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Dec 19, 2016
Refugee Reconnaissance: Improving Wastewater Treatment During Crisis Response
It’s an oxymoron of sorts: better refugee camps. But despite contradictory terms, a team of CEE researchers is working to improve wastewater treatment systems at refugee camps, which are typically constructed quickly to accommodate people displaced by both natural and man-made disasters.
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Dec 01, 2016
Disaster Data: $4 Million NSF Grant Funds New CEE-Led Center
The UW has received a five-year, $4.1 million Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a new disaster investigation center that will be led by CEE faculty.