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Apply Now: CHEER Seeks Students for 2025 Summers Scholars Program
The CHEER Hub is recruiting undergraduate and graduate students for its third-annual summer scholars program at East Carolina University. Applications are due Friday, February 14th.
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.
Students Connect with CHEER Practitioner Partners During Site Visit in SC
Two PhD students from the University of Delaware visited the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and connected with representatives from the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA).
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.”
Student Spotlight – Jackson Parker
No one can predict the future, but Jackson Parker – a PhD student on the hazards thrust – is looking back on climate data to move forward.
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.
Message from the Director: September 2024
In the first edition of the Hub’s new e-newsletter, principal investigator Rachel Davidson highlights the relevance of CHEER research as the country faces another daunting hurricane season.
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.
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