Glossary: FIRM: Flood Insurance Rate Map | SFHA: Special Flood Hazard Area | CRS: Community Rating System | Substantial Damage   Local officials struggle with enforcing where and how people build in flood zones, due to a variety of factors. … Continued

Since 2015, the Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) partners have taught more than 50 courses and had more than 2,200 enrollments in supported courses. CRC students have opportunities to present their work at national conferences, to be part of unique summer … Continued

One of CRC’s 2019 Department of Homeland Security-supported Summer Research Team exchanges brought Dr. Michelle Dovil and students Tia Maxwell and Tenesha Washington to North Carolina State University. The participants share experiences from their work with coastal communities in North … Continued

  In addition to the Coastal Resilience Center’s  participation in the annual DHS Summer Research Team program, CRC researchers continued their CRC-sponsored summer exchanges in 2019, while also sending students to the 2019 Centers of Excellence Summit.   Winners at … Continued

  The Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) continued its annual summer exchange programs in 2019, matching faculty and students with research opportunities between May and August and participating in the 2019 COE Summit – winning second place in one student-centric event. CRC … Continued

The Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) is committed to increasing the representation of minority groups in the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE), in emergency management, planning and engineering fields. To meet this goal, the CRC is partnering with four Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) … Continued

  Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) researchers from the University of Rhode Island (URI), led by Principal Investigator Dr. Isaac Ginis, have partnered with area emergency managers to lead a series of training scenarios focused on coastal storms. Starting in May … Continued

Norma Doneghy Anderson, founder and president of the William Averette Anderson Fund (BAF) and a member of the Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) advisory board, speaks about how CRC and BAF are working to create a more diverse workforce in homeland … Continued

Jessamin Straub, a graduate student in marine sciences who took part in the Coastal Resilience Center (CRC)’s education programs, and who received a Department of Homeland Security-funded Education & Workforce Development grant through the CRC, has been named a finalist … Continued

The Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC) has updated project information for the fifth year of its grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), Office of University Programs, as it continues work on … Continued