The use of technology continues to contribute in significant ways to enhancing research efforts and improving lives. In Social Ecology, we have found ways to use technology to better understand crime, plan urban spaces and pioneer a new field of science. Below are a few examples of our work happening in the research hub Technology and Human Potential. To learn more about our research hubs, click here.
Understanding the Geography of Crime |
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Bolstering Community Resilience Our flood and drought program, FloodRISE, focuses on disaster risk mitigation in Southern California, Mexico and Africa. We develop sophisticated computer models in partnership with communities that include local knowledge and respond to needs and values. Customizing information for residents, emergency responders, planners, businesses and civic leaders is proving to be a valuable approach to risk reduction. |
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Using Big Data to Understand SoCal Challenges |
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Groundbreaking Discovery The Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research pioneered a new scientific field to non-invasively collect biological data in everyday life, benefiting our understanding of human health and development, and the well-being and welfare of animals. |