University of Nebraska Public Policy Center


May 19, 2013NU | UNL | UNMC | UNO | UNK | IANR 

News and Events

PPC Graduate Student Appointed to Fellowship Program

Joseph Hamm, a Public Policy Center Graduate research assistant and doctoral student in psychology and law, was one of eight UNL students to be appointed to the Center for Great Plains Studies 2013 Graduate Fellows Program.

According to the press release the program "provides a place for select graduate students to work, meet, obtain support, learn from fellow students, engage with Center faculty and staff, benefit from the center's resources and progress in their studies."

Information and Referral Data Interoperability: Planning for Disasters

The Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) helps communities prepare for and respond to disasters. The ability to exchange up-to-date information about resources and clients is central to effective response. The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Computer Science and Engineering analyzed data exports from the CAN system and 211 Helplink (San Francisco) because they were having difficulty exchanging resource information. Through this project, the PPC and Computer Science and Engineering determined the failure points, and made recommendations for this and future data exchanges.

Key Partners
211 Helplink, United Way of the Bay Area (San Francisco, California)
American Red Cross, Disaster Services
RTM Designs
United Way of America
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Computer Science and Engineering
VisionLink

Funding
American Red Cross, Disaster Services

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Lead Contact:
Name: Nancy Shank
E-mail: nshank@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-5687