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Assessing place attachment in the face of growing risksMarch 31, 2020
On Thursday, Feb. 27, Dr. Michelle Dovil of Florida A&M University (FAMU) presented research on environmental risk perception and place attachment in coastal North Carolina as part of the Natural Hazards Resilience Speakers Series. Environmental risk perception, a judgment of … Continued
Natural hazards increasing educator burdenMarch 23, 2020
The timing of Dr. Cassandra Davis’s presentation in our Natural Hazards Resilience Speaker Series on February 20 could not have been better planned. Dr. Davis, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Policy at UNC, studies how storms and … Continued
Army Corps work balances economy, flood and storm risksMarch 10, 2020
The Coastal Resilience Center (CRC), in partnership with the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (DCRP) welcomed Dr. Julie Rosati on Thursday, Feb. 6, as part of its ongoing Natural Hazards Resilience Speaker Series. Dr. Rosati … Continued
Speaker focuses on sustainability of Gullah Geechee CorridorFebruary 25, 2020
On Jan. 30, I had the chance to hear from founder of the Resilience Initiative for Coastal Education (RICE), Albert George. George came to speak to students across various disciplines enrolled in the Natural Hazards Resilience Speaker Series, and share his experience … Continued
Summer Research Teams receive follow-on funding for future workFebruary 19, 2020
Two faculty members involved in a CRC-facilitated summer research program in 2019 have been awarded follow-on funding to continue their work. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that eight faculty members from Minority Serving Institutions … Continued
A conversation on statewide resilienceFebruary 17, 2020
Amanda Martin, Deputy Chief Resilience Officer for the state of North Carolina, came to speak to our class for the UNC Natural Hazards Resilience Speakers Series on Jan. 23. Martin engaged the room by asking us what we would do … Continued
2020 ADCIRC Week to be held in Baton Rouge, La.February 13, 2020
** Update (3.24.20): ADCIRC Week has been transitioned to a virtual format for 2020. See more at https://bit.ly/2Uf94EC. ** Coastal modelers and decision-makers will gather next month to share experiences with and discuss the latest developments on work with … Continued
Class learns about UNC’s district energy systemFebruary 11, 2020
Have you ever wondered how your physics class is heated? How the student union stays cool in the summer? Or even just what powers the lights in the library? These questions might not seem that interesting, but when you consider … Continued