The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that the University of Minnesota will host a new partnership of higher education and natural resource institutions dedicated to advancing actionable science in response to the climate crisis in the Midwest.
The Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center will be housed at the U of M’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) in close collaboration with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS); Extension; and the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI). With the U of M, the consortium partners include College of Menominee Nation, Indiana University, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Michigan State University, The Nature Conservancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Wisconsin.