▁prime ▁exhibition ▁location ▁where ▁students , ▁profess ors , ▁staff ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁can ▁experience ▁visual ▁culture ▁along ▁with ▁cultural ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁issues . ▁ ▁Center ▁for ▁Space ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁ ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Space ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Technology ▁( CS ST ) ▁is ▁the ▁administrative ▁unit ▁for ▁the ▁university ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁C RES ST ▁( Center ▁for ▁Research ▁and ▁Ex pl oration ▁in ▁Space ▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ) ▁cons ort ium ▁with ▁NASA ' s ▁God d ard ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁College ▁Park ▁( UM CP ) ▁and ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁Space ▁Research ▁Association ▁( US RA ) ▁are ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁center ' s ▁cons ort ium . ▁ ▁Center ▁for ▁Urban ▁Environment al ▁Research ▁& ▁Education ▁ ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Urban ▁Environment al ▁Research ▁and ▁Education ▁( C U ERE ) ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Urban ▁Development . ▁The ▁facility ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Technology ▁Research ▁Center ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Baltimore ▁County ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁allowing ▁for ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁U M BC ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty . ▁The ▁center ' s ▁focus ▁is ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁natural ▁and ▁so cio e conom ic ▁processes ▁that ▁occur ▁in ▁urban ▁environments . ▁C U ERE ' s ▁location ▁allows ▁for ▁am ple ▁research ▁opportun