Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell delivered a speech on hurricane and disaster preparedness at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida.
In a visit to the Modesto A. Maidique Campus, USAID Administrator Samantha Power said the agency plans to “be more intentional” about recruitment and hiring at FIU.
In the not-too-distant future, researchers should be able to see exactly which materials and construction techniques hold up best against the worst that Mother Nature has to offer: 200-mph winds, storm surges and the pounding of waves – all at the same time – thanks in part to a $12.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation.