RIDER Center

Okra enthusiasts, gardeners and the lovers of Southern food, come through to have a conversation with Chris Smith and grab a copy of his 2020 James Beard Foundation award winning book, The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration!

🗓 Wednesday, 4 February
⏰ 2:05 PM
📍 Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center
📍 555 W Pensacola St, Tallahassee, FL 32306
📍 Room 208

Register at https://lnkd.in/ewaysfm6 or via the QR code on the flyer.

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Webinar: Bridging the Rural Mobility Gap

The R-SEAT Center at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering invites you to explore the Rural Mobility Index (RMI) — a new composite framework to identify and address transportation constraints in rural communities.

📅 Date: November 19, 2025
🕑 Time: 2–3 PM EST
🎙️ Speaker: Sarah Mvuma
👨‍🏫 Host: Dr. Tsegai Yhdego
🔗 Join via Zoom: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/96661736693

Learn how the RMI integrates key mobility metrics — from economic burden to transit access — to support data-driven transportation planning for underserved regions.

Let’s close the gap between urban systems and rural needs.

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Are U.S. dams at greater risk today than 50 years ago?

A new study led by RIDER faculty researcher Dr. Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf—published in Nature Communications and featured in Newsweek—analyzed 50 years of data from 33 large, high-hazard dams. The results show a clear increase in the number of dams with critical overtopping probabilities, revealing vulnerabilities that traditional analysis methods often overlook.
Between 1973–2002 and 1991–2020, the number of dams with very low overtopping risk fell from 62% to 45%. Meanwhile, the number of dams with low and moderate risk levels more than doubled during the same period. Six dams, located in Texas, Kansas, and California, were identified as having the highest overtopping probability—many near major population centers. These findings highlight the urgent need for smarter infrastructure investments and updated emergency preparedness across the U.S.

🔗 Read the full article on Newsweek:
https://www.newsweek.com/map-us-dams-risk-overtopping-water-2102192

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