Pt: 1 Road to Resilience Research Summit: Disaster to Social and Environmental Resilience

The University of Missouri-Columbia hosted the UM System Road to Resilience – Disaster to Social and Environmental Resilience Summit on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. This research summit showcased interdisciplinary work from all four UM System universities and provided a forum to stimulate systemwide collaboration and innovation around recovering from and preparing for disasters. Presentations include topics such as transportation and planning response to natural disasters; counseling children who have been exposed to trauma or adversity; the human dimensions of disaster prevention; and emergency and disaster planning and policy.

The Teachers’ Room: Teaching word stress

Word stress is important – incorrectly pronounced words can cause misunderstandings, confusion, embarrassment and frustration. Join Dan and Sian as they discuss tips for teaching word stress.This is a natural conversation, so no transcript is included.For more videos and content that will help you learn English, visit our website: http://www.bbclearningenglish.com