-third of all women can have harmful consequences on the health, well-being, and…
Researcher: Bonnie Keeler (Humphrey School of Public Affairs)
Tribal communities face unique threats from environmental contaminants due to high reliance on subsistence foods and cultural uses. Tribes seeking to protect their lands and waters from contamination can…