News

Read the latest news from IROCE programs, centers, and faculty and staff. 

Wooden sustainability award
May 15, 2023
Winners of the 2023 Campus Sustainability Awards announced
The Location Innovation Lab was the recipient of the 2023 Sustainable Campus Award.
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May 15, 2023
Training for crises tops national university survey
Results of the 2022 DRU survey of emergency management personnel, highlight needs and COVID-19 pandemic responses at universities and colleges.
Michael Coughlan
May 11, 2023
Michael Coughlan awarded National Endowment for Humanities grant
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April 11, 2023
EPA funding supports new center for wildfire smoke research
Oregon’s U.S Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have secured $800,000 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to launch the Center for Wildfire Smoke Research and Practice at the…
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April 10, 2023
New institute will help make communities more resilient
The University of Oregon announces the establishment of the Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments.
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April 7, 2023
Research team earns grant to advance wildfire resiliency
IROCE research professor Heidi Huber-Stearns leads interdisciplinary team to advance wildfire resiliency.
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February 10, 2023
Defining and Improving Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks and Maturity Models in Institutions of Higher Education
Findings and recommendations from a roundtable hosted by the Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network® and the University of Oregon Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and…
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January 11, 2023
2022 DRU National Higher Education Program Survey Results
Results from the 2022 DRU members survey of institutions of higher education 
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June 1, 2021
2021 EWP Summer Updates
Summer 2021 news and updates from EWP