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Twelfth CONVERGE training module released, Natural Hazards Center hosting demonstration webinar

February 2, 2024

The Natural Hazards Center has released the twelfth training module in the CONVERGE series: Indigenous Sovereignty in Disasters. This free online course is part of a series of foundational and advanced training modules sponsored by the National Science Foundation and designed to enhance valuable knowledge and skills among students and other emerging researchers and practitioners. The Natural

Takeaways from annual political climate survey of Colorado

February 1, 2024

Researchers at The American Politics Research Lab (APRL) at CU Boulder and the polling company YouGov have released their annual political climate survey. Anand Sokhey, director of the APRL and an Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) fellow, co-authored the new survey and expands on its findings in CU Boulder Today with science writer Daniel Strain. Read

Participants listen to a lecture at the Open Data and Reuse in Social Science Weather Research workshop.

Natural Hazards, NOAA report provides direction for open data mandate

January 29, 2024

Researchers who receive federal funds are now asked to make their research publicly available as soon as possible, according to a mandate from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The Natural Hazards Center at the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Program Office convened

Amanda Stevenson receives first IUSSP award

January 25, 2024

Amanda Stevenson, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder, has received the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Early Career Award. This prestigious award recognizes Stevenson as a national leader in reproductive health and family planning policy research. “I love demography, I think it’s a powerful, transformative way of understanding

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Call for community input on Colorado emergency alerts

December 11, 2023

The Natural Hazards Center at the Institute of Behavioral Science was asked by the Colorado State Legislature to evaluate the inclusivity of the state’s emergency alert system. The ensuing report provides actionable ways the state can improve emergency alert accessibility for marginalized groups. Lead editor and science writer, Jolie Breeden, shares more about the report

Dianne Criswell (left) talks with Lori Peek, director of the Natural Hazards Center (right).

Natural Hazards Center welcomes FEMA administrator to strengthen academic partnerships

December 7, 2023

The Natural Hazards Center recently hosted Dianne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Criswell met with CU Boulder researchers, faculty and staff to discuss improving the pipeline between new research and the public. Jolie Breeden, lead editor and science writer for the Natural Hazards Center, recounts the significance of this visit in her article

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Buckley awarded for ‘outstanding’ youth development research

June 27, 2023

Study led by CU Boulder Institute of Behavioral Science researcher finds that flavored-tobacco products reduce likelihood of later cessation

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Flavored tobacco makes quitting harder, new study finds

May 10, 2023

Study led by CU Boulder Institute of Behavioral Science researcher finds that flavored-tobacco products reduce likelihood of later cessation

Ten years after Sandy Hook, let’s act to reduce mass violence

December 14, 2022

“It is easy to feel powerless in the face of the horror of mass shootings. But we know what works. We know how to address this problem. It’s time to act”, says Beverly Kingston in her recent guest commentary in the Denver Post. Kingston, Director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence,

IBS Director Lori Hunter Selected to Serve on Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities to Advise White House Policy

November 8, 2022

IBS Director, Dr. Lori Hunter, has been selected as a member of the Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities established by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Roundtable, consisting of cross-disciplinary experts in academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations, will work to inform fiscal, monetary, and financial stability policies as the