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UD's Joel Best will discuss his book "Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists" at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct 19, in Townsend Hall. UDaily article



Tom Mowen's research was mentioned in Time Magazine

Sociology graduate student Thomas Mowen and his professor Ryan Schroeder tracked the emergence of the argument that the death penalty – preferably with minimal appeals – would bring closure to the families of the victims. Read article



Tricia Wachtendorf has received an award from NSF

Tricia Wachtendorf has received an award from NSF for her research on Collaborative CDI-Type II: Cyber Enabled Discovery System for Advanced Multidisciplinary Study of Humanitarian Logistics for Disaster Response. Read article



Learning from Earthquakes
The March 11, 2011, Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake and Tsunami: Societal Dimensions

EERI sent several reconnaissance teams to Japan, including one on societal and governmental response. This 11-member social science team consisted of academics as well as practicing emergency managers and urban planners, and staff of an international nongovernmental organization. The team was in the field from June 19-26, 2011, roughly 100 days after the earthquake. Tricia Wachtendorf article.



Sociology in the Storms

When a hurricane or earthquake strikes, a small group of unusual first responders is at the ready: Sociologists. To read more, see the insidehighered.com article.



Delaware's response to Hurrican Irene

As Delaware cleans up and recovers from Hurricane Irene, emergency planners in the state will also have the opportunity to assess its emergency plans and response to determine what worked and what can be done better in the event of future emergencies. To read more, see the delawarefirst.org article.



After the disaster

It has been said that natural disasters are equalizers that affect the rich and poor, the healthy and sick, and the young and the old alike.
But Tricia Wachtendorf, associate director of the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center (DRC), whose scholarship examines disaster mitigation and emergency responses, disagrees. To read more, see the UDaily article.



Decoding Disasters: Are We Prepared for Another 9-11?

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), sociologist Tricia Wachtendorf and teams from the Disaster Research Center (DRC) go to devastated locations to learn more about how lives may be saved in the future. To read more, see the nsf.gov article.



Dr. Tammy Anderson Quoted in Dallas News

Dr. Tammy Anderson was quoted in the Dallas, Texas newspaper, "Dallas News" regarding her expertise on Raves. Dallas News article.



CJ major wins Miss Delaware

Katie Hanson, a junior criminal justice major from Newark, is Miss Delaware USA 2011. To read more, see the UDaily article.



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