UD Magazine Spotlights Disaster Research Center, CHEER Hub
The latest issue of UD Magazine prominently features the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, highlighting its research, influence, and statewide impact over the last 60 years.
Atmos: CHEER Expert Discusses “Ongoing Pattern” of Post-Disaster Myths, Conspiracy Theories
Sarah DeYoung, leader of the Hub’s households thrust and community engagement director, discusses post-disaster “information vacuums” and an “ongoing pattern across human history of seeking blame in disasters.”
The Guardian: Hub Expert Discusses Post-Hurricane Misinformation
CHEER households thrust leader and community engagement director Sarah DeYoung offers her perspective on misinformation and federal response in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Rolling Stone: CHEER Expert on the Dangers of Disinformation During Hurricane Season and Election
Sarah DeYoung, CHEER’s community engagement director, discusses how disinformation and conspiracy theories have proliferated and hindered recovery during a particularly traumatic hurricane season and polarizing election.
CHEER Highlighted in NHERI’s DesignSafe Radio Podcast
In a series of three episodes, CHEER PI Rachel Davidson discussed CHEER and its computational framework on DesignSafe Radio. The podcast is produced by the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI), one of the Hub’s research partners.
The East Hampton Star: CHEER Hazards Expert Comments on Local Hurricane Risk
Eventually, a major hurricane will hit Montauk, and the eastern Long Island hamlet — whose lifeblood is the ocean — is not ready.
