University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lecture: Disaster Readiness in the U.S.: Katrina and the Shape of Things to Come

Third of four Public Talks in the Spring 2006 Environmental Lecture Series,

Human Dimensions of Disasters: The Role of Social Science Research

Kathleen J. Tierney, Director, Natural Hazards Center and Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder will speak on "Disaster Readiness in the U.S.: Katrina and the Shape of Things to Come."

Open to the Public.

Reception Follows the Lecture.

Directions & Parking

Goodell is located west of the campus pond and Old Chapel, and is easily identified by its portico with four white columns at the entrance. Public parking is available in the Campus Center parking garage or in Lot 32 across Mass. Ave. Handicapped parking is located on the north side of the building on Hicks Way.