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Disaster Recovery Center Re-Opening in Lee County

Published: 11 April 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Disaster Recovery Center in Lee County is re-opening Monday, April 14, to offer in-person support to Kentucky survivors who experienced loss as the result of the February 14 – March 7 severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides.

The Disaster Recovery Center in Lee County is located at:

Happy Top Park Community Center, 500 Happy Top Road, Beattyville, KY 41311

Working days and hours are April 14 – April 18, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

FEMA representatives can explain available assistance programs, how to apply to FEMA, and help connect survivors with resources for their recovery needs. Representatives from the Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance, the Kentucky Department of Insurance and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will also be available at the recovery centers to assist survivors.

To find all other center locations, including those in other states, go to fema.gov/drc or text “DRC” and a Zip Code to 43362. 

You can visit any open center to meet with representatives of FEMA, the commonwealth of Kentucky and the U.S. Small Business Administration. No appointment is needed. 

FEMA is encouraging Kentuckians affected by the February storms to apply for federal disaster assistance as soon as possible. Kentucky homeowners and renters in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Simpson and Woodford counties can

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Green alert for tropical cyclone TWENTYNINE-25. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).

Published: 11 April 2025
Categories: Global Disaster Alerts

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From 11/04/2025 to 11/04/2025, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 130 km/h) TWENTYNINE-25 was active in NTerritory. The cyclone affects these countries: [unknown] (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in tropical storm).

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The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)

Published: 11 April 2025
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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Synopsis

NSF is committed to securing the nation’s research enterprise as part of its core mission. The Research on Research Security (RoRS) program will advance the understanding of the full scope, potential, challenges, and nature of the research on research security field through scholarly evidence.

Background

The following activities provide background and context for developing proposals to submit to the RoRS program.

Program Description

Collectively, the research that RoRS funds will foster a broad community that builds collaborations between the STEM research community, research security researchers, and research security practitioners. Interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged, and proposers should address how they will leverage the range of expertise, theories, and methods of the team to engage in evidence-based research on research security. Proposers are encouraged to identify collaborators across a wide range of sectors, and to consider projects in collaboration with international partners that share U.S.

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Smith Engineering Chair, Engineering for Humanity

Published: 11 April 2025
Categories: Eng Jobs Academic Keys

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Tenured Faculty Position as

Smith Engineering Chair, Engineering for Humanity

Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada

April 2025

Queen’s University is situated on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory.

The Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University (Smith Engineering) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Professor with Tenure and Smith Engineering Chair in Engineering for Humanity, with a preferred starting date of January 1, 2026, or July 1, 2026.

 To advance our academic focus to Reimagine Engineering Education, the Smith Engineering Chair, Engineering for Humanity will be a leader in supporting the development of the Engineering for Humanity pillar across multiple Departments with a research and teaching portfolio crossing the boundaries of traditional engineering, incorporating perspectives from diverse disciplines and communities.

We welcome exceptional applicants who demonstrate

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