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Single family home covered in snow

Join us for a presentation of our latest report, “Survey of Tenants in Single-Family Rentals, Phase 2: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bloomington.” During this event we will explore findings from the report and hear from a panel of partners working to improve outcomes for residents of…

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Map showing the counties that border the Canon River Watershed including Le Sueur, Rice, Waseco, and Steele.

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 Minnesota Regional Sustainable…

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Map of Minnesota outlining counties in various shades of green and yellow.
This is a multi-year partnership with the State of Minnesota's Deptartment of Commerce and the Humphrey School's program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP). We have developed a series of maps and dashboards highlighting home…
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Screenshot of a map of the Lower 48 Showing Urban/Town Mix Counties vs Rural/Town Mix Counties.

 

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…

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Changes at CURA

It's been awhile since our last CURA Stories and we have been growing, including onboarding a new communications specialist to get things like CURA Stories in your inbox.…

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Image of Ishmail Malik Holt-Shabazz surrouned by goldleaf with the words, "Exemplary Community-Engaged Professional Award. Awarded by the University of Minnesota's Office Public Engagement."

The University of Minnesota’s Office of Public Engagement has awarded Ish Malik Holt-ShabazzDirector of Neighborhood Leadership and Organizing at the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), the Exemplary Community-Engaged Professional Award. The honor…

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Smiling Linda Lubi with the words "Student Spotlight Linda Lubi, Krusell Fellow" and the CURA logo.
Keeping it Fresh (Energy): Insights from Krusell Fellow Linda Lubi A Lifelong Interest in Environmental Justice

Linda Lubi is a long-time Gopher with a lifelong interest in environmental work. She first came to the University of Minnesota as an undergraduate,…

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C Terrence Anderson

After several impactful years as CURA's Director of Community Based Research, C Terrence Anderson is leaving CURA to focus on his recently launched coffee business and spend more time with his family. During his tenure, C Terrence led…

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Group of JIIVE participants posing for a photo
The "Just Us Gardens" project features a unique design where growing beds are sized to match prison mattresses, symbolically illustrating the abundance that can grow within the constraints of incarceration. Photo by Julia Brokaw

JIIVE (Justice…

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Project locations: 90 Metro area projects; 13 Greater MN projects; 35 statewide projects; 3 projects outside of MN

 

For this month’s CURA Story, we are excited to share our 2024 Annual Report showcasing the impactful work of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs over the past year.