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Spring Seminars Announced — Performance-Based Design, Hurricane Agnes, Threats to EMS providers, and radicalization to be discussed

Spring Seminars Announced — Performance-Based Design, Hurricane Agnes, Threats to EMS providers, and radicalization to be discussed

On Tuesday, February 9 at 130, Dr. Ali Ashrafi, a Principal at Thornton Tomasetti, will discuss “Performance-Based Design and Its...

RaCERS Congratulate NYCEM Commissioner on Nomination to FEMA Administrator by President-Elect Biden

RaCERS Congratulate NYCEM Commissioner on Nomination to FEMA Administrator by President-Elect Biden

The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) wishes to congratulate NYC...

Oregon Wildfires Round Out Fall Seminar Series

Oregon Wildfires Round Out Fall Seminar Series

The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies is pleased to host Andrew Phelps, Director of the State of Oregon...

Legislation Introduced in Congress to Create National Disaster Safety Board

Legislation Introduced in Congress to Create National Disaster Safety Board

A newly introduced U.S. Senate bill entitled the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and...

Responder Mental Health, Oregon Wildfires round out RaCERS Fall seminars

Responder Mental Health, Oregon Wildfires round out RaCERS Fall seminars

The Christian Regenhard Center is pleased to announce our remaining Fall semester events. First, on November 18, John Jay’s Gabrielle...

RaCERS Fall Seminar Series Begins with Discussion on NYC Budget, Learning from Katrina, and Future topics TBA

RaCERS Fall Seminar Series Begins with Discussion on NYC Budget, Learning from Katrina, and Future topics TBA

The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies Fall 2020 Seminar Series began on 9/22 with a discussion with Maria...

RACERS FACULTY VELOTTI, CONTRERAS QUOTED ON COVID-19 ISSUES

RACERS FACULTY VELOTTI, CONTRERAS QUOTED ON COVID-19 ISSUES

RaCERS Faculty Lucia Velotti and activity George Contreras were active in covid-19 related scholarly activity. Lucia Volotti was interviewed for...

RaCERS Board Member Corbett, Colleague Knowles Recommend National Disaster Investigation Board,

RaCERS Board Member Corbett, Colleague Knowles Recommend National Disaster Investigation Board,

RaCERS Board Member Glenn Corbett of John Jay College of Criminal Justice teamed with colleague Scott Knowles  of Drexel University...

RaCERS-Affiliated Expert Quoted on Beirut Explosion

RaCERS-Affiliated Expert Quoted on Beirut Explosion

Dr. Vyto Babrauskas, an internationally-recognized expert on fire science, is quoted by multiple media sources for his expertise on dynamics...

RaCERS Goes Online with Seminar Series: First Up, Michael Greco from FDNY Local 2507

RaCERS Goes Online with Seminar Series: First Up, Michael Greco from FDNY Local 2507

RaCERS Seminar Series goes online!  The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS) was forced to cancel a March...