UPDATES | Coastal Resilience Center

Oct 8

For Some Children, Hurricane Helene’s Ruin ‘Could Take Years to Get Over’

CRC Investigator Dr. Cassandra R. Davis is quoted in this New York Times article.

Sep 23

To Rebuild and Redefine: Elevating Matriarchal Leadership in the Wake of Climate-induced disasters

Join us for this October 15th panel discussion on feminism, resilience, and community care following environmental disruptions.

Sep 17

The Role of Non-profit Organizations in Assisting Marginalized Communities through Climate-induced Hazards

This provides findings regarding how organizations support marginalized communities through a hazard, with a focus on communication.

Sep 17

A Landscape Study of Social Equity Data Needs and its Access and Availability to Support the Disaster Resilience of Marginalized Communities

This report provides evidence as to how local and federal agencies can improve measurement of outcomes for marginalized groups.

Sep 17

A Just Recovery – Weathering the storm in a Freedmen’s Town: An exploration of residents’ cultural resilience through defiance

This report investigates how a historically Black community has weathered consecutive climate hazards.

Mar 8

Studying the Spirit of Resilience in Ironton

The story of a small coastal town struggling to survive is getting special attention from some of the top resilience researchers in the...

Feb 1

Rethinking Disaster Relocation Plans in the Gulf Coast

Fresh guidance on managing environmental risks and relocation efforts along the US Gulf Coast is being given by top hazard mitigation...

Jan 9

This Forecasting Tool is Taking America by Storm

The most exciting new coastal storm tracking tool in the entire country is attracting considerable attention from a main branch of our...

Dec 1, 2023

Dealing With Disasters Down Under

At a lavish state dinner thrown last month in the White House, the cooperative relationship between President Biden and the Australian...

Oct 12, 2023

Seeking Storm Surge Solutions in El Paso

One of the biggest minority-serving schools in the United States has partnered with the Coastal Resilience Center to combat...

Sep 15, 2023

New Study Connects Coastal Resilience With Social Science

Investigators at the Coastal Resilience Center have released a new batch of findings from an ongoing study that shows how social...

Sep 8, 2023

Five Major Mitigation Projects for National Preparedness Month

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure according to Benjamin Franklin. This particular colonial conviction shines in September...

Sep 2, 2023

Joining Together with Johnson C. Smith University

A storied school situated near the center of a city named after royalty was just bestowed a boon fit for a queen. Federal funds have been...

Jul 11, 2023

Minority Student Success With a New York State of Mind

Students at a certain college in the city that never sleeps are being set up for success through a special program that connects them...

Jun 29, 2023

Yu Receives Research Fellowship From National Academies

One of the most rapidly rising stars in the coastal studies community has received an award that stands to secure her funding for a few...

Jun 16, 2023

RI-CHAMP Makes Storm Impact Modeling Simple

One of the most advanced storm impact forecasting systems got put through its paces earlier this week in a state often saturated by flash...

Jun 7, 2023

Handling Hurricane Season

Climatologists across the country are fixing their eyes on the horizon as hurricane season commences. One of those weather experts sees...

May 11, 2023

Making the Marginalized Matter

The struggle for equal outcomes among disaster victims is getting spotlit by a whip-smart team of tar-heeled college students supporting...

May 5, 2023

Becker Wins Big at URI Research Awards

An interdisciplinary scientist attached to the Coastal Resilience Center is making waves with a big win. Dr. Austin Becker was elected...

May 1, 2023

Taking Our Next-Gen Resilience Planning Tool Online

Assorted action plans on the books of communities across the country are often so compartmentalized that coordinators struggle to connect...