DRC NEWS PLACEMENTS: 43
May 29, 2015
Research in Nepal
University’s Disaster Research Center team travels to earthquake site
University’s Disaster Research Center team travels to earthquake site.
May 11, 2015
Engineering in context
McNeil elected distinguished member of American Society of Civil Engineers
McNeil elected distinguished member of American Society of Civil Engineers.
May 14, 2014
Center’s anniversary conference marks 50 years of pioneering work
The University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center marked its 50 years of operation with a conference that included many pioneers in the field and celebrated groundbreaking work in which researchers have conducted some 700 field studies.
DRC NEWS PLACEMENTS: 43
April 3, 2017
In Memoriam:
DRC Co-Founder Enrico L. Quarantelli
Prof. Quarantelli, an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of disaster research, died April 2 at his home in Newark, Delaware, at age 92.
The June 9 service will take place from 2-4 p.m. at Daugherty Hall, Trabant University Center, on UD’s Newark campus. Before the reception, a brief graveside interment with a military honor guard will be held from 11-11:15 a.m. at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, Delaware.
February 21, 2017
Disaster Recovery for Delaware: Exploring Potential Partnerships Among Emergency Planners, First Responders, Librarians and Others
On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, The Disaster Research Center, at the University of Delaware, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region and the Delaware Division of Libraries sponsored Disaster Recovery for Delaware: Exploring Potential Partnerships Among Emergency Planners, First Responders, Librarians and Others.
January 30, 2017
Before the Storm
A Vulnerable Community Braces for the Impacts of Sea Level Rise
DRC affiliate faculty member Victor Perez and his work on residents’ perceptions of the risks of climate change and sea level rise in Wilmington, DE’s Southbridge community, was recently noted in a Yale Environment 360 article.
December 29, 2016
DRC Thanks You for Your Support
As our month-long #DRCExperience campaign comes to a close, DRC Directors James Kendra & Tricia Wachtendorf would like to say THANK YOU to all who have donated to DRC this giving season!
November 29, 2016
DRC’s End-of-Year Giving Campaign
As we near the end of our 53rd year, we honor the spirit of the holiday season to reflect and celebrate another year of successes in research, education, and service with many thanks owed to you, our friends, alumni and supporters. Give a gift to DRC today.
November 17, 2016
Diversity in Disaster Research
Anderson fellowships provide support network for young scholars
Graduate students from across the country who gathered at the University of Delaware for two days of professional development and shared scholarship were following in the footsteps of the late William A. Anderson, a prominent disaster researcher who was dedicated to increasing diversity in the field.
In the 1960s, Anderson, whose research focused on how disasters affected marginalized communities, was one of the first graduate students in the Disaster Research Center, which was then at Ohio State University and is now at UD.
July 8, 2016
Lessons from a Superstorm
Transportation planning research addresses pre- and post-Sandy climate change adaptations
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast of the United States, leaving in its wake flattened dunes, chewed-up boardwalks, washed-out roads, twisted carnival rides, tangled power lines, sodden furniture and toppled cabanas.
Scenes from Sandy were all the evidence needed to convince many metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) that it was time to integrate climate change into the long-range planning process.
June 20, 2016
On 9/11, America’s Dunkirk
Disaster researchers chronicle largest water evacuation in history
American Dunkirk: The Waterborne Evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11, a new book by James Kendra and Tricia Wachtendorf, associate professor of sociology and director of the DRC. The two social scientists arrived in New York on Sept. 13, 2001, and ended up staying two months as they conducted interviews and delved into various aspects of the response to the terrorist attacks. They returned about a year later for follow-up
January 13, 2016
Disaster research
Resource collection at UD receives important scholarly papers
Resource collection at UD receives important scholarly papers.
September 2, 2015
ELATE Fellow
Rachel Davidson participating in national leadership program for women in STEM
Rachel Davidson participating in national leadership program for women in STEM
