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March 26, 2020,
Announcements
The Argonne National Laboratory PAST Fusion Cell Academy will release it’s 2021 course catalog in January. These courses can be delivered virtually, at a location of your choosing or at Argonne National Laboratory’s campus located in Lemont, IL (just outside of Chicago). Check out the… Read More
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October 29, 2019,
Announcements
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Social Media Emergency Management (SMEM) Guidance Tool (SMEM Guidance Tool) is an easy-to-use tool designed to support emergency managers (EMs), public information officers (PIOs), and others working in crisis communications… Read More
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July 18, 2019,
Insights
Risk communicators face many and diverse challenges in ensuring that individuals have sufficient knowledge of preparedness actions to enhance their resilience. However, the growing threats we face as individuals, communities, and a nation mean that we can accept no less than a future in which… Read More
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February 24, 2019,
Announcements
This study addresses how social media can be an effective tool to send urgent messages during a public health emergency. According to the study, public health practitioners need to improve messaging during emergency risk communications to address the public’s needs during each phase of an… Read More
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February 18, 2019,
Announcements
From October 2017 through March 2018, researchers from Argonne National Laboratory’s Public Affairs Science and Technology (PAST) Fusion Cell conducted a case study on a tunnel collapse that occurred May 9, 2017, at the Hanford Site, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facility near Richland,… Read More
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November 19, 2018,
Insights
On Monday, November 19, 2018, Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Strategic Communications Director, Micki Trost, guest presented during a PAST Fusion Cell Facebook Live event highlighting her FEMA Master Public Information Officer thesis on “Regaining Trust in the Nation’s Public Alert and… Read More
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October 1, 2018,
Insights
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) has released the following practical how-to Social Media Emergency Management (SMEM) Guidance Tool. The Digital Volunteer Program Guide provides step by step guidance on how to develop a digital volunteer program to support emergency… Read More