The Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University serves as the regional hub to address the effects of climate across all landscapes within the South Central region of the United States. Providing expertise for linking regional climate projections to soil processes, plant productivity, patterns of biodiversity, conservation initiatives, ecosystem services, water policy and planning, agricultural
production, rural economic preparedness, the sustainability of natural and agroecosystems, and communicating with stakeholders to develop and apply this information to real world decision making and planning in the Southern Plains. Researchers and Texas Tech University combine their expertise and experience to address key aspects of climate research that are critical for informing and developing sustainable policy and planning decisions, at multiple scales, for both natural and managed ecosystems, landscapes, and watersheds. The Climate Science Center's Fund For Excellence was created to help provide financial support to continue and improve our events and provide funding where needed. We would like to thank the anonymous donors who donated to our center in which we were able to begin this fund. This fund will be used to help improve and continue our monthly events. If you would like to make a donation click this link (http://donate.give2tech.com/?fid=T84A449) and it will take you to the appropriate page. On behalf of the Climate Science Center we want to say thank you for your donation and support that will let us continue these important events. The Climate Science Center is a multidisciplinary entity that includes faculty from many departments at Texas Tech, in addition to adjunct faculty. Texas Tech faculty includes researchers from:
• College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources
• College of Architecture
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Honors College
• Whitacre College of Engineering
