Category Archives: Research Links
Galveston National Laboratory – new National Biocontainment Lab opens
Having seen actual snow falling as I was on my way in to work this morning (yes, in November, and yes, I live in Richmond!), I’m tempted to just link to the VDEM’s “Get Ready Now for Winter Weather” news … Continue reading
Using Google for the Greater Good
Google has a number of applications, such as Google Docs, that are being put to creative and innovative uses. In the field of public health, for instance, Google Flu Trends uses aggregated search data, combined with IP addresses, to track … Continue reading
Trust for America’s Health
I discovered this organization thanks to a pointer from the HSDL to their October 2008 report entitled, “Germs Go Global: Why Emerging Infectious Diseases Are a Threat to America.” Having just participated in a discussion group on the ethics and … Continue reading
Using data to effectively manage disasters
Occasionally, I receive ‘slips’ for books published in the field of ESM. This ‘slip’ pointed to a book published by the World Bank, and freely available on their website. Amin, Samia and Markus Goldenstein, ed. Data against Natural Disasters: Establishing … Continue reading
Historical Hurricane Activity
As we bid farewell to the 2008 hurricane season, I though I’d show one last hurricane website. The Historical Hurricane Tracks site, from NOAA, gives a valuable picture of hurricane activity over time. The Historical Hurricane Tracks tool is an … Continue reading
Cyber-Flu Simulations
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health, hosts this interesting article about the use of computer simulations to help researchers understand the spread of possible flu pandemics. Entitled Sim Sickness, the article explains … Continue reading
Encyclopedia of Disasters
Here’s a resource that’s new to our collection and which might be of use to some of you: Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies, by Angus M. Gunn. Greenwood, 2008. Gunn, an emeritus professor in geography and geology … Continue reading
3 years ago today…
(Do I even need to say what happened? Katrina remembrance seems to be everywhere in the news this morning, particularly with the horrible irony of Gustav heading in to the Gulf Coast.) I use the Library of Congress’ website almost … Continue reading
Hurricane Season Forecasts Links
As we come into the 2008 hurricane season (peak months are usually August-October), I’ve come across some interesting sites that I wanted to share. NOAA, of course, offers hurricane predictions each season. The most recent one was released August 7th, … Continue reading
FBI releases Anthrax case documents
In case you missed the announcements (as if you could!), the FBI has released their evidence against Dr. Bruce Ivins, the government anthrax researcher who took his life last week. Dr. Ivins is suspected of perpetuating what amounts to the … Continue reading