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Hurricane history provides preparedness lessons | | Texas' hurricane history holds important information that can help decision-makers working in urban planning, disaster management and mitigation, and the stewardship of natural resources, according to researchers at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), Texas A&M University-Galveston and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
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Distinguished HARC Fellow Nanopoulos honored for work in theoretical physics | | When he was a high school student in his native Greece in the mid-1960s, Dimitri Nanopoulos was fortunate to have a teacher who discerned his great potential in math and physics – even though the student and his family were not so sure at first. "He said I was a born physicist," Nanopoulos recalled recently. "I asked, what is he talking about?" |
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SHARP researchers take aim at smog-boosting pollutants | | In a six-week campaign of field studies led by HARC, researchers from a number of institutions conducted wide-ranging experiments to learn more about certain smog-boosting pollutants. The goal – help clean Houston's air.... |
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HARC manages Solar Houston Initiative for the city | | New solar power systems installed atop a downtown Houston landmark exemplify the work of the Solar Houston Initiative, which HARC is managing for the city of Houston. The initiative is part of the nationwide Solar America Cities program.... |
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HARC helps UH plan S.O.S. event on sustainability, the arts | | As a kaleidoscopic three-day event this spring demonstrated, artists are contributing to the public dialogue about how to build a sustainable future. HARC teamed with the University of Houston to plan the combination arts festival and academic symposium.... |
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