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Disaster planning tends to focus on responding to the immediate physical needs and injuries of victims. But experts such as Pace’s Dr. Richard Shadick say more must be done to address the mental health impact in the aftermath of tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, hurricanes and terrorism attacks.

WHO: The participants are international law scholars who have written extensively in this area. Among the participants in the discussion are: Jordan Paust, University of Houston School of Law, who was one of the first to condemn Justice Department attorneys writing the torture memos as constituting war crimes, but who has defended the US targeted [...]

Pace University political science professor David Caputo, Ph.D. polled his students on Monday following the news of Osama bin Laden’s death. “The results in my first class today were interesting,” Caputo said in a statement. “There is a lot of disbelief and lack of support for the president.”

At The Left Forum at Pace’s downtown campus earlier this month, one of the several thousand participants, Stephen Lerner, a former SEIU official, repeated earlier calls for “a new financial crisis,” according to coverage by Fox news and other media.

This fall Pace University will launch an executive Masters in Management for Public Safety and Homeland Security Professionals under the University and Agency Partnership Initiative (UAPI) created by the federal Center for Homeland Defense and Security, a part of the US Navy’s Postgraduate Center. Information about the program is at www.pace.edu/homelandsecurity.

On Wed, Sept 17 the 2008 Constitution Day Celebration “Civil Liberties, Surveillance and Terrorism” Featuring Guest Lecturer Roger Newman will be held at Pace University’s New York City Campus.

Five years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Pace University, four blocks from Ground Zero, will host a major conference to examine how those tragic events changed the world in which we live.

“On the Ground after September 11: Mental Health Responses and Practical Knowledge Gained” will be launched at an event held at Pace University’s Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts on Sep 9.

Early this morning, in response to the terrorist attacks in London, the University heightened its level of security at our 1 Pace Plaza campus in lower Manhattan. This heightened level of security will remain in place until further notice.

Pace University has several experts who have insights into how New York City is prepared for potential terrorist attacks, how cities should prepare to prevent such attacks and what changes are likely in the aftermath of the terrorist activity in London. Below is information on two criminal justice experts and an expert in Middle Eastern culture.