The Public Entity Risk Institute, a nonprofit research institute focused on risk management training and education, released a new book that is a compilation of presentations made by industry experts during FEMA's 2007 Emergency Management in Higher Education Conference. PERI compiled and edited the papers.

The conference was intended to support the development and implementation of emergency management educational programs at colleges and universities by presenting the latest research and sharing expertise related to hazards, disasters, and other emergency management topics with a special focus on disaster reduction, mitigation, prevention, and preparedness.

Twenty papers from the conference were included in "Emergency Management in Higher Education: Current Practices and Conversations," covering topics ranging from lessons from Hurricane Katrina, homeland security, development of emergency management programs in colleges and universities, special-needs populations, the war on terrorism, communications challenges during disasters, and the role of technology in disaster response.

The book costs $40 and is available at PERI Bookstore.