Background, Mission, and Site Description In 2025, with a grant from Edison International, the team at CURes began work on the Wildfire Restoration Project, aiming to restore 10 acres of … Read more

The Center for Urban Resilience is proud to announce our 25 most noteworthy achievements from 2025. Last year, CURes reached new heights in our research, partnerships, events, and community involvement. … Read more

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

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