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Released: 11-Sep-2018 10:35 AM EDT
National Diabetes Coalition Urges People with Diabetes in the East Coast to Prepare for Hurricane Florence
Endocrine Society

As the U.S. Eastern seaboard braces for Hurricane Florence, a category 4 hurricane that could potentially impact several states including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia between Thursday and Friday, the diabetes community is rallying to make sure that people living with diabetes—especially those who depend upon insulin—are fully supported. The Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition (DDRC), which is comprised of the Endocrine Society and other leading diabetes organizations, is urging all people with diabetes and their loved ones to prepare for Hurricane Florence by putting together a diabetes kit and making a plan to stay healthy and safe during the storm and in its aftermath.

Released: 11-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT
FSU Researcher Rooting Out the Errors in Storm Simulation Models
Florida State University

With the support of a $500,000 grant from the NOAA Research, Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP), researchers will develop diagnostic tools to identify the hidden biases that compromise high-powered climate models.

Released: 4-Sep-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Aging K-12 schools increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, says CU Boulder professor
University of Colorado Boulder

Increasing natural disasters and aging schools built before modern codes existed put thousands of school-aged children at risk each day. A new guide and webinar series offer solutions.

Released: 30-Aug-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Disaster Researchers Offer Safety Guidelines as Hurricane Season Arrives
University of Delaware

Tricia Wachtendorf and Jim Kendra, co-directors of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, offer preparedness guidelines for hurricane season based on their experience and studies of major events. They are experts on evacuation decision-making and response during disasters.

Released: 29-Aug-2018 11:05 AM EDT
European Researchers Develop a New Technique to Forecast Geomagnetic Storms
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Flashes of brightness known as solar flares can be followed by coronal mass ejections that send plasma from the sun into space. These charged particles can then travel to Earth, and when they arrive they wreak havoc on Earth’s magnetic field. The result can be beautiful but also destructive: auroras and geomagnetic storms. In the journal Chaos, researchers report a method for analyzing magnetic field data that might provide better short-term forecasting of geomagnetic storms.

Released: 23-Aug-2018 3:05 PM EDT
National Diabetes Coalition Urges Hawaiians Living with Diabetes to Make a Plan to Weather Hurricane Lane
Endocrine Society

As the Hawaiian Islands brace for Hurricane Lane, a category 4 hurricane that could potentially impact Hawaii between Thursday and Friday, the diabetes community is rallying to make sure that people living with diabetes that use insulin are taking special precautions. The Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition (DDRC) which is comprised of the Endocrine Society and several other leading diabetes organizations is urging all people with diabetes and their caregivers in Hawaii to act now to prepare for Hurricane Lane by putting together a diabetes kit and making a plan to stay healthy and safe during the storm and in its aftermath.

   
Released: 23-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Will We Be Ready for the Next Harvey?
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)

Public program featuring thought leaders on the topic of funding community resilience in the face of more acute and chronic natural disasters.

Released: 22-Aug-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Students affected by Hurricane Maria bring their research to SLAC
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

This summer, five graduate students from the University of Puerto Rico had the opportunity to use SLAC’s world-class facilities to keep their studies on track.

   
Released: 17-Aug-2018 3:20 PM EDT
Research Indicates Long-Legged Lizards Better Adapted for Hurricane Survival
University of Rhode Island

Jason Kolbe has been thinking about hurricanes and lizards for many years. The University of Rhode Island professor of biological sciences has measured the length of lizard legs and the size of their toe pads to assess how those factors influence the animal’s ability to cling to vegetation during strong storms. He even used a powerful leaf blower to test his hypotheses in a laboratory.

Released: 9-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT
From Hurricane Katrina Victim to Presidential Awardee: A SUNO Professor's Award-Winning Mentoring Efforts
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Undergraduate students of Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) biology professor Murty Kambhampati come to Brookhaven Lab during the summer to conduct research in natural resource management.

Released: 26-Jul-2018 6:05 AM EDT
Leggy Lizards Don’t Survive the Storm
Washington University in St. Louis

Nobody knows exactly what happens at the eye of the storm. But biologists have published a first-of-its-kind look at the physical characteristics of lizards that seem to make the difference between life and death in a hurricane, as reported on July 25 in the journal Nature. Hint: long, strong back legs do not help like you think they might.

Released: 29-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Scholars from Puerto Rico at NYU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies This Summer
New York University

New York University’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will host seven scholars from Puerto Rico for a residential research fellowship during the month of July.

Released: 29-Jun-2018 11:30 AM EDT
World STEM Students Convene at IMSA to Collaborate on Sustainable Development Goals
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)

International Student Science Fair connects students from around the globe to solve the world’s biggest challenges.

   
Released: 28-Jun-2018 11:15 AM EDT
The Benefits of Hosting the International Student Science Fair
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)

IMSA hosts ISSF to promote global collaboration and cooperation in STEM research

   
Released: 15-Jun-2018 4:00 PM EDT
Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition Honored for Hurricane Response
Endocrine Society

The Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition, composed of the Endocrine Society and seven other leading diabetes care and research organizations, received an American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) 2018 Gold Power of A Award for helping to provide critical diabetes supplies to regions impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the Society announced today.

Released: 14-Jun-2018 5:05 PM EDT
How Microgrids Could Boost Resilience in New Orleans
Sandia National Laboratories

In a year-long project, researchers at Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories teamed up with the City of New Orleans to analyze ways to increase community resilience and improve the availability of critical lifeline services during and after severe weather. The team used historical hurricane scenarios to model how storms cause localized flooding, disrupt the electrical system and cut off parts of the community from lifeline services. Sandia researchers then developed a tool to analyze and identify existing clusters of businesses and community resources in areas less prone to inundation — such as gas stations, grocery stores and pharmacies that could be outfitted with microgrids to boost resilience.

Released: 14-Jun-2018 2:45 PM EDT
S&T Supports FEMA's Recovery Plan in Puerto Rico
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is providing expertise in integrating possible solutions with assessing hurricane damage and recovery needs in Puerto Rico.

4-Jun-2018 8:00 AM EDT
Federal Food Aid to Puerto Rico High in Salt, Sugar
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

An analysis of 10 consecutive days of federal food aid delivered during the aftermath of Hurricane Maria reveals that much of this food exceeded the dietary limits for sodium, added sugars and saturated fats outlined in federal dietary guidelines.

Released: 7-Jun-2018 4:40 PM EDT
“One of the Most Rewarding Experiences in My Life”
Amherst College

After learning how to incorporate documentary filmmaking into his teaching, Paul A. Schroeder Rodríguez worked with students in his “Puerto Rico: Diaspora Nation” course to conduct oral histories of Puerto Ricans in nearby Holyoke, Mass.

Released: 7-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Hurricanes Are Slowing Down, and That’s Bad News
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Some hurricanes are moving more slowly, spending increased time over land and leading to catastrophic local rainfall and flooding, according to a new study published Wednesday (June 6) in the journal Nature.

Released: 25-May-2018 10:55 AM EDT
People, Organizations Work Together to Hurricane-Proof Houston-Area Community.
Texas A&M AgriLife

Effort leads to new Exploration Green nature park that will detain floodwater, clean runoff

Released: 9-May-2018 12:05 AM EDT
Powerful Hurricanes Strengthen Faster Now Than 30 Years Ago
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Hurricanes that intensify rapidly – a characteristic of almost all powerful hurricanes – do so more strongly and quickly now than they did 30 years ago, according to a study published recently in Geophysical Research Letters. The phenomenon is due largely to a climate cycle known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation.

3-May-2018 12:00 PM EDT
Building With Bottles
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Powerful hurricanes and earthquakes have wreaked havoc in the United States and around the world in recent years, often leaving people stranded for months and even years without access to water, food, and shelter. A unique collaborative project at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks to provide a sustainable solution, while also considering the environment.

Released: 26-Apr-2018 3:55 PM EDT
Penn State CNEU Nanotechnology Summer School to Aid Students Impacted by Hurricane Maria
Penn State College of Engineering

A group of undergraduate students from the department of physics and electronics at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao will attend the CNEU-hosted Nanotechnology Summer School at the Penn State University Park campus to continue their nanotechnology education in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.



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