DRC in the Media

The University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center is home to renowned experts who share insights from their research to better understand breaking news, developing events, and the complex conditions that lead to disaster. Offering a broad range of disciplinary perspectives and expertise, they have been cited in such outlets as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. Discover what our experts have to say:

DRC in the Media

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Health Risks Are Rising in Mountain Areas Flooded by Hurricane Helene and Cut Off From Clean Water, Power and Hospitals

EXPERT: Sarabeth Baxter Lowe
 
FEATURED IN: The Conversation — Tuesday, October 1, 2024
 
OVERVIEW: Hurricane Helene’s flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lost . . . access to power and clean water. …
 
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Planning Now for the Disasters of Tomorrow

EXPERT: Jennifer M Trivedi
 
FEATURED IN: UDaily — Saturday, August 10, 2024
 
OVERVIEW: “Disasters know no boundary lines. Floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, conflict — they happen anywhere and everywhere on . . . our planet. It’s why the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center (DRC) has a global reach, and it’s why that reach has global impact. You could see both DRC’s reach and impact during a daylong workshop for graduate students, held during its 60th anniversary celebration earlier this year. The study and work those students were doing will help policy makers and leaders around the world prepare for disasters of the future.”…
 
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How heat and a hurricane combined for misery in Houston

EXPERT: Jennifer M Trivedi
 
FEATURED IN: E&E News by Politico — Friday, July 19, 2024
 
OVERVIEW: “Compound disasters such as hurricanes and heat waves are increasingly testing Texas and other states along the Gulf of Mexico, said Jennifer Trivedi, . . . an expert on disaster vulnerability at the University of Delaware. […]”

“‘There’s a phrase people use: “There’s’ no such thing as a natural disaster,”‘ Trivedi said. ‘Really what we mean by that is there is always some sort of human intervention, human decision-making, human structures that are shaping the systems that really ramp a hazard into a disaster.’ […]”

“At the same time, experts say equitable citywide access to cooling centers and other emergency resources is crucial for protecting vulnerable populations when the lights do go out. And, in the long term, building up climate resilience in socially vulnerable communities is key to better outcomes when disasters strike. ‘It really is an equity question,’ Trivedi said. ‘That’s something that has to be part of these conversations.’ […]”
 
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DRC MEDIA PLACEMENTS: 233


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We want our freedom back: Delawareans grow frustrated over shutdown, plan to protest

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WDEL.com — Tuesday, April 21, 2020
OVERVIEW: University of Delaware epidemiologist Jennifer Horney highlights the unseen indirect health effects that can come from major disasters.
 
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What would an economic reopening in Delaware entail and when can we expect it?

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The News Journal — Saturday, April 18, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney speaks to the News Journal on what reopening Delaware could look like.
 
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Answering Key Coronavirus Questions (Audio)

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Friday, April 17, 2020
OVERVIEW: Delaware Public Media speaks with University of Delaware epidemiology expert Jennifer Horney to discuss her insights on key coronavirus questions.
 
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The Green (Audio)

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Friday, April 17, 2020
OVERVIEW:
 
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What Happens When Other Disasters Hit during a Pandemic?

EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Scientific America — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: The routines of tornado season are familiar ones across the Southeast: Residents keep weather radios close by, schools run tornado drills, and towns test sirens. But the deadly storms that swept through the region over Easter Sunday came amid a pandemic that has touched virtually every corner of the U.S., complicating disaster preparation and response. To maintain social distancing, officials in some locations decided against opening community shelters at all, while those in Louisiana’s Ouachita Parish, where several hundred homes were damaged, worked to house displaced people in hotels instead of shelters. …
 
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What Happens When Other Disasters Hit during a Pandemic?

EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Scientific American — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: Across the country, emergency managers already stretched thin by the unprecedented health crisis are making on-the-fly decisions about how to respond to other disasters—from flooding to hurricanes—in a way that minimizes the risk of further spreading the novel coronavirus. …
 
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What Happens When Other Disasters Hit during a Pandemic?

EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Scientific American — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW:
 
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Maine unable to report on daily coronavirus tests

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Governing.com — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, founding director of the epidemiology program at the University of Delaware, says tracking the number of negative COVID-19 test results is essential.
 
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Almost 62,000 have sought unemployment in Delaware over the past four weeks

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: University of Delaware professor Jennifer Horney said Delaware will need to ensure the growth of its caseload is slowing, the state has an adequate supply of protective equipment for health care workers and others, rapid testing is available for anyone and the spread of the virus from individuals can be better tracked.
 
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Multiple Placements

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Wednesday, April 15, 2020
OVERVIEW: Delaware State News, Eventual reopening of Delaware projected to be gradual, April 15, 2020, https://delawarestatenews.net/coronavirus/eventual-reopening-of-delaware-projected-to-be-gradual/.

Independent.co.uk, U.S. buys 750,000 coronavirus testing kits from South Korea, April 14, 2020, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-testing-kits-us-south-korea-a9465106.html.
 
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LabWare rolling out test kit to address nationwide data-collection gaps

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Business Times — Monday, May 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: LabWare, the leading global provider of enterprise software for testing laboratories, has created a COVID-19 test kit that will help states and hospitals eliminate the paperwork at collection sites, reduce the turnaround for test results, and streamline distribution of the results. …
 
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LabWare rolling out test kit to address nationwide data-collection gaps

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Business Times — Monday, May 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, professor of epidemiology at the University of Delaware, discusses the importance of timely surveillance data to prevent a full-blown second wave of COVID-19.
 
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LabWare rolling out test kit to address nationwide data-collection gaps

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Business Times — Monday, May 4, 2020
OVERVIEW:
 
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Does rain wash away COVID-19 coronavirus?

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Forbes.com — Thursday, April 30, 2020
OVERVIEW:
 
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Statewide COVID-19 testing plan could become a reality

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Business Times — Wednesday, April 29, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney of the UD Disaster Research Center is one of several experts weighing in on Delaware’s COVID-19 plan moving forward.
 
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Statewide COVID-19 testing plan could become a reality, April 29, 2020

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Business Times — Wednesday, April 29, 2020
OVERVIEW: Article mentions Scan Delaware Health and Jennifer Horney, core faculty with the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center.
 
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Contact tracing and COVID-19

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services — Monday, April 27, 2020
OVERVIEW: Video featuring Jennifer Horney, core faculty of the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center.
 
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Second virus wave? Experts unsure about possibilities

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareStateNews.com — Saturday, April 25, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, professor founding director of the UD Epidemiology Program, weighs in on the uncertainty around the possibiltiy of a second wave of COVID-19.
 
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Despite calls for more COVID-19 testing in Arizona, the number of tests done each week has fallen

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: AZCentral.com — Friday, April 24, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, professor and founding director of the program in epidemiology at the University of Delaware, discusses the importance of testing for COVID-19.
 
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Air conditioning spread the coronavirus to 10 people sitting near an infected person in a restaurant. It has huge implications for the service industry

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: BusinessInsider.com — Tuesday, April 21, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, the founding director of the University of Delaware’s epidemiology program, told Business Insider that she foresees a slow relaxation of states’ or regions’ emergency orders, which would allow restaurants to reopen with some tweaks to traditional service.
 
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