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The 10 Steps of Crisis Managment
Jonathan Bernstein outlines The 10 Steps of Crisis Communication. Preparing for a crisis – any situation that threatens people, property, continuing business operations or reputation – requires...
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We Have the Means – Can We Find a Way to Feed the World?
It is hard to imagine why 1 in 7 people are suffering from hunger and malnutrition in a world that produces enough to feed everyone. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...
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CrowdSourcing: The New Emergency Broadcast System?
If disaster strikes, a hurricane, earthquake or flood, what would you do? The American Red Cross has been studying how people use social media and technology during emergencies. The Red Cross has...
View ArticleHow Video Empowers the Women of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is a drought prone area located in the vast Deccan Plateau of central and southern India. The Community Trust of the Deccan Development Society is a grassroots organization of dalit...
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Turning it Around: Trash to Treasure
Recasting trash as treasure, the women and children of Dindigul India become environmental stewards by leading the charge to collect and compost household and market waste products. In some cases,...
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The Aftermath: Economic Recovery in the Wake of Disaster
Restoring Regional Economies in the Wake of Disaster draws on the experiences of the East Central Iowa Council of Governments after the 2008 Iowa Floods and the Houston-Galveston Area Council during...
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Lessons from the Past: Wayne National Forest
The Forest Returns: 93 year old Ora Anderson recalls the early destruction and later transformation of the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio in a personal account of the environmental and...
View ArticleSocial Media: A Public Relations Game-Changer
Social media like facebook, twitter and blogs, regardless of validity, can not only sway early perceptions of critical events but may have a long lasting impact on public opinion. Preparing a...
View ArticleThe Five Essential Characteristics of Resilience
Resilient people have the personal characteristics to deal with disaster, failure or misfortune keep us going in the face of challenge. The Resilience Scale directly measures individual resiliency...
View ArticleCollaborative Map Making for the other 70%
Lalitesh Katragadda builds tools that allow communities to author maps for the 70% of the world that remains uncharted. Maps allow response in the case of disaster and economic opportunity in many...
View ArticleChina Gains in Top 500 Academic Rankings of World Universities
While U.S. universities continue to dominate the top rankings, for the first time China has more universities in the top 500 than the U.K. according to the list compiled by Jiao Tong University. While...
View ArticleChinese Publishing Moves West
The Chinese publishing industry, which has been working to “go global” for fewer than 10 years, is beginning to make some real progress. In 2006, the State Council Information office and the General...
View ArticleForeign Publishers in China
Foreign publishers have had a presence in China since as far back as 1919. The flow of books has historically been from the west into China. However, that is changing as publishers present translated...
View ArticleInternational Students look to Chinese Universities
The numbers of international students enrolling in programs and pursing degrees at Chinese universities is growing. The Ministry of Education reports that over 290,000 foreign students studied at...
View ArticleWorld University Rankings
Peking University is ranked 46, up from 49 in 2011, by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University is currently home to more than 30,000 students and 2,900 academics. The...
View ArticleChinese Students Studying in the US Rapidly Expanding
Chinese university students are coming to the US in record numbers. In fact, the number has doubled in just the last two years. Areas of study continue to be in engineering and hard sciences but...
View ArticleThe Value of Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
Protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) has always been an arduous undertaking. As the world economies become more intertwined, the protection of such rights becomes more and more important. In...
View ArticleOverseas Schools Setting Up in China Not a Concern
Peking University President Zhou Qifeng isn’t worried about a growing number of foreign universities opening campuses in China. In fact he said: “I think it is helpful that foreign universities are...
View ArticleChinese Students in U.S. Universities – Double Digit Growth
The enrollment of international students in U.S. universities has remained virtually flat with the exception of enrollments from China and Saudi Arabia. In fact, the increase in enrollments from...
View ArticleThe Peony Pavilion at the Metropolitan Museum
One of the notable classical Chinese opera’s The Peony Pavilion is being performed in conjunction with the current exhibition Chinese Gardens: Palace Pavilions, Scholars’ Studios, Rustic Retreats...
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