CURA's Community Geographic Information Systems (CGIS) program and the Resilient Communities Project (RCP) are partnering with the Institute for Advanced Study, U-Spatial, University of Minnesota Libraries, and DASH to present this year's “Thinking Spatially Symposium: Indigenous Mapping.” Former CURA CGIS Graduate Research Assistant Kyle Malone is…
October 06, 2020
updated December 15, 2020
A team of University of Minnesota graduate students and Resilient Communities Project (RCP) Fellows was a finalist for this year’s MetroLab Student Cup. The Student Cup is intended to recognize exceptional student civic research projects, and create pathways for careers and partnerships in the civic research and innovation domain. The competition was sponsored by the MetroLab Network, an international collaborative of cities, counties, and universities focused on…
June 11, 2020
We are again sharing a statement from CURA Director Ed Goetz on the murder of George Floyd at the top of this message. The fundamental issues of justice that Mr. Floyd’s murder surfaces for our community and for the entire nation dominate our conversations about what is next for CURA.
Following that statement, we share a message about CURA’s work in a COVID-19 world.
Statement from the Director of CURA
Our community witnesses again the violence of police brutality ending in the death of a Black man. It is well past the time for people in power, those who can impose…
March 24, 2020
Communities across Minnesota are constantly evolving in response to their unique local challenges and opportunities. The University of Minnesota's Resilient Communities Project (RCP) was designed to help communities successfully navigate these challenges and opportunities. RCP is an innovative, cross-disciplinary program that builds community capacity to adapt and thrive in the face of changing social, economic, technological, and environmental conditions. The program’s mission is to connect local government agencies with U of M students and faculty to work collaboratively on projects that both advance community sustainability, equity, and resilience and …
July 30, 2019
This year, the Resilient Communities Project introduced a new Small-Scale RCP Partnership option, designed for communities that want to collaborate with University of Minnesota faculty and students on 1–5 projects. Below are some of the projects that will be under way this year with our partner communities—Scott County, St. Anthony Village, Ramsey, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA), and League of Minnesota Cities.
Do you have a project idea that could benefit from research or technical assistance? It's not too late to …
