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Transportation research journal names UH Mānoa professor editor-in-chief

September 12, 2019

Karl Kim, executive director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, has been named editor-in-chief of a new open access journal Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

Disaster management leaders recognized

August 9, 2018

The Pacific Risk Management ʻOhana, chaired by UH NDPTC executive director Karl Kim, has selected four recipients for their outstanding efforts in disaster resilience awards.

Hurricane Harvey’s a harsh reminder for Hawaiʻi

September 6, 2017

This editorial by Karl Kim was published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on September 3, 2017. Kim is the executive director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Hawaiʻi and is a professor in the UH Mānoa…

Mānoa volcanologists receive top international awards

August 30, 2017

Bruce Houghton and Sébastien Biass have received two of the top three awards from the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior.

Papaliʻi Failautusi Avegalio receives Community Resilience Leadership Award

March 9, 2017

The annual award recognizes Avegalio’s significant contributions to making communities better able to withstand, respond to and recover from natural disasters.

UH Research Center appoints unmanned aerial systems expert

January 31, 2017

Ted Ralston will determine best practices on the use of unmanned aerial systems for Hawaiʻi.

Zika video released by UH’s National Disaster Preparedness Training Center

September 13, 2016

The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center develops a short video as part of its Just-in-Time training initiative to promote awareness and deliver basic information about the Zika Virus.