Universities help the recovery from hurricanes’ devastation

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When you’re in the eye of the storm, academics look away

A hurricane strike last year brought home to Zachary Michael Jack the academy's failure to live up to its compassionate values

By Zachary Michael Jack

5 October

Mexico university resumes classes following deadly earthquake

Staff and students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico return to studies

By Rachael Pells

27 September

Lost in the storm: how a hurricane hit political science

Cancellation of conference as cyclone swept in led to loss of 76 papers, say economists

By Ellie Bothwell

12 April

Hurricane Katrina, Lan McClendon, Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana

A decade after Hurricane Katrina: how is higher education faring in New Orleans?

Jon Marcus travels to the Big Easy to see the varying fortunes of the city’s universities

By Jon Marcus

29 August

Universities help the recovery from hurricanes’ devastation

Academics worldwide volunteer space in labs and homes, but Puerto Rican relief efforts are slow to get off the ground

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Universities help the recovery from hurricanes’ devastation

Academics worldwide volunteer space in labs and homes, but Puerto Rican relief efforts are slow to get off the ground

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Related articles

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Mexico university resumes classes following deadly earthquake

Lost in the storm: how a hurricane hit political science

A decade after Hurricane Katrina: how is higher education faring in New Orleans?

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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