Quoting IU News: "The West Coast of Canada is host to thousands of US citizen visitors each year. Unfortunately, it could also be the home to a devastating suite of natural hazards. Now, thanks to the work of students at Indiana University Bloomington the US State Department has a new source of disaster response information and analysis to draw upon.
As part of IU’s contribution to the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab program, 15 IU Bloomington students spent their fall semester producing a report on policy challenges and opportunities related to natural disasters for the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver, British Columbia. The students capped the project with a December 8 briefing to several of the lead members of the consular team, including U.S. Consul General James DeHart.
Diplomacy Lab helps the State Department “course-source” research and innovation related to global policy challenges from the nation’s top universities. Michael Hamburger, a professor in the IU Bloomington’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, helped bring the program to IU Bloomington after spending the 2015-16 academic year as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the State Department. IUB’s Diplomacy Lab program is managed by the IU Office of the Vice President for International Affairs."
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