Iowa Diversity and Inclusion
![Northern Leopard frog in an Iowa wetland. Northern Leopard frog in an Iowa wetland.](https://usgs-cru-department-data.s3.amazonaws.com/iowa/photos/iowa-1.jpg)
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice are vital to our mission in the Cooperative Research Units. We are dedicated to building a culture of inclusivity and respect through graduate education, research, and technical assistance. We oppose discrimination and racism in all of their forms and embrace diversity as a source of strength, ingenuity, and inspiration. We also acknowledge, with respect, that the lands and waters on which we perform research and teaching are the traditional and ancestral homelands of indigenous Nations and peoples.