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The Great
Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GP-CESU) is a
network of 15 academic institutions in the Great Plains region and six federal
agencies. The University of
Nebraska-Lincoln serves as host to the GP-CESU.
The unit encompasses a broad geographical portion of the
Great Plains
and offers an outstanding group of scientists in grasslands,
ecosystems studies, and natural and cultural resources
management for collaborative research, technical assistance and
educational opportunities in the CESU.
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What's New:
(7/24/08) South
Dakota School of Mines & Technology is joining the GP-CESU as
our newest partner institution. Amendment Three is currently being
signed by all existing partners and will be effective no later than
August 25, 2008. Our technical representative for SDSMT is
Dr. Pallaoor V. (P.V.) Sundareshwar,
605-394-2492.
(5/7/08) Amendment Two adding
Emporia State University, New Mexico Highlands
University and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Civil Works is now fully executed. Please
visit the Partners page to view the contact information for each of our
new members. Welcome to the GP-CESU!
(4/15/08)
2008 CESU Network
National Meeting, June 18-19, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Please
visit the network site for more information.
Click here.
(3/25/08)
GP-CESU Focus Meeting:
"Engaging Minority and Small Institution Partners",
March 20, 2008 Hosted by New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico.
A meeting for our minority and
small institution partners, as well as federal agency partners.
Agenda / Logistics.
Presentations on expertise and research needs/funding sources:
Black Hills
State University,
Emporia State
University, Langston University,
New Mexico
Highlands University,
NPS, BLM,
USGS, USFS
RMRS.
(1/15/08) Call
for manuscripts in the natural and social sciences for
inclusion in
Great Plains Research.
Thomas Fish selected
as National Coordinator of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Network. Dr. Fish will
start his duties on September 17, 2007. Dr. Fish has worked in
natural resource management, planning, research, and education for 20
years. Since 2000, he has directed professional development training,
technical assistance programs, and applied research projects aimed at
the integration of social and biophysical information for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center in
Charleston, South Carolina. He received a Ph.D. in conservation biology
from the University of Minnesota.
(Press release)
CESU Map Handout
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