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From left: Panel member Jithamala Caldera, moderator Lina Kattan, keynote speaker Yukiko Takeuchi, and panel member Lauren Harris discussed how the lessons Takeuchi presented on Japan's natural disasters can be applied to issues here in Calgary.

Expert shares hard lessons learned in Japan's Kumamoto earthquakes

Maleknaz Nayebi, a PhD candidate in software engineering and lead author, Guenther Ruhe, Electrical and Computer Engineering professor, and PhD candidate Mahshid Marbouti analyzed 70,000 tweets from evacuees during the Fort McMurray fire. Photos by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

Thousands of Fort Mac fire tweets show evacuees struggled for online answers

Results from engineer Quazi Hassan's initial research have led to renewed funding from NSERC.

Engineering professor using NASA satellite data to forecast forest fires

UAVs or drones have played a large part in learning more about the damage caused by the record-setting floods of 2013. Photo courtesy Chris Hugenholtz

Drone technology reveals impact of 2013 flood

Haskayne built a bridge to businesses during flood recovery

Environmental Design helps channel post-flood lessons

What did The City of Calgary collectively learn from 2013 flood?