by Alice Rose | Mar 29, 2019 |
By Alice Hutchins Mary, Mary, quite contrary,How does your garden grow?With silver bells, and cockle shells,And pretty maids all in a row Paris is a city known for its striking land marks; the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame cathedral, the Arch di Triumph. But one thing...
by Alice Rose | Mar 22, 2019 |
By Alice Hutchins The human population has swelled in the last century and scientists are tackling the problem of how to feed the growing population in future years. In recent weeks, the DERN blog posts have discussed the issue of climate change, and one of the...
by Alice Rose | Mar 14, 2019 |
By Chris L PleinProfessor of Public Administration, West Virginia University Our journeys in inquiry are varied and at times serendipitous. Unexpected events and chance can serve as catalysts for new avenues of study and scholarship. Such has been the case for my own...
by Jane Stanbury | Mar 14, 2019 |
by Kate Browne, Colorado State University Building Cultures of Preparedness is a new 38-page report from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Higher Education program. The research-based report, authored by members of the Culture and Disaster Action...
by Alice Rose | Mar 8, 2019 |
By Marc Rockmore Households in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to shocks. Not only are they disproportionately engaged in shock-prone livelihoods, such as agriculture, but they have often limited financial resources to address any shortfalls. Since...
