An Iowa State University sociologist examined media coverage of the 9/11 attacks for a book he published this year. The knowledge he learned now applies to new controversies surrounding Saturday's anniversary.
After seven years on the Gaithersburg, Md., campus of NIST, more than 200 pieces of structural steel recovered from the World Trade Center towers have been returned to their owner, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Dr. Robert Fleming is an expert on emergency preparedness who can discuss 9/11 issues.
Reach Out and Read Texas, a program of the Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, is proud to take part in the first official September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance, a day established by President Obama and Congress to honor the sacrifices of 9/11 heroes and encourage more Americans to serve their communities.
NIST today released its final report on the Sept. 11, 2001, collapse of the 47-story World Trade Center 7 (WTC 7) in New York City. Strengthened by clarifications and supplemental text received during a public comment period on the draft report, the major findings and recommendations -- including identification of fire as the primary cause for the building's failure -- were not altered.
As we mark the anniversary of 9/11 and approach the presidential election, terrorism against the United States still is on our minds. "The importance of ensuring readiness of local first responders cannot be overemphasized," says emergency management expert Dr. Robert Fleming.
September 11, 2001 was a tragic and epochal day that, among other things, "ushered in a new era of national security" says homeland security expert, former Maryland Congressman C. Thomas McMillen.
Charles D. Schewe, a marketing professor and author on generational cohorts, says the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 jolted the nation and the people who were coming of age at that time, but may not have the far-reaching impact of the JFK shooting or the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Six years after 9/11, the level of international conflict is rising precipitously, with more countries involved in conflict than at any time since World War II, according to a new report from the University of Maryland. The report says the rise in conflict "“ a sharp spike beginning in 2005 (latest data available) "“ may be a symptom of a dangerous, chronic "syndrome" that resists treatment.
Even people who seemed resilient but were close to the World Trade Center on 9/11 have brains that are more reactive to emotional stimuli than those who were more than 200 miles away. The Cornell University study is one of the first to look at the effects of trauma on the brains of healthy people.
Dream journals being kept by students in a college psychology class have provided researchers with a unique look at how people experienced the events of 9/11, including the influence that television coverage of the World Trade Center attacks had on people's levels of stress.
The rate of psychiatric illness among children who lost a parent in the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attack doubled -- from about 32 to nearly 73 percent -- in the years following the event, according to a new study from researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Five years after terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, a majority of respondents in a University of Florida study say they felt safe living and working in skyscrapers despite believing they are terrorist targets.
New research presented at CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows a rare genetic disorder known as alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency may predispose patients to developing lung conditions, but a new rapid-response test could help identify patients with the deficiency before significant lung damage has occurred.
Millions of New Yorkers witnessed the attacks on the World Trade Center of Sept. 11, 2001, whether from inside the buildings or from afar. A large number of these people -- as many as 65 percent by one account -- report experiencing resulting emotional problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These patients can receive virtual-reality therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Researchers at Purdue University have created a simulation that uses scientific principles to study in detail what likely happened when a commercial airliner crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001.
Interview a media bias scholar who can give expert opinions on the soon to be aired ABC miniseries "The Path to 9/11," a dramatization of the events detailed in The 9/11 Commission Report and other sources.
Georgia Tech students remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a memorial of nearly 3,000 American flags over the weekend and a remembrance ceremony on Monday.
"The importance of ensuring readiness of local first responders cannot be overemphasized in that they will be on the scene long before regional, state and federal resources arrive, and the operational and command decisions that they make will significantly influence the incident outcomes," says Dr. Robert Fleming a terrorism preparedness expert involved in emergency preparedness at the local through national levels.
Looking ahead on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 suggests future homeland security needs that require planning and attention now. These University of Maryland experts are available to discuss future needs, as well as the current status of homeland security and the effects of national security reorganization.
Teachers who address the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with their classes have an opportunity to help their students develop some important analytical skills, according to Rowan University education professor John Spencer.
A new study published by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in the September issue of the Journal of Burn Care and Research looks at the Hospital's disaster preparations -- especially as they address the challenges of communication and patient triage that occurred on that day.
People should be cautious about how much 9/11 anniversary coverage they watch because reliving such moments may be more emotionally upsetting than viewers think it will be.
Journalists: As you complete your stories on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, don't hesitate to consult the experts at the University of Indianapolis. Faculty members such as those below can provide a broad range of perspectives on the world-changing events of the past five years.
A list of Johns Hopkins researchers, professors and social scientists who are potential sources for stories about how the world has changed in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001.
Babson expert Jeff Melnick teaches business students about the culture of 9/11 and the fact that we are a transformed society because of the event.
University of Utah History Professor Bob Goldberg, author of the 2001 "Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America," is available for comment and analysis on theories of conspiracy relating to the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Jonathan Alter, a senior editor and columnist at Newsweek magazine, will be the featured speaker during a special program at Southern Connecticut State University to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. A panel discussion will follow. The forum is entitled, "9/11 + Five Years: What in the World Are We (And Should We Be) Doing?"
Colorado State engineering researchers have begun testing an early-warning security system designed to alert city utility officials when major pollutants are detected in water supplies.
Akhlaque Haque, Ph.D., [Pronounced Äkläk Häk] is a UAB associate professor of government whose research interests include technology's impact on democracy, the electronic government and geographic information systems.
Coordinated communication systems among emergency medical services remain a huge problem five years after 9/11 and nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina struck, according to a recent U.S. Conference of Mayors survey.
Joshua Klapow, Ph.D., [Pronounced "Clay-poe"] is a UAB, licensed clinical psychologist who can discuss the psychological stress that can result from remembering national tragedies like the September 11 attacks.
The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, ushered in a new era for emergency response training, said Alan Veasey, M.P.H., program director of UAB's Workplace Safety Training (WST).
Wages and weekly earnings for Arab and Muslim men living in the United States fell 10 percent following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a new study shows.
One reason terms associated with 9/11 have become part of our lexicon is that there was little in our language beforehand to ably describe the event, a Rowan University professor says.
What role will advanced technology play in the fight against terrorism?
Whether an outbreak is a result of natural or intentional introduction -- human, animal or plant -- breaking into the disease cycle as quickly as possible is the most important thing we can do to reduce lives and dollars lost. The National Agricultural Biosecurity Center was in part a response to Sept. 11, 2001, but had been in the minds of many at K-State for years.
The Biosecurity Research Institute, near completion on the Kansas State University campus, is a comprehensive biosafety level 3 facility that will provide scientists a secure location in which to study pathogens and pests that threaten animal and plant-based agricultural systems, and to develop intervention strategies to minimize impacts on the nation's food supply and economy.
Kansas State University is part of a federally established center to examine air quality in aircraft cabins and assess chemical and biological threats in airliners.
The Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies and the departments of political science and history at Kansas State University will introduce a doctorate program in securities studies in 2007, the first doctoral securities studies program in the nation.
Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nation had to face the fact that intentional attacks on U.S. agriculture were equally possible. New and aggressive pest species could quickly devastate the agricultural economy and threaten U.S. food security.
A trio of Kansas State University researchers, using Geographic Information Systems technology, is collaborating with the state Department of Health and Environment and other state agencies to help find appropriate sites for disposing of a large number of livestock carcasses in the event of a disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack.
In an upcoming book on Russian presidential authority, Kansas State University Professor Dale Herspring examines how Russia is dealing with terrorism. "The High Command and the Kremlin: Presidential Authority from Gorbachev to Putin" is due in October 2006. Herspring says the U.S. can learn from Russian experiences.
The following sources at the University of Florida are available to speak to the news media on a variety of topics related to the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as well as the war on terrorism and U.S. relations with Iraq.
A detailed analysis of influenza patterns indicates that the sharp dip in air travel after September 11, 2001 slowed flu spread and delayed the onset of the 2001-2002 U.S. flu season, report researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. Their findings suggest that limiting airline volume could buy critical time during a flu pandemic.
September 11, 2001, brought Sherina Ali and her daughter, Jolina Rodriguez, together in more ways than one. Not only were both women deeply affected by the events of that day, the disaster led to both attending New York City College of Technology, where they are studying for bachelor's degrees in human services after recently earning their associate degrees.
A new study published this month by a Saint Louis University vaccine researcher scrutinizes what in the future could be an alternative to the presently available anthrax vaccine.
The latest 9/11 film, which opens as the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks approaches, is about the healing process as much as it is entertainment.
Faculty experts at the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss a number of topics concerning the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Robert Morris University's (RMU) Center for Documentary Production and Study will recognize the fifth anniversary of the nation's Sept. 11 terrorist attacks this fall with a special DVD edition of its acclaimed student-produced documentary "America Talks," featuring interviews with RMU students who worked on the 45-minute video as well as a new behind-the-scenes look at its creation.
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