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Uncovering Opportunities for Community Members that Can Help in Disasters
By Jennifer Torres, Class of 2026 During the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to meet several new people. Each interview has been different and has enabled me...
Learning to Reframe Rejection in Community Interviews
By Daniel Guerra, Class of 2027 Although the send-off was the most difficult part of the process, I am now finding myself safely sailing and enjoying the view. In...
South Texas’s Disaster Recovery
By José Manuel Vazquez, Class of 2026 Disasters strike in all parts of our Earth. On a smaller scale, my community has undergone a few natural disasters. Among the...
Business Success by Overcoming Challenges: Passion Matters
By Mariana Arevalo For the South Texas small business interview portion of the Disaster Strength Research Program, I had a primary source perspective on how...
The Business of Surveillance
In the summer of 2022, Good Systems generously supported three undergraduate students to work with the Being Watched team. We were pleased to have Helen Kang...
Surveillance Ordinances in Five U.S. Cities
In the summer of 2022, Good Systems generously supported three undergraduate students to work with the Being Watched team. We were pleased to have Helen Kang...
Four Years of IMLS-Funded Research on Rural Libraries and Disasters: Our Findings and Conclusions
In 2018, IMLS awarded a grant to Dr. Sharon Strover, at the University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Marcia Mardis, at Florida State University, to study how small and...
Libraries & Disasters: From Hurricanes to COVID-19 and Beyond
This post was originally published by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In 2018, IMLS awarded a grant to the University of Texas where Dr. Sharon Strover...
My RGV: Stories Grounding Disaster Strength
By Andrea Martinez, Class of 2026 The city of Brownsville, my hometown, is renowned for its orientation to the South Texas Gulf Coast and border with Mexico as well as...
History as a Window into My Community in South Texas
By Mariana Arevalo, Class of 2026 Oftentimes, we are just existing rather than living without knowing the context and purpose of our duty in this world we call Earth....