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 | Sep 15, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research, Uncategorized
The recent deadly storm and flooding in Derna, Libya demonstrates how infrastructure, landscapes, and climate plays a role in determining how disastrous a storm could be. In a recent New York Times article, Blum Center flood expert Dr. Sanders offered some...
by Maureen Purcell | Aug 9, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Last week the Orange County Register turned to Blum Center coastal flooding expert Brett Sanders to understand the cause of recent flooding in Newport Beach. Why might high tidal waters be flooding the coastal Californian town during summer months when waves are...
by Maureen Purcell | Aug 1, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
The Los Angeles Times recently published a piece on the changing wave dynamics along California’s coast. In this article, several experts were asked to weigh in on a recent study demonstrating that (1) the average height of winter waves along California’s...