On November 20, the LMU Center for Urban Resilience welcomed over 125 attendees and presenters to the inaugural Cities and the Environment (CATE) symposium, with support from Edison International and … Read more
On October 1, 2025, at 91 years old, Jane Goodall left our earth plane. The reaction throughout the world was immediate and visceral. Jane’s influence on science, the study of … Read more
Welcome back to the Fall 2025 semester! The Center for Urban Resilience has been as busy as ever since graduation, with plenty of exciting engagements ahead for the fall. Below … Read more
Perhaps the best part of our Center’s experience on campus is when we shepherd student enthusiasm in a project – and make it happen! That accomplishment has come full circle with … Read more
Our Research Annex at LMU is a gathering place for not only students studying nature, but nature itself! Earlier this month CURes staff and a student were delighted to witness a … Read more
Mother’s Day celebrates the effort all our mothers exhibit as caretakers and nurturers, and this is no different in the bird world. For the fourth year in a row, our … Read more
The Center for Urban Resilience is proud to announce our 24 most noteworthy achievements from 2024. Last year, CURes reached new heights in our research, partnerships, events, and community involvement. … Read more
We at LMU CURes are deeply saddened by the destruction caused by the wind driven fires in the Los Angeles community. The loss of life and property is almost unimaginable … Read more
“Hope is the thing with feathers”… wrote poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), and they certainly do lift our spirits when we see or hear them. Lucky for us at LMU, they … Read more
Once again, due to the collaborative efforts of several LMU departments and student groups, we have successfully spruced up the Tongva Memorial Site just before Indigenous Peoples’ Day https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/10/11/a-proclamation-on-indigenous-peoples-day-2024/, and … Read more
Drollinger Environmental Fellow Lisa Fimiani was recently featured in the Loyolan! CURes is lucky to have Lisa as our resident naturalist, bringing her decades of experience to benefit the Ballona … Read more