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Rethinking Disaster Relocation Plans in the Gulf Coast

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 experts less than one month after Winter Storm Finn triggered tornado warnings throughout the entire region.
This Forecasting Tool is Taking America by Storm

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 military.
Seeking Storm Surge Solutions in El Paso

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 infrastructure erosion as it affects shoreside settlements.
Joining Together with Johnson C. Smith University

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 handed to Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte as part of a scholastic advancement package administered by the Department of Homeland Security.
Minority Student Success With a New York State of Mind

Minority Student Success With a New York State of Mind

New York City College of Technology joined other minority-serving institutions late last month in curating federally sponsored summer research opportunities.
Dr. Siyu Yu

Yu Receives Research Fellowship From National Academies

Dr. Siyu Yu was notified earlier this month of her newfound fellowship status with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
RI-CHAMP Makes Storm Impact Modeling Simple

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 floods. That system sports a long name and an even longer history.
Handling Hurricane Season

Handling Hurricane Season

Climatologists across the country are fixing their eyes on the horizon as hurricane season commences. One of those weather experts sees something personal in that particular view.
Dr. Austin Becker

Becker Wins Big at URI Research Awards

Dr. Austin Becker was elected earlier this week to receive the Advanced Career Faculty Research and Scholarship Excellence Award at the University of Rhode Island.
Taking Our Next-Gen Resilience Planning Tool Online

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 them. This problem stymies regional resilience by dividing efforts and resources that are more useful when unified.