Center for Urban Resilience (CURes)
Founded in 2011, CURes' mission is to partner with communities to promote resilience by providing social-ecological research, nature-based solutions, and education services.
CURes reports to the Dean of Seaver College of Science and Engineering and serves LMU and the community by conducting community-based social-ecological research, co-managing Ballona Discovery Park, publishing an international journal, and offering student research assistantships and internships. Our main areas of work are focused in Southern California and Baltimore.
Click here to view the CURes 2025 Annual Report.
A row of Jacaranda trees in bloom on the LMU campus. Our team has developed interactive maps of the tree canopy cover for Los Angeles County. Come give it a whirl!
A coyote howling at the moon caught on a CURes critter cam! LMU undergraduates can conduct hands-on research in urban ecology guided by a CURes faculty or staff member.
Our live cameras allow viewers to observe birds at hummingbird and seed feeders for their entertainment and education!