University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign urban and regional planning professor Omar Pérez Figueroa (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign urban and regional planning professor Omar Pérez Figueroa

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Understanding how social media is used during a disaster can help with disaster preparedness and recovery for future events, says University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign urban and regional planning professor Omar Pérez Figueroa.

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