RIDER news articles
Ready for Risk: Mapping Flood Hazards in Bay County, Florida
Originally posted at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Floridians know to prepare for storms and the flooding that can accompany them.
A new study by Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, a researcher at the Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response Center and the civil and environmental engineering department in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, will help residents in Bay County, Florida, to prepare.
FAMU Secures $10 million from the USDOT for Transportation Research
Originally posted at famu.edu
Researchers from a consortium of six institutions led by the Florida A&M University have secured a five-year grant for $2 million per year from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to establish a new Tier One University Transportation Center (UTC) at the FAMU.
FAMU-FSU Calls Together Collaborative Dean’s Panel for Workshop funded by NSF RCN Grant: Natural Disasters: Bridging the Resilience Divide Research Study
FAMU-FSU Calls Together Collaborative Dean’s Panel for Workshop funded by NSF RCN Grant: Natural Disasters: Bridging the Resilience Divide Research Study
RIDER Attends Girl’s Day at The Challenger Learning Center, A K-12 STEM Outreach Event
RIDER Attends Girl’s Day at The Challenger Learning Center, A K-12 STEM Outreach Event
RIDER Study Seeks Hurricane-Affected Participants with Asthma, Offers Free Home Inspection in Return
Did your home experience water damage from Hurricane Ian? Have you or another adult in your household been diagnosed with asthma?
EREF seeks landfill emissions measurement improvements
EREF seeks landfill emissions measurement improvements
Originally Posted on: Waste Today
Posted By: Brian Taylor
Researchers Develop Predictive Tool to Track When, Where and Why Blue-Green Algae Occur in Florida
Originally posted on FAMU/FSU College of Engineering
It’s another sunny day in Florida, and the Florida Department of Health issues another health alert for the presence of toxins related to blue-green algae in a lake. The foul-smelling, toxic algal blooms are becoming more common in the state’s freshwater ecosystems. They are increasingly affecting coastal areas, where polluted freshwater and saltwater mix.
Civil Engineering Researcher Uses AI to Improve Disaster Response in a New DoD Study
Originally posted at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, it devastated the country. Humanitarian groups from all over the world came together to help. However, managing a large-scale relief effort can be complicated, especially when lives are at stake and every minute matters.
