Anna Nagurney, the John F. Smith Memorial Professor at the Isenberg School of Management, has organized the symposium, "Dynamics of Disasters: Harnessing the Science of Networks To Save Lives," at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Feb. 17 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.
The symposium will feature experts in engineering, operations research/management science, supply chains and logistics, whose skills and expertise can be applied to the suffering associated with disasters, whether natural or man-made.
The speakers will be:
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A paper published last year in the European Respiratory Journal and co-authored by associate professor Sylvia Brandt, Resource Economics and Public Policy, has been named by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) as one of the top research papers of 2012.
Jane Fountain, professor of Political Science and Public Policy and director of the National Center for Digital Government (NCDG), gave the keynote address on Dec. 17 at the Turkish National Assembly as part of the national awards ceremony to honor recipients of the “eTurkey Awards” for outstanding e-Government innovations and practices.
The Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Association presented its George E. Stone Award to Dennis Ryan, professor of arboriculture and urban forestry in the Department of Environmental Conservation, on Jan. 15 at the organization's annual meeting in Sturbridge.
Pat Vokbus of the International Programs Office, who is retiring after more than 38 years of service, was honored Jan. 14 by colleagues from across the campus, state and region.