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Identifying Your Community's Vulnerability Hotspot

By Jaimie Hicks Masterson / On December 1st, 2014
Identifying and mapping vulnerable areas in your community can reveal highly vulnerable hotspots. Vulnerability hotspots are exposed to hazards, and have both physical vulnerabilities and social vulnerabilities. Mapping these three community characteristics can reveal patterns that may not have been understood otherwise.
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Thanksgiving: Are we eating it all wrong?

By Darrin Nordahl / On November 26th, 2014
This Thursday, Americans will gather around family (and football) to anoint a succulently roasted bird the grand symbol of our venerated Thanksgiving tradition. We will eat dishes in honor of that first harvest festival in 1621. Cranberry sauce, stuffing, rolls, pies, and, of course, honey-hued turkeys are the dishes we Americans will enjoy, as they were enjoyed by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag almost 400 years ago.
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What Has Our Attention: Island Press Editors Speak

By Jason Leppig / On November 14th, 2014
Today is the final day of University Press week, and I've asked some of our editors to talk about the field/scholar/research avenue they currently follow. Who is their must-read or follow on social media? Heather Boyer, Executive Editor
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The Value of Mutations

By Andy Dyer / On November 12th, 2014
The crested duck is host to a mutation that can be lethal.

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