University of Georgia

July 16, 2025

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Erin Mumper

UGA team crafts University Assistance Center plan in case of campus disaster

Plan supports cross-campus action following disaster When disaster strikes a university campus, police and emergency services are ready to jump in and respond. But what occurs in the days that

January 31, 2019

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Alyssa Ragan

IDM training course prepares nursing homes for natural disasters

The Institute for Disaster Management at the University of Georgia College of Public Health has received $1.6 million in civil money penalty funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

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January 29, 2026

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Erin Mumper

Student Spotlight: Alif Indiralarasati, MD

Student Spotlight: Alif Indiralarasati, MD A Defining Moment What started as an ordinary morning in 2006 became a defining moment for Alif Indiralarasati. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake had struck her hometown

January 16, 2026

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Erin Mumper

Dr. Curt Harris to depart IDM after 7 years as director

Dr. Curt Harris to depart IDM after 7 years as director After seven years of dedicated leadership, Dr. Curt Harris will be departing the Institute for Disaster Management in February

November 11, 2025

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Erin Mumper

Faculty Spotlight: James P. O’Neal

Clinical professor’s lifetime of service in US Air Force, emergency medicine, public health Since the age of 6 James Patrick O’Neal has had a penchant for flying. “It was just

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CNA Virtual Skills Evaluation

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Emergency Notification Systems Grant Program

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Southern Regional Disaster Response System

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