by Maureen Purcell | Aug 20, 2024 | HT, Media, Press Coverage, Research
Dr. Angela Robinson was recently a guest on an episode of Orion Talks, a podcast hosted by the Orion Policy Institute, to share her research on human trafficking. Dr. Robinson spoke about the participatory research methods used in the Blum Center anti trafficking work...
by Maureen Purcell | Aug 20, 2024 | HT, Media, Press Coverage, Research
The Freedom Lifemap, co-created by Dr. Kelsey Morgan (Everfree; Blum Center) and Dr. Angela Robinson (Blum Center), was featured as a segment on CNN’s Freedom Project. In the video, Dr. Morgan talks about the need that the Freedom Lifemap fills for survivors of...
by Maureen Purcell | Aug 20, 2024 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center flood expert Dr. Brett Sanders co-authored a recent article in Nature Communications exploring a novel technique for understanding floods in cities. The team applied a new analytical approach, borrowed from physics, to understand flood hazard variation...
by Maureen Purcell | Aug 13, 2024 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Dr. Brett Sanders, Blum Center flood expert, and his team of engineers at UCI have been featured in a recent LAist article for their work on developing an updated and more nuanced model of flood risk for Los Angeles. The model, called PRIMo-Drain, accounts for more...
by Maureen Purcell | Jul 23, 2024 | HT, Press Coverage, Research
Business Wire recently spotlighted the Freedom Lifemap tool developed through a partnership between EverFree and the UCI Blum Center, along with a network of survivors from around the world to address gaps in data and after care services for survivors of human...
by Maureen Purcell | Jul 18, 2024 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research
Elected officials and experts recently gathered to discuss California’s beach problem – the coastline is threatened by climate change, sea level rise, and erosions. Another major factor in our coastal woes – poor infrastructure design, says Blum...
