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RaCERS Director Participates in Opioid Summit in Surrey, BC

RaCERS Director Participates in Opioid Summit in Surrey, BC

The City of Surrey convened a meeting entitled “City of Surrey Opioid Summit: Data to Action” on June 1-5, 2019...

Sally Regenhard, RACERS Faculty Mark Chuck Strozier Retirement

Sally Regenhard, RACERS Faculty Mark Chuck Strozier Retirement

Sally Regenhard and RaCERS Faculty joined on May 17 with a diverse collection of scholars, government officials, and former students...

RaCERS Director Observes “Dirty Bomb” Functional Exercise in Los Angeles County

RaCERS Director Observes “Dirty Bomb” Functional Exercise in Los Angeles County

RaCERS Director Charles Jennings had the opportunity to observe the “Southern Wind” exercise, held May 1-2, 2019 at the Los...

Notre Dame Cathedral Fire: RaCERS Faculty Sought Out by National Media

Notre Dame Cathedral Fire: RaCERS Faculty Sought Out by National Media

National media sought RaCERS faculty to comment and explain the devastating fire at Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral. In a flurry...

RaCERS Launches Fentanyl Survey for First Responders

RaCERS Launches Fentanyl Survey for First Responders

RaCERS has launched a survey on occupational exposure to fentanyl among first responders. As the opioid crisis grows, and fentanyl...

RaCERS Faculty Groner Completes Work on SFPE Guide to Human Behavior in Fire

RaCERS Faculty Groner Completes Work on SFPE Guide to Human Behavior in Fire

RaCERS Faculty Norman Groner contributed as a Task Group member to the newly-updated “SFPE Guide to Human Behavior and Fire,”...

RaCERS Faculty Velotti Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

RaCERS Faculty Velotti Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

RaCERS faculty Dr. Lucia Velotti, completed fieldwork for her National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project to develop performance measurement systems for...

Japan Delegation Visits College, Center

Japan Delegation Visits College, Center

RaCERS faculty met with a delegation from the Government of Japan’s National resilience Promotion Office, located in the Cabinet Secretariat....

RaCERS faculty attend Underwiters Laboratories (UL) Conference on Emerging Building Technologies

RaCERS faculty attend Underwiters Laboratories (UL) Conference on Emerging Building Technologies

RaCERS Director Charles Jennings represented the Center at the conference “Meeting the Challenges of the Future Built Environment,” which was...

Spring 2019 Lecture Series Announced: NYSDHSES, NYCEM, Citizens Budget Commission Lined Up

Spring 2019 Lecture Series Announced: NYSDHSES, NYCEM, Citizens Budget Commission Lined Up

The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies (RaCERS) is pleased to announce our Spring 2019 lecture series. This series...