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Evacuating is expensive. Recovery is long and hard.
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: Perci — Monday, September 18, 2023
OVERVIEW: “Jennifer Trivedi, Assistant Professor of Anthropology is Core Faculty at University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center. She studies “the people . . .
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This N.J. town erected barriers to hold back the sea. A public fight erupted.
EXPERT: A.R. Siders
FEATURED IN: Washington Post — Friday, August 18, 2023
OVERVIEW: NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — From atop the local lifeguard headquarters, Mayor Patrick Rosenello looks out over the shrinking shoreline of his . . .
To the north, past the kaleidoscope of umbrellas that dot the beach, he can see the massive bulkheads the city has installed to hold back the encroaching sea — the same ones at the heart of an ongoing fight with the state, which has sued North Wildwood and fined it more than $8.5 million for that and other work it says was unauthorized, misguided and destructive.
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A history of Hawaii’s sirens and the difference it could have made against Maui fires
EXPERT: Sarah Elizabeth DeYoung
FEATURED IN: National Public Radio (NPR) — Monday, August 14, 2023
OVERVIEW: DRC Core Faculty contributed to this recent article on the key factors that should be considered in warning systems in the context of the #MauiFires
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Gig economy workers say they’ll have to work through the coronavirus outbreak even if they get sick
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: BusinessInsider.com — Friday, March 6, 2020
OVERVIEW: “It’s the winter and we frequently have colds or respiratory viruses,” epidemiologist Jennifer Horney, of the University of Delaware, told Insider. “So you may just be used to dealing with something mild like that. And think well, I’m nowhere near sick enough to stay home from work.”
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COVID-19: Tips for Hotel Managers
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: HospitalityNet.org — Friday, March 6, 2020
OVERVIEW: Authors Sheryl F. Kline; Jennifer Horney, professor of epidemiology at the University of Delaware; and Katie Kirsch provide tips on keeping employees and guests safe from the spread of COVID-19.
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Expert insight on coronavirus
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: UDaily — Thursday, March 5, 2020
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State, UD officials discuss coronavirus preparations
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Newark Post — Thursday, March 5, 2020
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As coronavirus panic deepens, online food orders are booming
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Counter — Thursday, March 5, 2020
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How deadly is the new coronavirus? Data from the spread of U.S. cases could help answer that
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Live Science — Wednesday, March 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: The number of cases it takes to raise the alarm depends on the infectious agent, the time of year and the population in a region, said Jennifer Horney, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware affiliated with the Disaster Research Center.
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Understanding coronavirus risks in West Virginia (Audio)
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: West Virginia Public Broadcasting — Wednesday, March 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: Health reporter Kara Lofton spoke with Dr. Jennifer Horney, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware, about what is known about coronavirus so far and what West Virginians might be able to expect.
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Coronavirus risk is low in W.Va. Preparing for it is just good public health
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Appalachia Health News — Tuesday, March 3, 2020
OVERVIEW: As coronavirus continues to spread in the United States, people are starting to wonder — how at risk am I? Health reporter Kara Lofton spoke with Dr. Jennifer Horney, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware, about what is known about coronavirus so far and what West Virginians might be able to expect.
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What does coronavirus mean for UD?
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Review — Monday, February 17, 2020
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Learning more about the coronavirus (Audio)
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Friday, January 31, 2020
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The state of COVID-19 testing in Delaware
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Thursday, March 19, 2020
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Known For Disaster Aid, FEMA Prepares For New Challenge With Coronavirus Relief
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: NPR — Thursday, March 19, 2020
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The Case For Not Panic Buying A Gun
EXPERT: Joe Trainor
FEATURED IN: LA List — Wednesday, March 18, 2020
OVERVIEW: As coronavirus continues to upend our lives, there are some people who are rushing to buy toilet paper (unnecessarily) and rice. Others are trying to get a hold of essential medicines. And some are running to buy guns. …
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The case for not panic buying a gun
EXPERT: Joseph Trainor
FEATURED IN: LAist.com — Wednesday, March 18, 2020
OVERVIEW: “We tend to come together as humans and work together and help each other and try to work towards the collective good,” said Joseph Trainor, sociologist at the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware.
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Communicating COVID-19: Be Transparent.
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: School CEO Magazine — Tuesday, March 17, 2020
OVERVIEW: Dr. James Kendra has studied the response to several of the most prominent international disasters of the past two decades: the waterborne evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, just to name a few. The current Director of the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, Kendra specializes in leaderships’ response to disaster—and how organizations can bounce back stronger. …
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Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in hotels
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Lodging Magazine — Tuesday, March 17, 2020
OVERVIEW: As hotels prepare for the spread of COVID-19, there are some precautions managers and staff can take to improve guest and employee health and safety, write Sheryl F. Kline, Jennifer Horney of the University of Delaware Disaster Research Center, and Katie Kirsch.
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Coronavirus is spreading panic. Here’s the science behind why
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: NationalGeographic.com — Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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People who didn’t know they had COVID-19 drove its spread in China
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: ScienceNews.org — Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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How long with COVID-19 last
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: PopularScience.com — Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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The Big Rhetorical Podcast Episode 34: Responses to COVID-19
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: The Anchor by Spotify — Monday, March 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: This is audio podcast subject is the “Response to COVID-19”
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