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ERDLC Awarded $795k In Federal Funds
ERDLC2 Apr 2009It’s one thing to sit in class or read from an instruction manual, and quite another to actually apply that knowledge. This is especially true for the millions of Americans serving on our many emergency response teams. Saint Joseph’s University’s...more»
Saint Joseph's Centers Work with Government Agencies to Coordinate Response
Seminar3 May 2007Concern over the safety of the nation's food supply is at an all-time high with the ever-looming threat of terrorism and recent contamination in both spinach and pet food. Assessing the level of threat and how to both protect and prepare has been a...more»
Saint Joseph's Centers Work Together To Create National Model
Programs13 Mar 2006Post 9-11 America is increasingly concerned with protecting itself and its citizens from terrorist attacks. One potential target is the nation's food supply, which if attacked could significantly cripple the country. Saint Joseph's University’s...more»
Saint Joseph's University Workshop To Examine Mental Health And Weapons Of Mass Destruction Terrorist Attacks
Workshop12 Oct 2004Overview: National leaders in the study of trauma and anxiety will be on the campus of Saint Joseph's University tomorrow, October 12, for a one-day workshop, "Mental Health Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Terrorist...more»
Saint Joseph's ERDLC Receives Funding From U.S. FY05 Department Of Defense Appropriations Bill
ERDLC1 Oct 2004The United States defense spending bill, signed by President George W. Bush on August 15, included $1.69 million for Saint Joseph's University's Early Responders Distance Learning Center (ERDLC). The funds are a direct appropriation from the...more»
Saint Joseph's ERDLC And CFM Land Second Government Contract To Support Protection Of Nation's Food Supply
Programs10 Aug 2004Saint Joseph's University's Early Responders Distance Learning Center (ERDLC) and Center for Food Marketing (CFM) have been awarded a $750,000 contract from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop online courses aimed at...more»
Dr. Rony Berger at Saint Joseph's University
Workshop12 Mar 2003Dr. Rony Berger, Director of Community Services for Natal, the Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War, located in Tel Aviv, and an internationally recognized expert in dealing with the psychological preparation and aftermath of terrorist...more»
ERDLC's WMD: PIE as Subject Material in ADL Demo
Programs12 Mar 2003ADL demonstration using ERDLC's WMD: PIE course as demonstration materialmore»
ERDLC Courseware Featured as Subject Material in ADL Demo
Programs12 Mar 2003An updated version of the ADL demonstration presentation uses ERDLC's courseware as demonstration materialmore»
North Jerseyans snap up supplies for 'safe rooms'
Terrorism14 Feb 2003Federal officials this week urged Americans to use the duct tape and sheets to create "safe room" shelters in their homes that they said could provide protection from an airborne attack.more»
Government training citizens in civil defense
Terrorism14 Feb 2003WASHINGTON - Spurred by the threat of terrorism and the prospect of war, the federal government is embarking on the most ambitious effort to train and prepare its citizens for the worst since the civil-defense programs of the 1950s and '60s. Only...more»
ERDLC's "Best in Show" presentation
ERDLC26 Sep 2002This is ERDLC's presentation at the Plugfest conference sponsored by the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) held in August, 2002 This "Best in Show" presentation was conducted in August, 2002 at the latest Plugfest conference sponsered by the...more»
Terrorism As Asymmetrical Warfare Is Still War
Terrorism25 Sep 2002Dr. Paul L. DeVito speaks on MSNBC
ERDLC20 Sep 2002Dr. Paul DeVito, Executive Director of ERDLC, speaks on MSNBC regarding the anthrax scares in the United States.more»
Grave New World
Terrorism2 Sep 2002Terrorist attacks injure more than human bodies. Congress has funded a center at Saint Joseph's to heal the scars we cannot see.more»
Distance Learning Center Opens at SJU
ERDLC1 Sep 2002Using nearly $5 million in federal grants, Saint Joseph's University has established a distance-learning center to prepare the country's emergency response community for the psychological consequences of incidents involving weapons of mass...more»
Early Responders Center On Call Following Attacls; Expertise Also Available To Public At Free Web Site
Terrorism13 Sep 2001The federally-funded Early Responders Distance Learning Center (ERDLC) at Saint Joseph's University has placed itself "on call" in the wake of Tuesday's tragic terrorist attacks on the United States. In addition, ERDLC experts have made several...more»
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