About NUREC

NUREC is a nationwide, collaborative membership-based organization for land-grant universities that facilitates the co-creation and application of knowledge; enabling urban communities to improve their health and wellbeing, achieve equitable economic growth, and steward their natural environments – delivering on the land-grant mission for urban residents, communities and the organizations that support them.

To address our nation’s urban challenges, NUREC bridges the gap between researchers and communities by applying the unparalleled power and reach of the land-grant university system, rooted in Extension’s community-centered approach. NUREC is an issue and innovation leader for both the LGU system and external stakeholders – a place where new knowledge is generated; existing knowledge is applied to novel or place-based issues; and policies and programs are developed, piloted, refined, expanded, evaluated, and updated for local to national impact. NUREC accomplishes this in collaboration with external stakeholders and by leveraging strong partnerships with existing Extension organizations such as the National Urban Extension Leaders and the Extension Foundation.

NUREC has been hosted at Washington State University by WSU Extension and administered by the Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension since its founding.