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In 2022, CURes reached new heights in our research, partnerships, and community involvement. To celebrate our milestones, we have compiled a list of the 22 most noteworthy achievements from 2022. … Read more

On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, CURes Environmental Fellow Lisa Fimiani and Dr. Edith Read, Manager of Ballona Discovery Park and Freshwater Marsh, took a group of Harvard Graduate School of … Read more

The Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) is dedicated to serving urban communities with a suite of research, education, restorative justice and urban planning programs designed to improve quality of life … Read more

Over President’s Weekend there was an annual event that happens every year, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), and I participated on behalf of our Center counting birds in Ballona … Read more

On Thursday, February 9, 2023, a group of Service and Action students joined Yadira “Yadi” Enciso, Assistant Director of Student Engagement for the Pam Rector Center for Service and Action, and … Read more

Through the joint efforts of LMU CURes, Friends of Ballona Wetlands, and the community of Playa Vista, Ballona Discovery Park will be on the annual Theodore Payne Garden Tour this … Read more

When it comes to any project on the LMU Campus, it takes a pride of lions to get things done. That was the case on Friday, December 9, 2022, when … Read more

Dr. Eric Strauss participated in a lively panel discussion about California’s water situation with Doug Walters, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Resiliency Officer for the City of LA, and James … Read more

As part of LMU Study Abroads’ Global-Local Initiatives, CURes participated in a Global Learning Expo in front of Von Der Ahe along the Alumni Mall on November 14, 2022.  Students … Read more

On Saturday, October 29, 2022, the Friends of Ballona Wetlands (FBW) hosted a Nature’s Balance Gardening Workshop in partnership with Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Urban Resilience in Ballona Discovery … Read more