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S3 Initiative: FIBER Impact in Jacksonville
Written by DeJaya Hardy GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The team behind FIBER operates through research, networks and impact to better serve […]
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The “Impact of Engagement” DCP’s Second Spring Research Seminar
Written by DeJaya Hardy GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 the title of the second DCP Research Seminar […]
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“Is Design Research?” DCP’s first of four Spring Research Seminars!
Written by DeJaya Hardy GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, FIBER hosted its first seminar of the Spring […]
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Engagement | GatorCorps | Home page | Impact | Network | News
Planting Prosperity: Leza Warren Spreads Resilience Rooted in Community
Written by Molly Freeburg GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For Leza Warren, a desire to give back to her community has taken […]
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Urban Futures Returns: FIBER Launches 2026 Call for Participation
Building on the success of its inaugural year, the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) at the University of […]
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Engagement | Florida Resilient Cities | GatorCorps | Impact | Network | News | Research
University of Florida Showcases GatorCorps as Blueprint for University-Embedded National Service
Written by Molly Freeburg & Jason von Meding GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday, the University of Florida welcomed AmeriCorps leadership […]
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Engagement | Florida Resilient Cities | GatorCorps | GulfSouth Studio | Impact | Network | News | Research | Teaching
FIBER Welcomes New Core Faculty
Written by DeJaya Hardy A new year often signals growth and change, and 2026 is already proving to be an important […]
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Engagement | Florida Resilient Cities | GatorCorps | Impact | Network | News | Research
Gulf Scholars to GatorCorps: A Joint Effort In Community Resilience
Written by Molly Freeburg GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gatorcorps, at its core, unites sixteen service members across four locations around a […]
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HOUSING RESILIENCE 2025
On April 10, the FAMU SAET will host a Housing Resilience Roundtable, an engaging forum dedicated to addressing the challenges […]
Past Stories
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FIBER Launches New Program to Help Small Florida Communities Become More Resilient
The Florida Institute of Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) at the University of Florida is excited to announce a new program […]
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NOAA Coastal Inundation Mapping Course at FIBER
On November 6th and 7th, the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) hosted the Coastal Inundation Mapping Course supported […]
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Keeping electric vehicle charging services strong during hurricane season is key in Florida
A recent study led by researchers from the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning highlights the urgent […]
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The Way Resilience Looks
Port St. Joe has experienced renewed life since Hurricane Michael struck its coast and town in 2018. Since then, new […]
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Dr. Ryan Sharston – Developing Adaptive Materials for a Changing Climate
Dr. Ryan Sharston is one of the founding members of FIBER, director of the Adaptive Built Environment Lab as well […]
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Reclaimed Land – Climate Ecologies in Coastal Reclaimed Landscapes
A group of faculties of the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) in collaboration with the Italian organization Foundation […]
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Dr. Lisa Sundahl-Platt – Proactive Resilience through AI and Regenerative Design
Dr. Lisa Sundahl-Platt is one of the founding members of FIBER, head of both the Integrative Prevention Through Design Lab […]
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Engagement | News | Research
Dr. Jason von Meding – A Community-First Approach to Disaster Response
Dr. Jason von Meding is a founding member of FIBER, associate professor at UF, co-host of the Disasters: Deconstructed podcast, and Director of the Disasters, Trust, and Social Change Lab.
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Dr. Yan Wang Receives Two Grants from the NSF
Dr. Yan Wang is the director of the Urban Agility and Resilience Lab at the University of Florida, an Assistant […]
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Protected: System Dynamics Model – Jacksonville year 1
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For the Public
Fiber provides opportunities for local non-for-profits organizations, governmental agencies, regional institutions to connect with and benefit from cutting edge research […]
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For Academics
Are you a faculty member from UF, a researcher looking for partners, a professional looking for data resources? FIBER faculty […]
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For Students
There are many opportunities in FIBER for students of all levels through research and teaching opportunities. If you are looking […]
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A Walking Workshop in Port St. Joe for Watershed Strategies
On March 18th, 2022, Florida Resilient Cities held a walking workshop in Port St. Joe. Over the course of one […]
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Engagement | Home page | Impact | Network | News
After Michael: Memory and Reinvention in Port St Joe
Jeff Carney has presented the video “After Michael: Memory and Reinvention in Port St Joe” on a webinar hosted by […]
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Engagement | Home page | Impact | News
First Community Engagement Participatory Walk in Jacksonville
The Florida Resilient Cities team working in Jacksonville have conducted the first participatory walk in Jacksonville on April 30, 2022. […]
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Housing, Environment, and Well-being in Jacksonville, Florida
A team led by Jeff Carney is conducting research in Jacksonville within the watersheds of the McCoys and Hogan creeks. […]
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FIBER Researchers Publish Article in Remote Sensing
FIBER Postdoctoral Associate Whittaker Schroder and faculty member Timothy Murtha have recently published the article “UAV LiDAR Survey for Archaeological […]
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Port St. Joe Exhibit: A Vision of Resilience
The University of Florida’s Florida Resilient Cities (FRC) Program has engaged in a two-year journey to support the community of Port St. […]
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FIBER research draws 3 wildfire lessons for forest towns
Director of FIBER Dave Hulse and professor Bart Johnson published an article on The Conversation about the results of their […]
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DCP’s FIBER Featured at the 17th Biennale di Venezia di Architettura
More than 300,000 visitors will view the work of the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning through […]
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FIBER faculty and his students participate in the Envision Resilience Nantucket Challenge
Jeff Carney, assisted by Carla Brisotto, participated with 16 students of the School of Architecture in The Envision Resilience Nantucket […]
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FIBER Postdoc awarded seed grant from the Rust Foundation to study Lacantún River region
Whittaker Schroder and Timothy Murtha have recently been awarded a grant from the Rust Foundation to conduct archaeological research in […]
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FIBER Ph.D. student studies Psycholinguistics within Emergency communication
Psycholinguistics is a field in behaviorism science that was established by George Miller to study the psychological impact of languages […]
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FIBER FRC team won a Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere grant
The FIBER FRC team, in conjunction with Dr. Marcy Trahan from The Joe Center for the Arts, has won a […]
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Communication challenges: the case of Hurricane Dorian in Florida
University populations can sometimes be treated as homogenous by default, in the absence of intentional differentiation and targeted programs and […]
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FIBER Ph.D. student studies Butterfly-Effect in Emergency Communication
Can a butterfly in Chicago cause a tornado in Hong Kong? A metaphorical concept called the “butterfly effect” describes the […]
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FIBER PhD student attends Youth Innovation Conference in Shenzhen, China
The Youth Innovation Conference in Shenzhen, China was organized by United Nations Industrial Development and Shenzhen government. The conference was […]
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Drs von Meding & Chmutina Continue to Challenge Norms
As part of ongoing collaborative work with Dr Ksenia Chmutina, of Loughborough University, FIBER’s Dr Jason von Meding recently reflected […]
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In Height of Hurricane Season, FRC Redefines Term “Resiliency”
With winds ripping at 160 miles per hour and damages estimated at $25 billion, how does a town bounce back […]
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FIBER Faculty Awarded UF Seed Fund Grant
FIBER faculty Dr. Lisa Platt and Dr. Ryan Sharston along with Dr. Tara Sabo-Atwood the Director of Wellness Programs with […]
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FIBER Researcher Explores How to Adapt to More Wildfire
The social and environmental costs of wildfires have grown dramatically in recent decades, and 2020 is proving to be one […]
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Narratives of Risk & Resilience
Often, good science does not reach the intended audience or make expected social impact. The results can lead to a […]
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Long-term Past and Future Settlement and Landscape
Throughout history, built environments have changed in particular relation to the natural landscapes around them. What are the important patterns […]
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Advanced Modular Housing Design
Communities face an enormous challenge of rapidly rebuilding after major storms. These events severely impact communities, leaving their population without […]
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Intelligent Disaster & Emergency Response
Current disaster damage assessments are conducted days following an event and usually with limited workforce and resources. Valuable information is […]
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Infection Prevention through Design
Acute and chronic conditions caused or intensified by a lack of adaptive health systems infrastructure can affect the long-term wellbeing […]
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Florida Resilient Cities Program
For many Florida cities, climate change not only leads to risks from sudden catastrophe, but to an accumulation of smaller […]
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Florida Resilient Cities: The Panhandle after Michael
An Interdisciplinary Course Offered by the Colleges of Design, Construction & Planning, Engineering, Law, Journalism, and Liberal Arts & Sciences […]
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Hulse Awarded NSF Grant on Wildfire in Pacific Northwest
The social and environmental costs of wildfires have grown dramatically in recent decades, and more information is needed to understand […]
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Engagement | Home page | News | Research
Florida Resilient Cities: Year 1 – Port St. Joe
Florida Resilient Cities (FRC) is an initiative to help communities across Florida develop the capacity to be more prepared for […]
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Engagement | Home page | News | Research
The Florida Resilient Cities Program – Port St. Joe
LINK to the Florida Resilient Cities webpage: https://dcp.ufl.edu/frc/ Florida Resilient Cities (FRC) helps communities across Florida develop the capacity to […]
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Engagement | Home page | News | Research
Autonomous action on flood risk in Dong Hoi, Vietnam
In 2017 Jason von Meding led a research project for Save the Children in Vietnam, Thailand and Bangladesh. The primary […]
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INTRODUCING: Dr. Yan Wang
Dr. Yan Wang’s research engages resilience of complex system and urban analytics. Her expertise involves data analytics (especially social media […]
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INTRODUCING: Dr. Lisa Platt
Lisa is currently developing research that assesses healthcare environmental antecedents that support safer and more efficient clinical workflow patterns. The […]
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INTRODUCING: Director David Hulse
David Hulse is Director of the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience and Professor in Landscape Architecture at the University […]
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Between the Parks: Integrating Cultural and Community Resources
Between the Parks: Integrating Cultural and Community Resources in Landscape Scale Conservation Design and Planning (2014 – 2020) Research supported […]
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Engagement | Home page | News | Research
Shifting Foundations: Exhibition at the LSU Center for River Studies
Led by professor Jeff carney while at the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio, Shifting Foundations is an exhibition intended to bridge […]
