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The Global Resilience Institute (GRI) at Northeastern University looks forward to drawing on the extensive expertise of four recently appointed Distinguished Senior Fellows. Each of the fellows brings a wealth… -
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Boston’s first strategy for advancing resilience and racial equity across the city, Resilient Boston: An equitable and connected city, was unveiled by Mayor Marty Walsh on Thursday. “Our engagement with race… -
The latest study published by the Union of Concerned Scientists adds to the existing body of work on the dangers of flooding caused by climate change. It presented three scenarios…
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Two videos detailing the mission of the Global Resilience Institute (GRI) were highlighted this week in a blog dedicated to the world of emergency management and homeland security. Both pieces…
A wildfire in central Portugal, which started Saturday June 17, has killed at least 62 people and injured dozens more, including eight firefighters. Some areas were completely encapsulated by fire,…
New Research Says Many Pandemics Originate with Bats
Jul. 05, 2017
The nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance recently published the results of a multiyear study in the journal Nature on how pandemics originate and spread. The team observed that most of the deadly…
On June 27, companies around the world began reporting that their computer systems had been breached by a ransomware attack known at the NotPetya virus. The virus works by locking down the…
Dr. Stephen Flynn, Founding Director of the Global Resilience Institute (GRI) met with a group of college sponsored summer interns on June 26, who have been assigned to the U.S.…
Investigations have indicated that the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower Fire on June 14 began with a broken refrigerator which ignited exposed gas pipes and highly flammable building materials. The fire…