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Atmos: Hub Researcher Offers Expert Advice on Pet Safety During Disasters
In this ATMOS feature, Sarah DeYoung, leader of the Hub’s households thrust and expert in pet evacuation during disasters, offers insight and instruction on protecting pets from extreme climate events and disasters.
Bloomberg: CHEER PI Reflects on AI and Insurance Risk Predictions
In this Bloomberg article, CHEER PI Rachel Davidson comments on the future of AI technology in predicting climate risks and its impact on the global insurance market.
David Prevatt Delivers Distinguished Lecture in Washington, D.C.
Prevatt, a 2024-2025 Jefferson Science Fellow, delivered his address in Washington, D.C. as a part of the National Academy of Sciences’ distinguished lecture series. He focused on a key question: How can the government better protect American diplomats from high-speed winds?
Atmos: Hub Researcher Reflects on Pet Evacuation Policy 20 Years After Katrina
Sarah DeYoung, leader of the Hub’s households thrust and expert in pet evacuation during disasters, joins a medley of experts commenting on the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006, a federal law passed after Hurricane Katrina, in this Atmos feature.
Message from the Director: Summer 2025
Welcome to the fifth issue of The CHEER Chronicle, a quarterly e-newsletter designed to keep you informed on the latest news and milestones of the Hub.
Partner Perspectives – The Texas Access to Justice Foundation
The Hub is thrilled to feature the Texas Access to Justice Foundation in the Summer 2025 issue of Partner Perspectives, a quarterly column that highlights the strategic, collaborative work done alongside one of CHEER’s 25 diverse partners.
Researcher Spotlight – Hesam Soleimani-Babakamali
Hesam Soleimani-Babakamali, a postdoc on CHEER’s buildings thrust, uses big data and AI tools to help the Hub tackle its research goals – no matter the scale.
Denton Record-Chronicle: Local Media Profiles CHEER Student’s Fieldwork, Future Teaching at UNT
This article in the Denton Record-Chronicle profiles Julie Elliott and her return to her native Texas to conduct fieldwork in the wake of the devastating Kerrville floods. Elliott, an incoming lecturer in emergency management and disaster science at the University of North Texas, is set to begin teaching at her alma mater in September.
CHEER Celebrates 50 Years of Progress and Promise at 2025 Natural Hazards Workshop
The theme of the 50th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, which ran from July 14 to 17 at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado, was “The Next 50 Years: Charting a Course for the Hazards and Disaster Field.”
UDaily: CHEER PhD Student Deploys to Texas Hill Country, Shadows Local Disaster Response
This interview from UDaily spotlights Julie Elliott, a PhD candidate studying disaster science and management at the University of Delaware, and her deployment to Kerr County, just days after the devastating flash flood that swept through Texas Hill Country.
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