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Message from the Director: Spring 2025
Welcome to the fourth issue of The CHEER Chronicle, a quarterly e-newsletter designed to keep you informed on the latest news and milestones of the Hub.
CHEER Announces 2025 Summer Scholars Cohort
The CHEER Hub is pleased to introduce the seven students who will participate in the Hub’s third annual summer scholars program this June.
Partner Perspectives – The Restoration Team
The Hub is thrilled to feature The Restoration Team in the Spring 2025 issue of Partner Perspectives, a quarterly column that highlights the strategic, collaborative work done alongside one of CHEER’s 25 partner organizations.
Researcher Spotlight – Hongrak Pak
Hongrak Pak has embraced innovative tools to analyze dozens of government documents. Connecting these dots – and identifying subtle patterns, inconsistencies, and gaps across the text – empowers experts to improve hazard planning and enhance policy development.
Texas A&M Stories: Hub Researcher, a NOLA Native, Aids Disaster-Damaged Communities 12 Years After Katrina
In this profile piece, Abbey Hotard, a self-described “Katrina kid” and assistant professor of marine and environmental sciences at the University of South Alabama, reflects on her experience growing up in New Orleans and how it sparked her passion for coastal resilience research.
Hub Hosts Science Communication Workshops for Ocean Decade Video Competition
Participants in the Hub’s coastal protection-themed video competition have several opportunities to develop their science communication and video production skills.
UCLA Newsroom: Graduate Student-Researcher Engineer Duo Aid L.A. Wildfire Recovery
Buildings thrust leader Ertugrul Taciroglu and Patrick Hadinata were a part of a UCLA team that participated in field data reconnaissance and mapping efforts in the aftermath of the January Southern California wildfires.
CHEER Featured in Fellow CoPe Hub’s Monthly Seminar Series
Six CHEER researchers discussed the Hub’s latest research on the Cascadia CoPes Hub/Cascadia Coastal Hazards Research Coordination Network’s “First Thursday” virtual seminar series.
UD Magazine: CHEER Graduate Student Interviewed on Life Experience in Disaster-Prone City
In this issue of UD Magazine, the University of Delaware highlights it’s Disaster Research Center and it’s far-reaching impact.
CHEER Students Share and Celebrate Their Research at 2025 NHERI Computational Symposium
Three of CHEER’s students presented their research to more than 250 attendees at the third-annual Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Computational Symposium in Los Angeles.
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