Natural Hazards Center

Student volunteers help to make sure that the Natural Hazard Workshop runs smoothly. Along the way, they get to meet and learn from leaders in the hazards and disaster field. Learn more and apply by January 9, 2026: http://bit.ly/4nEGSGr

The call for 2026 Workshop ideas is now open! We’re eager to hear what you want to share with the hazards and disaster community.

If you’re new to the Natural Hazards Workshop or want to learn about the theme and call for ideas, join us for virtual Q&A session on December 9, 2025: bit.ly/4hHUpuC

Join us this Friday at 12:00 p.m. MST to learn more about funding opportunities through the Health and Extreme Weather Research Award Program. Register for the virtual webinar today: https://bit.ly/4hHTZ7L

Please join us for a Proposal Q&A session this Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. MT learn more about the new Health and Extreme Weather Research Awards program! Register today: https://bit.ly/49iEe55

The Mary Fran Myers Scholarship has supported dozens of researchers and practitioners who have gone on to shape the hazards and disaster field in profound ways. Apply by December 1, 2025 to attend the 2026 Natural Hazards Workshop and carry on the MFM legacy: http://bit.ly/3W5jYMg

We eager to celebrate work from the next generation of hazards and disaster researchers through our Annual Student Paper Competition. If you're a student, or you know a student doing excellent work, we're accepting paper submissions now through January 23, 2026: https://bit.ly/43xtgVo

We're excited to open our special call for the Health and Extreme Weather Research Award Program. We're seeking proposals for novel research to advance our understanding the complex threats to human health posed by extreme weather. Click to learn more: http://bit.ly/3WWSFnL

From moments of resilience among people with disabilities during a deadly winter storm to a feminist perspective on recovery after a major earthquake, our page features stories of survival and a wide variety of hazard scholarship. Add these books to your shelf today: bit.ly/34XMBl7

The Disability and Disaster Award supports promising scholars and practitioners like Annika Doneghy to attend the Annual Natural Hazards Workshop. Applications for the 2026 award are open now through December 1, 2025. Learn more and apply today: http://bit.ly/474Oqwv

Natural Hazards Center research associates Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Mary Angelica Painter, and Jessica Austin presented their forthcoming research to colleagues at the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder yesterday. Their findings will inform human-centered design for storm shelters and safe rooms in tornado and hurricane country.

What makes a community strong, aware, and prepared to cope with environmental change? This recent study looks at coastal Louisiana to examine some of the social foundations of community disaster resilience in one of the nation’s most rapidly changing regions: http://bit.ly/4qfRNZ2

Applications for the 2026 Mary Fran Myers Scholarship are now open! We're eager to recognize outstanding individuals in the hazards and disaster community and welcome them to next summer's Natural Hazards Workshop.

Take it from last year's winner Mohammad Newaz Sharif. The scholarship is an exciting opportunity to further your career in hazard research or practice. Apply today: http://bit.ly/3W5jYMg