{"id":38142,"date":"2011-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/04\/13\/planning-meeting-for-unmc-japan-relief-set-for-monday\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:35:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:35:28","slug":"planning-meeting-for-unmc-japan-relief-set-for-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/04\/13\/planning-meeting-for-unmc-japan-relief-set-for-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning meeting for UNMC Japan relief set for Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNMC will begin organizing its response to the Japanese earthquake disaster at a meeting Monday in the Sorrell Center.<\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in UNMC’s College of Public Health, will lead UNMC’s response to the devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake on March 11. <\/p>\n

The quake rocked northern Japan and unleashed a tsunami that sent walls of water washing over coastal cities. More than 13,000 people are confirmed dead so far and another 14,377 are still listed as missing. The quake also damaged a nuclear power plant, which is leaking radioactive materials. <\/p>\n

Open to the public, registration begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception in the second floor commons area, followed by a 6 p.m. meeting in the Maisie Paustian Amphitheater, Room 3001. <\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>“We’ll provide an update on the conditions and needs in Japan and gather information about what other organizations in the city are doing that we may partner with,” Dr. Watanabe-Galloway said.<\/p>\n

Campus, city and Japanese leaders will speak about relief efforts underway or being planned in the city. Speakers are:
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