UD Magazine Spotlights Disaster Research Center, CHEER Hub
The latest issue of UD Magazine prominently features the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, highlighting its research, influence, and statewide impact over the last 60 years.
CHEER Postdoctoral Researcher Named 2024 Ocean Decade Champion
Jingya Wang, a member of the Hub’s integration thrust at the University of Delaware, is one of 22 women science leaders selected as a 2024 Ocean Decade Champion.
Atmos: CHEER Expert Discusses “Ongoing Pattern” of Post-Disaster Myths, Conspiracy Theories
Sarah DeYoung, leader of the Hub’s households thrust and community engagement director, discusses post-disaster “information vacuums” and an “ongoing pattern across human history of seeking blame in disasters.”
The Guardian: Hub Expert Discusses Post-Hurricane Misinformation
CHEER households thrust leader and community engagement director Sarah DeYoung offers her perspective on misinformation and federal response in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Rolling Stone: CHEER Expert on the Dangers of Disinformation During Hurricane Season and Election
Sarah DeYoung, CHEER’s community engagement director, discusses how disinformation and conspiracy theories have proliferated and hindered recovery during a particularly traumatic hurricane season and polarizing election.
The East Hampton Star: CHEER Hazards Expert Comments on Local Hurricane Risk
Eventually, a major hurricane will hit Montauk, and the eastern Long Island hamlet — whose lifeblood is the ocean — is not ready.
