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Recent Events
Conference
with Law Enforcement Instructors Alliance The
Institute for Biosecurity teamed up with the LEIA (Law Enforcement
Instructors Alliance) to present Understanding the Terrorist Mind
on April 17 on the campus of Saint Louis University...(read
the full story)
Web Links
Historically,
schools have been conduits for infectious diseases. Public
health officials and school administrators know this
and have called for temporary “recesses” from school..(read
the full story)
CDC
Develops Section on Mass Casualties Of the CBRNE
agents, explosives get the least attention, but actually pose significant
threats...(read the full story)
Upcoming Conferences
Helping Children Cope with Disaster
Delaware
Health and Social Services Division of Public Health
The Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness
Dover Downs Hotel and Casino
1131 North DuPont Highway, Dover DE
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
2007
National Conference on Community Preparedness
National
Emergency Management Association
Alexandria, VA
June 10 – 13, 2007
http://www.iaem.com/NCCC2007.htm
17th World Conference
on Disaster Management
Canadian
Centre for Emergency Preparedness
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 8 – 11, 2007
http://www.wcdm.org/
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Institute
Graduating First Students from New Program
The
Institute for Biosecurity is proud to announce that
our first group of students is graduating from the
MS in Biosecurity and Disaster Preparedness program.
The first students will graduate in May, 2007 and many
more are scheduled to graduate in August and December.(read
the full story) |
Institute
to offer intensive one-week on-site classes in
Terrorism and Infectious Diseases
This
summer this Institute for Biosecurity at the Saint
Louis University School of Public Health will conduct
its first face-to-face Biosecurity intensive summer
sessions in Terrorism and Infectious Diseases. Offered
on-site at the Institute on the Saint Louis University
Campus, both electives are part of the online Master’s
degree program (read
the full story) |
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Terrorists
Go Global via the Internet
Global terrorism in the 21st
century has evolved into a complex and ever-changing
phenomenon. Discourses about terrorism now encompass
many subjects, such as counterterrorism, ethno-political
and resource wars, biological and chemical warfare,
homeland defense, nonproliferation treaties, and weapons
of mass destruction. (read
the full story)
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The
Anthrax Threat: Transitioning from Theory to Reality
in Emergency Responder Practice
Open source intelligence material indicates
that violent Islamic fundamentalist groups are making
concerted efforts to develop anthrax as a biological
weapon of terror. Cognizant of that threat analysis,
members of the Hazmat, EMS and biosecurity communities
sought and obtained support from Emergent BioSolutions
to convene a two day meeting (read
the full story) |
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