by Maureen Purcell | Feb 2, 2024 | HT, Press Coverage
ICYMI: Blum Center doctoral candidate Kelsey Morgan was recently appointed as CEO of EverFree! EverFree is an essential research partner in the Blum Center’s work on anti trafficking and survivor reintegration. Morgan was a co-founder of EverFree and previously...
by Maureen Purcell | Nov 20, 2023 | HT, Media, Press Coverage, Research
We are happy to officially announce the generous support of the Samueli Foundation! Their gift of $750,000 to the UCI Blum Center is critical for the global launch, scaling, and analysis of the Freedom Lifemap. This new tool has immense potential to inform more...
by Maureen Purcell | Nov 13, 2023 | HT, Media, Press Coverage, Research
EverFree, a Blum Center community partner in anti-human trafficking work, and the UCI Blum Center have officially launched the survivor-focused assessment tool: Freedom Lifemap! The tool aims to provide much-needed, yet generally absent, data in the field of...
by Maureen Purcell | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, HT, Research
At an intimate and well attended event, hosted at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the UCI Blum Center and EverFree – our community partner organization working in the anti-human trafficking field –...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, HT
Recently, the UCI Blum Center, in collaboration with the Climate and Urban Sustainability Program (CUSP), and the School of Social Ecology, hosted the award winning filmmakers Michael Uwemedimo and Petna Ndaliko Katondolo. Students, faculty, and non-profit partner...
by Maureen Purcell | Apr 27, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Flood, HT, Research
Blum Center researchers presented several projects at the recent annual International Studies Association convention. The conference’s central theme this year was Real Struggles, High Stakes: Cooperation, Contention, and Creativity. A more fitting theme for the...
