Natural Hazards Observer
| January 2006 | Volume XXX | Number 3 |
The Natural Hazards Center
The mission of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder is to advance and communicate knowledge on hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Using an all-hazards and interdisciplinary framework, the Center fosters information sharing and integration of activities among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from around the world; supports and conducts research; and provides educational opportunities for the next generation of hazards scholars and professionals. The Natural Hazards Center is funded through a National Science Foundation grant and supplemented by contributions from a consortium of federal agencies and nonprofit organizations dedicated to reducing vulnerability to disasters. Please send information of potential interest to the Natural Hazards Center or the readers of this newsletter to the address below. The deadline for the next Observer is January 25, 2006.
Center phone number: (303) 492-6818
Fax: (303) 492-2151
E-mail: hazctr@colorado.edu
Staff
Christa Rabenold, Editor
Julie Baxter, Communications Specialist
Christine Bevc, Research Assistant
Greg Guibert, Project Manager
Wanda Headley, Library Manager
Erica Kuligowski, Research Assistant
Sophia Liu, Research Assistant
Dennis S. Mileti, Senior Research Scientist
Lori Peek, Research Affiliate
Diane Smith, Office Manager
Sarah Stapleton, Research Assistant
Jeannette Sutton, Research Associate
Kathleen Tierney, Director
Cartoons for the Observer are drawn by Rob Pudim.
Natural Hazards Observer
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