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Released: 9-Sep-2011 1:45 PM EDT
Emotional Impact of 9/11 Attacks Seen in Brain’s Response to Negative Visual Images
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study examines how the 9/11 attacks impacted the psychological processes of those not directly exposed to the event.

Released: 9-Sep-2011 12:50 PM EDT
Protecting Bridges from Terrorist Attacks
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

In the 10 years since Sept. 11, engineers like University of Texas at Austin Professor Eric Williamson are designing structures and transportation systems that are more resistant to attacks.

Released: 9-Sep-2011 11:40 AM EDT
Remembering 9/11: MIT Neuroscientist Discusses How We Remember Traumatic Events
McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Starting just days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, MIT neuroscientist John Gabrieli and colleagues around the country undertook a large-scale survey of how people remembered the attacks.

Released: 8-Sep-2011 4:35 PM EDT
Expert Available to Assess the Risk of Terrorism in the United States a Decade After the Sept. 11 Attacks
Baylor University

The U.S. is safer from terrorism in the decade after 9/11, but localized threats from jihadists operating within the United States are higher than before the tragic events, says Dr. Bradley Thayer, a professor of political science at Baylor University. Thayer has served as a consultant to the RAND Corporation and has briefed the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment, as well as other components of the Department of Defense.

Released: 8-Sep-2011 3:30 PM EDT
UB Faculty Experts Can Discuss 10th Anniversary of 9/11
University at Buffalo

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to discuss the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath.

Released: 8-Sep-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Talking to Children About 9/11: Expert Offers Advice on Children’s Emotional Reactions to Tragic Events
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt child psychology expert Tedra Walden offers advice to parents on how to discuss 9/11 and other tragic events with their kids.

Released: 8-Sep-2011 11:15 AM EDT
Engineering Improvisation After 9/11: Insights From the Cleanup at Ground Zero
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Following the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, engineers and construction workers faced the daunting task of dismantling the World Trade Center complex in order to make room for new construction. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are applying mathematical methods to describe how these decisions were made, and investigating how the decisions could inform cleanup efforts at future disasters.

Released: 7-Sep-2011 5:05 PM EDT
Website Provides Comprehensive Look at the Impact of 9/11
University of Chicago

The Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism at the University of Chicago has launched a website devoted to reflections and strategies from policymakers and academics on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11. The site, http://cpost.uchicago.edu, offers original contributions on the Middle East, Islam, homeland security, and U.S. military policies

Released: 7-Sep-2011 3:00 PM EDT
Study Tackles Challenge of Fighting Fires in High-Rises
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

A new study funded by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency aims to answer questions stemming from 9/11 and other disasters about the risks of fighting high-rise fires while evaluating new ideas that could make high-rise firefighting more effective and safer.

Released: 7-Sep-2011 11:20 AM EDT
Need an Expert on Respiratory Health for 9/11?
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Dear reporters, The ten-year anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center is upon us. The American Thoracic Society has experts on hand to assist you with reporting on the health effects from exposure to the airborne pollutants released in the attacks. Please contact me, Keely Savoie, or Brian Kell should you need any additional information.

Released: 7-Sep-2011 11:00 AM EDT
From 9/11 to Fukushima: The Science of Donated Stuff
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

RPI Professor Jose Holguín-Veras is the leading international authority on the topic of humanitarian logistics and disaster donations. From 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti earthquake of 2010, and the Tohoku quake and resulting nuclear crisis of March 2011, Holguín-Veras has visited these sites shortly after the disaster to take careful inventory of the relief policies, procedures, preparations, and infrastructure in place.

Released: 7-Sep-2011 10:40 AM EDT
Personal Memories of 9/11: We May Be Confident, But Not Necessarily Accurate
Baylor University

Much has been made of so-called “flashbulb memory” — recollection of our surroundings and reactions during such events as 9/11, Pearl Harbor and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. At one point, researchers believed these to be photograph-like memories: detailed, vivid, accurate and unchanging. Not so, says a Baylor University professor of psychology and neuroscieince.

Released: 7-Sep-2011 8:30 AM EDT
NSU to Hosts Panel Discussion on Lessons Learned from Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will host a panel discussion on Thursday, Sept. 8 with homeland security, law enforcement, public health, and weather officials to discuss the 10th anniversary of Sept.11 and lessons learned.

Released: 6-Sep-2011 5:35 PM EDT
Rowan Professor, Emergency Preparedness Expert Reflects on Terrorism on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Rowan University

Without question we are safer today than we were ten years ago, according to Dr. Robert S. Fleming, professor of management at Rowan University and a nationally recognized authority on emergency preparedness.

Released: 6-Sep-2011 11:00 AM EDT
9/11 Impact Less in Europe, Says WUSTL Anthropologist
Washington University in St. Louis

Key differences in how Muslims were perceived before 9/11 in the United States and Western Europe played a key role in how much — or how little — attitudes of Muslims have changed there since 9/11, says John R. Bowen, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

Released: 6-Sep-2011 10:00 AM EDT
Ten Years After 9/11, Infrastructure Interdependence Still a Challenge in United States
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

After years of study, what has emerged is a disconcerting picture of major infrastructure systems that are highly dependent upon one another. Systems Engineering Expert Al Wallace sees this deep interdependency as a liability and threat to national security and the quality of life for U.S. citizens.

Released: 6-Sep-2011 8:00 AM EDT
Increased Incidence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms Among 9/11 World Trade Center Survivors Worsened Their Health-Related Quality of Life
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Increased incidence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (GERS) reported by a large population of 9/11 World Trade Center attack survivors, most of whom had not reported any GERD-related symptoms prior to 9/11, worsened the health-related quality life for many rescue and recovery workers, lower-Manhattan residents and local workers who were exposed to the dust cloud and other contaminants in the aftermath of 9/11, according to a study published online today online today in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

6-Sep-2011 8:00 AM EDT
Structural Engineering Expert Explains How 9/11 Terrorists Came Up Short
Michigan Technological University

As deadly as the attacks on the World Trade Center were, thousands more could have perished if the towers had fallen immediately.

Released: 1-Sep-2011 6:30 PM EDT
World Trade Center-Exposed NYC Firefighters Face Increased Cancer Risk
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

In the largest cancer study of firefighters ever conducted, research published in this week’s 9/11 Special Issue of The Lancet found that New York City firefighters exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster site were at least 19 percent more likely to develop cancer in the seven years following the disaster as their non-exposed colleagues and up to 10 percent more likely to develop cancer than a similar sample from the general population.

Released: 1-Sep-2011 5:00 PM EDT
10th Anniversary of 9/11 -- UC San Diego Experts
University of California San Diego

For journalists covering the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a round-up of University of California, San Diego experts.

Released: 1-Sep-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Scientific Experts for 9/11 Biosecurity, Microbial Forensics and Anthrax Stories
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Institute for Genome Sciences

Three experts at IGS were part of the 2001 Amerithrax investigation and can discuss biosecurity with anthrax and other bacterial pathogens.

Released: 31-Aug-2011 3:25 PM EDT
Post-Traumatic Stress Expert Who Treated 9/11 Survivors, Responders Available to Explain Psychiatric Aftermath
Cedars-Sinai

As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center terrorist assault approaches, Anand Pandya, MD, a psychiatrist who worked with families and first responders in New York City immediately after the attack, is available to discuss the psychological effects on Ground Zero survivors, first responders and Americans in general.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 4:55 PM EDT
How Safe Are We? Preparing for the Next Terrorist Attack
Saint Louis University Medical Center

A decade after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a Saint Louis University bioterrorism export warms that we've become too complacent.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 4:30 PM EDT
A Decade of Silences
Temple University

Throughout the month of September Temple Gallery at Temple University will be filled with a collection of recorded moments of silence expressed in commemoration of September 11, 2001. These silences , collected from the past ten years range from President Obama’s recent visit to Ground Zero following the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, to a woman’s private moment of silence recorded alone in her Missouri bedroom for the families whose loved ones died on September 11.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 3:30 PM EDT
Decade Since 9/11 was a 'Troubled Time,' Says Military Historian
Missouri University of Science and Technology

History will look at the 10 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as a period of “breathtaking American ignorance” on the part of the nation’s leaders, offset by tremendous adaptability among U.S. military personnel, says Dr. John C. McManus.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Before and After 9/11: Perceptions of the U.S. Then and Now
University of Cincinnati

Ethan Katz, a UC assistant professor of history, analyzes the domestic and international perceptions of the United States since 9/11.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Learn How Citizens Can Act to Prevent a Terrorist Strike
University of Cincinnati

Building skills in observation can aid the general public in spotting suspicious activity.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
9/11 and the Classroom
University of Cincinnati

Elizabeth Frierson is a University of Cincinnati associate professor of history and former director of Middle Eastern Studies for the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). She has lived in the Middle East and is a published researcher on the history of politics, censorship, women and cities in the Middle East. She has served on the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships Committees for Africa and the Middle East.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Source Alert: 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
University of Southern California (USC)

USC experts available to discuss aspects of 9/11 and U.S. response.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Terrorism Expert Examines Preparation as a Result of 9/11
University of Cincinnati

A University of Cincinnati terrorism expert examines the strides in preparing and responding to terrorism, as well as what still needs to be accomplished.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
MHC Offers Expert on 9/11 Mourning and Memorial
Mount Holyoke College

As the world prepares to observe the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks, Mount Holyoke College Professor Karen Remmler is available to discuss mourning, remembrance and the new National September 11 Memorial.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Stained Glass Window Memorial Remembers Lives Lost on 9/11
Villanova University

Designed by Fr. Richard Cannuli, an Augustinian Priest and artist at Villanova University, the 9/11 memorial remembers the Villanovans and others whose lives were tragically cut short on Sept. 11, 2001

Released: 30-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
‘Pursuing Peace Together’ is Theme of Ithaca College 9/11 Anniversary Events
Ithaca College

A series of events using the theme “Pursuing Peace Together” will be held at Ithaca College and in the community to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 8:55 AM EDT
New Works by UAB’s Gary Chapman Inspired by Aftermath of 9/11
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Can we really see in a post 9/11 society? A new project by artist and UAB Professor Gary Chapman illustrates how protection also can hinder.

Released: 29-Aug-2011 4:00 PM EDT
UTHealth Faculty Can Comment on Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 and Anthrax Attacks
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

This year marks the tenth anniversary of terrorist attacks on American soil, as well as the mailing of Bacillus anthracis-laced letters. At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), faculty members are available to comment on developments in emergency preparedness and anthrax research since these catastrophes.

Released: 29-Aug-2011 10:00 AM EDT
On Tenth Anniversary of September 11, Remember the Needs of Children Dealing with Loss, Reports Special Article in the Journal of Development & Behavioral Pediatrics
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

As the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks approaches, a noted child development expert urges doctors and nurses, teachers, and other professionals to enhance their skills in supporting children who are coping with grief and loss, according to a special article in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

Released: 25-Aug-2011 3:40 PM EDT
Indiana U. Experts Available to Discuss Issues Surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001 Attacks
Indiana University

Eleven experts in fields ranging from economics and security to history and recreation discuss the impact of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and issues surrounding the 10th anniversary. The experts are available for interviews. Some items include videos.

Released: 25-Aug-2011 12:15 AM EDT
Tolerance Grows for Many Groups, Except for Muslim Extremists
University of Chicago

Although Americans are increasingly tolerant of the open expression of a variety of views, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 have made most Americans reluctant to extend those freedoms to Muslim extremists, research released Aug. 25 by NORC at the University of Chicago shows.

Released: 24-Aug-2011 5:00 PM EDT
Cornell University: Sept. 11 Terror Attacks Experts Available
Cornell University

Cornell University has assembled 13 researchers and professionals who can discuss a variety of issues related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks – from a lead architect’s perspective on redesigning the World Trade Center to a researcher working with the Department of Defense to study how social media might uncover future attack plans.

Released: 24-Aug-2011 9:00 AM EDT
UNH Faculty Experts Available to Discuss 10-Year Anniversary of Sept. 11
University of New Hampshire

Faculty experts at the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss a number of topics related to the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Released: 23-Aug-2011 11:10 AM EDT
Public Administration Expert Tracks 9/11 Nonprofits
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Why did so many new nonprofit groups develop after the 9/11 attacks? And how did they perform post 9/11? A Binghamton University researcher offers key lessons that may help in future crises and in improved coordination between new and existing relief agencies.

Released: 22-Aug-2011 5:40 PM EDT
Sociologist, Author Expects Renewed 9/11 Remembrance on Its 10Th Anniversary
Iowa State University

A sociology professor and 9/11 book author anticipates the 10th anniversary of the tragedy will stir Americans' emotions again, particularly following the death of Osama bin Laden.

Released: 18-Aug-2011 12:30 PM EDT
10th Anniversary of the Sept. 11 Attacks: Johns Hopkins University Sources Available
 Johns Hopkins University

Reporters may want to consider some of the following Johns Hopkins University scholars as potential sources for stories about how the world has changed 10 years after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Released: 16-Aug-2011 4:30 PM EDT
Three Days of Lectures, Panels, and Q&As on the Events of 9/11
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Listing of research presentations, lectures, and other academic activities at Columbia University Medical Center related to what has been learned since the 9/11/2001 attacks.

Released: 15-Aug-2011 4:20 PM EDT
Disabled Veterans’ Lives Improved Through Participation in Civic Service Program
Washington University in St. Louis

Post-9/11 disabled veterans furthered their education, improved employment prospects and continued to serve their community through participating in The Mission Continues’ Fellowship Program finds a new study by the Center for Social Development (CSD) at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Released: 15-Aug-2011 4:00 PM EDT
There’s More to Be Done: Researchers Analyze Intelligence Reforms Resulting from 9/11
University of Cincinnati

In an article to be published in a special issue of Public Administration Review, University of Cincinnati researchers find that the goals of the Intelligence Reform and Prevention of Terrorism Act remain unfulfilled.

Released: 15-Aug-2011 12:15 PM EDT
9/11 Anniversary: Florida State University Experts Reflect On Terrorist Attacks 10 Years Later
Florida State University

Florida State University’s nationally regarded experts in terrorism, grief, economics, religion, media and culture and foreign relations are available to answer media questions and provide comment and analysis on the ramifications of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Released: 11-Aug-2011 4:45 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Experts Discuss Health of WTC First Responders for 9/11 Anniversary
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Leaders of WTC Clinical Center of Excellence available to discuss health of First Responders surrounding 9/11 anniversary.

Released: 2-Aug-2011 2:00 PM EDT
Experts Advisory: 10th Anniversary of 9/11
American University

American University experts available to comment on 9/11 and terrorism.

Released: 6-Jan-2011 12:15 PM EST
Study of “Sarcoid Like” Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease Finds Elevated Rates in WTC Responders
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers coordinating the largest clinical study to date of ”Sarcoid Like” Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in World Trade Center (WTC) responders have found that the rate of the condition was increased in this group as compared to the records of pre-9/11 FDNY personnel.


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