At the 2023 Annual Conference for the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence, John L. Renne, PhD, AICP presented a plenary talk on “Disasters, Older Adults, Vulnerable Populations, and Resilience.”...
Visualizing Sea Level Rise in West Palm Beach
How can virtual reality (VR) help us understand climate impacts and nature-based solutions? In a VR simulation, residents of West Palm Beach, Florida experienced the impacts of storm surge and projected flooding due to sea level rise in public parks along the intracoastal waterway. Visualizing Sea Level Rise in West Palm Beach is a project led by the City of WPB and the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES) with our partners at Virtual Planet Technologies, Nanda + Partners, and Paine Productions.
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FAU researchers have received a five-year, $4.2 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health in collaboration with the University of Miami, Colorado State University and Washington...
Assistant Director of CUES, Serena Hoermann, Ph.D., spoke with CNN for an article reviewing hurricanes Ian and Idalia. Hoermann discussed the impact of built environments and resiliency on the coast.
Research and Engagement
The FAU Partnership for Sustainable Communities is an initiative to address issues of sustainability, housing, economic viability, clean air and water, public safety, walkability and health, and other livability goals.
The MacArthur Foundation and the state of Florida in partnership with CUES at FAU established a $4 million endowment known as the Abacoa Project.
FAU has received a $375,000 implementation and research grant from The Kresge Foundation to identify, address and evaluate transportation solutions for students.
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