Cumberland Mountain Research Center
Named for the Cumberland Mountains in which the Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) was founded, 坎伯兰山研究中心(CMRC)成立于1990年在(LMU)校园，以促进教师和学生之间的合作研究环境，作为大学更大的科学教育使命的一部分, and to provide a broad range of research facilities, 机会, and resources to LMU faculty and student researchers. 最初的目的是利用阿巴拉契亚南部环绕坎伯兰峡谷地区的独特生态. Working with a variety of institutions and organizations, including state and federal agencies, these efforts quickly expanded to include many areas across the Southeastern United States, 以及向西进入阿肯色州. 在这之后不久, the CMRC also began developing inter国家 机会 in Kenya, 泰国, 伯利兹, 和哥斯达黎加, and it continues to provide and facilitate regional, 国家, and inter国家 机会 for LMU faculty and students to this day.
纵观其历史, CMRC参与了物种管理和恢复(将一种濒临灭绝的蜗牛除名)，以及确定科学上的新物种(包括黏菌和海绵)。. 正在进行的濒危物种项目的重点是在鲍威尔河内重新引入濒危贻贝，并监测哥斯达黎加的一种濒危貘. With these and many other ongoing projects, CMRC积极推动师生在保护生物学和生态学方面的研究成果在科学期刊上发表, 会议演讲, and a variety of outreach and education 机会 within southern Appalachia
