Developing new strategies for urban-rural systems to overcome interconnected social, environmental, and technological challenges
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First regional URSYS workshop
First regional URSYS workshop

The first regional URSYS workshop took place in Minneapolis from April 21 to 23 and engaged 37 researchers and community stakeholders.  The workshop’s goal was to begin creating cross-disciplinary research collaborations among stakeholders in the MRB with the potential to identify themes and sites for future interdisciplinary grant proposals and projects. Participants were encouraged to […]

Upper Mississippi River Basin Partners


Last NameFirst NameOrganizationPositionTheme
NelsonKristenMSP LTERCo-PI
NelsonKristenUniversity of Minnesota Department of Forest ResosurcesDepartment Head and Professor
KarwanDianaUniversity of Minnesota Department of Forest ResosurcesAssociate Professor -Water Science
FisherTomProfessor, Architecture , Director of Minnesota Design CenterProfessor
Metropolitan Council
Mississippi Watershed Council
JacobsFayolaUrban and Regional Planning, UMNAssistant Professor
Keeler BonnieHumphrey Institute of Public AffairsAssociate Professor
JordanNickForever Green: Multiple PartnersProfessor
JordanNickForever Green InitiativeCo-Director

Upper Mississippi River Basin Updates

Rural Shrink Smart

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Iowa State University Architecture Professor Kimberly Zarecor is quoted extensively in an Aug. 20 Cedar Rapids Gazette article by reporter Tom Barton titled “Rural Iowa…

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First regional URSYS workshop

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The first regional URSYS workshop took place in Minneapolis from April 21 to 23 and engaged 37 researchers and community stakeholders.  The workshop’s goal was…

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