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...
by Maureen Purcell | Jul 7, 2024 | HT, Press Coverage, Research
In an interview with Authority Magazine, Blum Center’s Dr. Angela Robinson spoke about challenges that the anti-human trafficking sector faces and the potential role that technology can play in overcoming some of these challenges. Specifically, she spoke about...
by Maureen Purcell | Jul 3, 2024 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center flood and erosion expert, Dr. Brett Sanders spoke on several, perhaps lesser publicly understood influences on California beaches. He highlighted the role of rivers in providing sediment to beaches – if sediment which would have naturally eroded and...
