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Hurricane Melissa Explodes in Strength, Poses Peril for Jamaica Storm Melissa exploded in strength overnight as it barreled toward a Tuesday landfall on Jamaica as a major hurricane, and sends torrential rains across the Caribbean — threatening deadly floods in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, where it will come ashore again on Wednesday.

The storm Melissa barrels toward a Tuesday landfall on Jamaica as a major hurricane and threatens deadly floods in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba

US and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for meeting China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework."

China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework." n.pr/47rvwib

Multilevel Network Governance in Implementing Plans and Policies for Disaster Response and Building Resilient Communities Multilevel network (MLN) coordination during disasters is complex due to interorganizational interactions and varied organizational arrangements. This study examines MLN governance by assessing dis...

New pub who dis? 😎 Excited to share our work on how visualization of multilevel networks can provide critical insights to the various actors that are active in plan vs. implementation during disasters doi.org/10.1080/0190... @nkapucu.bsky.social Please let me know if you’d like a copy of it!

Building state and local government innovation capacity: Investing in university-government innovation partnerships From the 17 Rooms 2024 flagship, Room 16 proposes a fund to boost U.S. public sector innovation via university-government partnerships.

Building state and local government innovation capacity: Investing in university-government innovation partnerships www.brookings.edu/articles/bui...

How to rebuild trust in higher education as a public good University World News talks to Rodney K Rogers, president of Bowling Green State University, Ohio, about why trust in United States higher education i...

How to rebuild trust in higher education as a public good

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Hurricane Helene’s Staggering Costs Test States’ Fiscal Resilience Hurricane Helene ravaged the southeastern United States for three days in September 2024, leaving a path of destruction and hundreds of casualties throughout North Carolina and five other states. Reco...

Budgeting for Disasters: What Helene Taught Us
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I’m honored to see my scholarly work being cited and engaged with by fellow researchers in the field. It’s incredibly rewarding to know that the ideas I’ve contributed are resonating and supporting the advancement of knowledge across disciplines.

European University Association AI Conference
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Advice | Show, Don’t Tell, Why University Research Matters An Arizona grant program offers a model for how to support academic research that puts the public interest first.

Show, Don’t Tell, Why University Research Matters
"Solving societal problems. Building community advocates. Turning intellectual capacity into political capital."
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A new AI-based weather tool surpasses current forecasts The AI tool used machine learning to outperform current weather simulations, offering faster, cheaper, more accurate forecasts.

An AI model named Aurora used machine learning to outperform current weather prediction systems.

Government | Harvard University Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.

Harvard offers a range of online courses on constitutional democracy, with about half available for free. These courses have been accessible for some time, but their relevance has grown as challenges to democratic institutions intensify.

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Where do tornadoes do the most damage? | USAFacts The state of Florida sustained $893 million in damages from tornadoes in 2024.

Where do tornadoes do the most damage?
The state of Florida sustained $893 million in damages from tornadoes in 2024.

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Components of High-Quality Summer Youth Employment Programs | MDRC This brief combines expert and staff interviews with insights from published works to describe best practices for summer youth employment programs.

Components of High-Quality Summer Youth Employment Programs: www.mdrc.org/work/publica...

Micro-credentials: In search of the best implementation model Given that micro-credentials are a gateway to lifelong learning in Asia, it is imperative for the region to adopt a model that recognises both nationa...

Micro-credentials: In search of the best implementation model
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Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are? The Chronicle compiled the peer institutions for nearly 1,500 institutions from the 2023-24 year.

Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?

Rich data with search and comparison
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Partisan disparities in the use of science in policy Documents from Congress and think tanks reflect differences in how science is cited

Partisan disparities in the use of science in policy | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New Carnegie Classification Focuses on Student Success The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education debut a new classification system focused on student success.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education debut a new classification system focused on student success.
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Watch: ‘What Having a Brother With Down Syndrome Has Taught Me About Everyone Else’ What does the video teach us about the meaning of ‘normal’?

Watch: ‘What Having a Brother With Down Syndrome Has Taught Me About Everyone Else’ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/l...

Sadaf Knight and the Florida Policy Institute persuade by sticking to the facts She is one of five finalists for the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Floridian of the Year.

Sadaf Knight and the Florida Policy Institute persuade by sticking to the facts www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/17/s...

FSU shooting suspect is deputy’s son who had ‘access’ to gun. What to know. The alleged shooter at Florida State University is a student and the son of a sheriff’s deputy. He had “access” to one of her weapons, authorities said.

The suspect in the Florida State University shooting that left two people dead and injured at least six others is the son of a longtime sheriff’s deputy who allegedly opened fire with his mother’s former service weapon.

Here's what to know.

NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency

NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Can State Budgets Withstand Natural Disasters? In this episode of “After the Fact,” we speak to Pew’s Colin Foard and Caitlyn Wan Smith about how states can prepare better financially for natural disasters rather than reacting to emergencies. And ...

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NIH Resumes Key Grant Review Panels After a months-long pause, advisory councils for the National Institutes of Health are restarting, paving the way for the final approval of grants. Experts say it’s an encouraging sign for the $47 bil...

NIH Resumes Key Grant Review Panels
After a months-long pause, advisory councils for the National Institutes of Health are restarting, paving the way for the final approval of grants.
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'That was awesome!' California's earthquake early warning system let many know about Monday's temblor — Los Angeles Times Monday's 5.2 magnitude temblor marked another success for California's early earthquake warning system, with users in some areas saying they got notifications on their phone before they felt shaking.

‘That was awesome!’ California’s earthquake early warning system let many know about Monday’s temblor
Monday’s 5.2 magnitude temblor marked another success for California’s early earthquake warning system ...
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‘Pseudoscience’ digs into the allure and dangers of believing fake science In their new book, Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen survey flat Earth theory, fake moon landings and other scientific myths and why people believe them.

A new book digs into history’s most common scientific myths and why people are eager to believe them.

A mental-health crisis plagues PhDs — these evidence-led initiatives offer help Communities of researchers worldwide are taking on the toxic research cultures that drive poor psychological health among academics.

A mental-health crisis plagues PhDs — these evidence-led initiatives offer help.
Communities of researchers worldwide are taking on the toxic research cultures that drive poor psychological health among academics.
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What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get — The Atlantic People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.

THE COMFORT CLASS
People with generational wealth control a society that they don’t understand.

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From Engineering to Counseling, Graduate Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News Propel UCF Alumni to Thrive in Career U.S. News & World Report ranks 13 UCF graduate programs in the top 50 nationally  — and alumni in those programs laud Knight Nation’s world-class faculty.

Graduate Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News Propel UCF Alumni to Thrive in Career
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The High Risk Report and How Government Can Coordinate to Better Serve Everyone
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