Emotional Impact of 9/11 Attacks Seen in Brain’s Response to Negative Visual Images
Michigan Medicine - University of MichiganA new study examines how the 9/11 attacks impacted the psychological processes of those not directly exposed to the event.
A new study examines how the 9/11 attacks impacted the psychological processes of those not directly exposed to the event.
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.
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.
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.
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to discuss the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath.
Vanderbilt child psychology expert Tedra Walden offers advice to parents on how to discuss 9/11 and other tragic events with their kids.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As deadly as the attacks on the World Trade Center were, thousands more could have perished if the towers had fallen immediately.
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.
For journalists covering the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a round-up of University of California, San Diego experts.
Three experts at IGS were part of the 2001 Amerithrax investigation and can discuss biosecurity with anthrax and other bacterial pathogens.
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.
A decade after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a Saint Louis University bioterrorism export warms that we've become too complacent.
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.
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.
Ethan Katz, a UC assistant professor of history, analyzes the domestic and international perceptions of the United States since 9/11.
Building skills in observation can aid the general public in spotting suspicious activity.
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.
USC experts available to discuss aspects of 9/11 and U.S. response.
A University of Cincinnati terrorism expert examines the strides in preparing and responding to terrorism, as well as what still needs to be accomplished.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mount Sinai Leaders of WTC Clinical Center of Excellence available to discuss health of First Responders surrounding 9/11 anniversary.
American University experts available to comment on 9/11 and terrorism.
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.