Press Releases

Human Exposures and Health Effects Associated with Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

Preliminary Findings from the Health Effects Institute’s Energy Research Committee Nov. 13, 2018 Development of oil and natural gas from shale and other unconventional geologic formations across the U.S. has expanded rapidly since the early 2000s and its development is projected to continue. The Health Effects Institute (HEI) convened an Energy Research Committee to help […]

The Health Risks of Being Employed Are Changing in the U.S. and Globally

Nov. 12, 2018 While most large corporations take responsibility for occupational risks, many partake in transferring these risks to smaller companies and the informal sector, where health risks are unrecognized and under-reported. More than half of the workers in many developing economies work in the informal sector where there are few, or no, workplace health […]

Coping With Threats from Hurricanes, Wildfires and Rising Sea Levels

Several studies utilize risk assessment and risk mitigation practices to prepare for future severe weather events. Past practices are no longer adequate. Nov. 12, 2018 As sea levels continue to rise and more severe storms, like Hurricanes Maria and Michael, threaten coastline communities, local leaders need to assess the hazards and vulnerabilities of their locale. […]

Developing Tools to Combat ‘Fake News’

Nov. 12, 2018 With news coverage being a constant cycle and information being amplified across social media channels, it can be difficult to discern between sound news and ‘fake news.’ As a result people’s trust in scientific information has begun to break down. This is especially harmful to society when the mass dissemination of misinformation, […]

The Health Risks of Being Employed Are Changing in the U.S. and Globally

Nov. 12, 2018 While most large corporations take responsibility for occupational risks, many partake in transferring these risks to smaller companies and the informal sector, where health risks are unrecognized and under-reported. More than half of the workers in many developing economies work in the informal sector where there are few, or no, workplace health […]

THREE HONORED BY SOCIETY FOR RISK ANALYSIS EUROPE

June 20, 2018 The Society for Risk Analysis – Europe (SRA-E) awarded three prestigious scholarships at its Annual Conference in Ӧstersund, Sweden. These awards recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to the study and science of risk analysis. This year’s awardees include: Charlotte Heinzlef, a co-Ph.D. student in geography and architecture at the University of […]

Society for Risk Analysis 2018 Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts

March 23, 2018 The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) invites submission of abstracts for presentations at the 2018 SRA Annual Meeting to be held at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana from Dec. 2-6, 2018.  SRA accepts contributions on any topic related to risk assessment, risk characterization, risk perception, risk communication, risk management, […]

Society for Risk Analysis Inducts Five Individuals to the Pantheon of Risk Analysis

Jan. 2, 2018 The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) announced its 2017 inductees to the Pantheon of Risk Analysis at its Annual Meeting, Dec. 10-14, in Arlington, Virginia, USA. The Pantheon recognizes luminaries and visionaries in risk analysis and illustrates how risk analysis contributes to the advance of knowledge and public good. The 2017 inductees […]

SOCIETY FOR RISK ANALYSIS ANNOUNCES 2017 WINNERS FOR BEST JOURNAL PAPERS, RESEARCH POSTERS AND IMAGE OF RISK

Dec. 19, 2017 The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) is pleased to announce the winners for best paper in Risk Analysis: An International Journal, best posters for 2017 and the inaugural Images of Risk Competition. The Editorial staff of Risk Analysis selected the 2017 Best Paper award winners. These papers made the most significant impacts on the […]

Society for Risk Analysis to Discuss Issues Paramount to the Foundation of the Science of Risk

Dec. 14, 2017 The field of risk analysis is not limited to just academia and practitioners. The insights risk analysis provides should be of interest to decision makers, bureaucrats, journalists and policymakers. As a discipline, risk analysis touches on many other fields of study and its researchers and analysts practice in a variety of fields, […]