The University of Toledo is proud to be a partner institution of the Consortium Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) at the University of Minnesota. The University has made strategic decisions to build a strong research and education program in ecosystem studies. This has included the formation of a new department of Earth, Ecological and Environmental Sciences (EEES) . The University has invested in new research building to support ecosystem research, has aggressively hired new research-oriented faculty, and is pursuing other initiatives to strengthen the program. EEES is working collaboratively with the College of Engineering to expand multidisciplinary research on ecosystem research. The new hires and most of the existing faculty have collaborative experience with federal agencies and have strong records of Competitive grants and refereed publications.

The University of Toledo is adding unique research facilities to strengthen this collaborative proposal. The Lake Erie Research Center (LERC), for instance, is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to environmental research. The LERC's goal is to assemble, within a single facility, a program in agricultural management, ecosystem studies, environmental chemistry, geography and land use planning, remote sensing, environmental monitoring and terrestrial ecology, and ecosystem management to create a multidisciplinary team exploring the complexity in ecosystem studies and management. LERC was installed with modern labs, teaching labs and research equipment, up-to-date communication setups, and necessary support staff.

This research team, along with its other partner institutions, hopes to address some important ecological and environmental issues in the Great Lakes Region.

 

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