http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_32233821?source=AP

A University of Colorado team has been chosen by the U.S. Geological Survey to host the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center for the next five years as one of eight national hubs for the study of the changing needs of land and resource managers across the country.

The center, which will serve Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, is intended to promote innovation and applied research, according to Jennifer Balch, who has the role of university director in the partnership with USGS.