diff --git a/.env/.RAISE_environment b/.env/.RAISE_environment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..833c254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env/.RAISE_environment
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#RAISE_env 1/15/2015
+#check if this all is correct for RAISE
+
+
+# SET HELPFUL ENVIRONMENT FEATURES / VARIABLES
+umask 0002
+alias ls="ls --color=auto"
+export ITK_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_THREADS=1
+
+
+# SET UP MATLAB
+##### might not need
+module add mit/matlab/2013a    
+alias matlab="matlab -singleCompThread"
+
+
+# SET UP FREESURFER 5.3.0, FSL
+
+module add openmind/freesurfer/5.3.0    
+module add openmind/fsl/5.0.7     
+
+##### do we need?
+export SUBJECTS_DIR=/mindhive/xnat/surfaces/RAISE/     
+echo "Setting SUBJECTS_DIR to $SUBJECTS_DIR"
+
+
+# SET UP ANTS
+
+module add openmind/ants/2.1.0-1.c0c854
+
+
+# SET UP PYTHON
+
+module add openmind/miniconda/3.7.0    
+export CONDA_ENVS_PATH=/om/project/RAISE/env/    
+source activate RAISE_env
+
+
+# SET UP MRICRON
+
+module add openmind/mricron/13.06.06
+
+
+# PROJECT NAME
+export project_name="RAISE" 
+
+
+# ADDITIONAL MODULES
+
+module add openmind/c3d/1.0.0
+module add openmind/git/1.9.3
diff --git a/.projects b/.projects
index 8244e6f..390055d 100644
--- a/.projects
+++ b/.projects
@@ -134,4 +134,11 @@ function read_env()
 source ~/.env/.read_environment
 }
 
+function raise_env()
+{
+
+source ~/.env/.RAISE_environment
+}
+
+