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Responding to COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump invokes the Defense Production Act

The law, which allows the president to require that companies produce necessary goods, should be invoked now in order to prevent a shortage of supplies for combating COVID-19, says Stephen Flynn, the founding director of Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute.
- by Ian Thomsen March 23, 2020
Unsure what to do about COVID-19? Take this 60-minute course.

COVID-19: How to be Safe and Resilient, an hour-long course that is free and accessible to anyone, was launched Friday morning by Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute. Its purpose is to make reliable skills for surviving the pandemic available in one place.
- by Ian Thomsen March 19, 2020
Puerto Rico has weathered 500 earthquakes in two weeks. How does it rebuild?

The island is still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, which killed close to 3,000 people and knocked out power for months. Northeastern faculty have been working with humanitarian organizations to develop a project to facilitate that recovery.
- by Laura Castañón January 9, 2020
The cyberattack on New Orleans shows how vulnerable our cities are

New Orleans acted appropriately in quickly containing a cyberattack on city government computers, but more needs to be done to curb the spread of such attacks on U.S. municipalities, says Stephen Flynn, the founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern.
- by Khalida Sarwari December 18, 2019
How to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian

Scientists, engineers, and city planners need to work together in order to prepare communities to withstand and recover from natural disasters of this magnitude, says Stephen Flynn, who directs the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern.
- by Roberto Molar Candanosa September 17, 2019
Trump agreed to reopen the government. What does that mean for the Coast Guard?

Stephen Flynn, who served in the Coast Guard for 20 years before retiring in 2002, says that he is relieved that President Trump agreed to temporarily lift the shutdown. But Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern, expressed concern about the long-term impact the shutdown will have on young officers and new recruits.
- by Khalida Sarwari January 25, 2019
How can the rest of the country prepare for wildfires like those in California?

The combined forces that brought about the blaze are growing more and more present in the Northeast, said Stephen Flynn, founding director of Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute.
- by Molly Callahan November 15, 2018
Global disaster response needs a networked approach

At the inaugural summit hosted by Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute yesterday, experts from across the globe shared their insights on rebounding from a rising tide of disasters and meeting the world’s most daunting resilience challenges.
- by Bill Ibelle March 30, 2018
Harvey brings out ‘hidden capacity in civil society’ to respond

As widespread damage and the effects of Hurricane Harvey continue to mount in Houston and across Texas and Louisiana, two Northeastern professors—Stephen Flynn and Daniel Aldrich—underscored the importance of leveraging volunteer help in response to the storm and examined what key issues will unfold in the days ahead.
- by Greg St. Martin August 29, 2017
How resilience can blunt impact of terrorist attacks

In the aftermath of the London terror attacks, we asked professor Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute, to discuss the importance of remaining resilient in the face of chronic terrorism. “The kind of stoic response that both Londoners and Israelis are noted for,” Flynn says, “provides a measure of deterrence.”
- by Jason Kornwitz June 6, 2017

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Stephen Flynn for Northeastern

Responding to COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump invokes the Defense Production Act

Unsure what to do about COVID-19? Take this 60-minute course.

Puerto Rico has weathered 500 earthquakes in two weeks. How does it rebuild?

The cyberattack on New Orleans shows how vulnerable our cities are

How to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian

Trump agreed to reopen the government. What does that mean for the Coast Guard?

How can the rest of the country prepare for wildfires like those in California?

Global disaster response needs a networked approach

Harvey brings out ‘hidden capacity in civil society’ to respond

How resilience can blunt impact of terrorist attacks

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