Enhanced Engagement and Risk Communication for Underserved Communities

April 20, 2021 | Dave Shaw

Good risk communication takes determination, a strong “stick-with-it” approach, and the ability to really listen and implement what you hear -- and there are additional challenges with underserved populations. These best practices emerged from the research....

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NC WRRI Seeks Coordinator for Research and Engagement

March 24, 2021 | Lauren Pharr

North Carolina’s Water Resources Research Institute is accepting applications for the coordinator of research and engagement....

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Moving Beyond Data

January 21, 2021 | Dave Shaw

Research suggests that no amount of data alone will easily convince anyone to leave home -- and this has important implications for "managed retreat" and risk communication....

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Sparrows and Rising Seas

November 19, 2020 | Lauren Pharr

Rising seas and habitat loss across the expansive marsh habitat of coastal North Carolina potentially imperils marsh species, including two kinds of sparrows....

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New Children’s Book Tells the Story of a Longleaf Pine

June 3, 2020 | Chloe Tenn

Written and illustrated by Anne Marshall Runyon, "Longneedle" tells the life story of a longleaf pine in the longleaf pine savannas of the North Carolina Outer Coastal Plain....

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