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New Hazus Tool Uses CRC ADCIRC Predictions for Storm Damage AssessmentApril 14, 2022
On March 31, 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hosted a webinar to announce and showcase updates to their Hazus software, including the new Flood Hazard Import Tool (FHIT). The Department of Homeland Security Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence … Read more
Dr. Isaac Ginis featured in NPR article about new research on New England floodingDecember 16, 2021
Coastal Resilience Center researcher and University of Rhode Island professor of oceanography Dr. Isaac Ginis is featured in a recent NPR article about his team’s new research on the combined threat of rising sea levels and extreme weather focuses on … Read more
URI leads team of researchers awarded $1.5 million NOAA grantNovember 4, 2021
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Penn State University have been awarded a four-year, $1.5 million grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the effects of sea level rise and how it may exacerbate the … Read more
Tropical Storm Henri provides opportunity to test ADCIRC Prediction System™ real-time storm modeling capabilitiesAugust 24, 2021
As the weekend of August 21, 2021 drew near, it became increasingly evident that Tropical Storm Henri would not only impact Southern New England, but could become a hurricane before making landfall. This situation gave researchers at the University of … Read more
July 21, 2021
With support from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), lead author Dr. Sandra K. Knight, President of WaterWonks LLC, has released a … Read more
July 21, 2021
A Coastal Resilience Center research team, led by Dr. Cassandra R. Davis of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has released a report that explores the disproportionate impacts of federal mitigation assistance on socially marginalized groups and under-resourced … Read more
Students from CRC partners win awards at COE SummitMay 21, 2021
Two students from CRC partners won second and third place in a national poster competition for students across Department of Homeland Security-funded Centers of Excellence this month. Kyle McElroy, a graduate student from the University of Rhode Island, and Verónica … Read more
Student posters, presentations from annual meeting availableMay 5, 2021
At CRC’s annual PI meeting held virtually from April 21-22, 2021, Center investigators made presentations about the first six years of their research and education projects. The audience included federal stakeholders and reviewers, CRC Advisory Board members, additional partners, … Read more
