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“Climate Change is Cause for Alarm- Not Surrender”

“Climate Change is Cause for Alarm- Not Surrender”

by Maureen Purcell | Dec 11, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, Flood, Planetary Health

Blum Center director, Richard Matthew, shared reflections on global collaboration for climate mitigation and the unique challenges and opportunities we currently face in this regard for the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, of...
In the News: Funding for Freedom Lifemap

In the News: Funding for Freedom Lifemap

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...
In the News: Funding for Freedom Lifemap

In the News: Freedom Lifemap Launches New Possibilities

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...
Accelerating Freedom with Data- EverFree & Blum Center showcase survivor-focused assessment

Accelerating Freedom with Data- EverFree & Blum Center showcase survivor-focused assessment

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 –...
In the News: Sanders Explains Landscape’s Role in Libya Floods

In the News: Sanders Explains Landscape’s Role in Libya Floods

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...
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