Educational Programs

Overview

UCDRN is leading the development and facilitation of courses for students across the UC System, aimed at building comprehensive knowledge in various aspects of disaster management.

In April 2023, nearly 100 students from across the UC system completed our inaugural hybrid course on disaster resilience, Confronting Cascading and Concurrent Crises. Annually hosted systemwide from UC Berkeley, this hybrid course includes lectures from seven UC campuses, with insights from renowned experts and practitioners.

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The Immediate Horizon

In just three years, UCDRN has more than quadrupled our course offerings, thanks to our leadership at UC Berkeley, UC Riverside, UC San Francisco, UC San Diego, and with the support of UCOnline. These expanded courses engage both undergraduate and graduate students in various disaster resilience themes, including flood risk management, health vulnerability, climate change and extreme weather, seismic risk, and compounding crises.