Local Government

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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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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.

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Dr. Ceema Samimi with the CURA Stories logo


By James Miller

Surveying the Landscape

When Dr. Ceema Samimi first came to the University of Minnesota during…

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A CURA GRA talking with two other people looking at a poster presenting her reasearch

The Resilient Communities Project (RCP) is accepting proposals from local government agencies anywhere in Minnesota for 2025-2026 partnerships to address your community's research and technical assistance needs. Proposals must include…

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Members gather for the Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity Program
The first meeting of the Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity Program
  • Also, CURA’s support of anti-displacement work receives the 2024 Kingsley Impact Award
  • And other legislative and policy news from…
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Hennepin University Partnership Header

The Hennepin-University Partnership, a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, is accepting applications for the HUP Collaborative Research Assistantship (HCRA). The HCRA provides paid summer positions for six graduate research assistants to conduct applied research with Hennepin…

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Amy Delahanty headshot

It is with great excitement that we introduce Amy Delahanty as the next director of the Hennepin-University Partnership (HUP). Amy brings extensive experience in cross-sector collaboration and higher education, most recently as the Chief…

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It's not about the train, it's about the people!

The Blue Line Extension Anti-displacement Executive Summary is now available! The Blue Line Extension has been in the works for over a decade. For at least that long, corridor communities have been challenging governments and private sector actors to be considerate of the local population…