MEDIA ADVISORY<\/p>\n
CONTACT: Bill Wellock, University Communications (850) 645-1504; wwellock@fsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n May 6, 2026<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY TO SHARE INSIGHTS FOR\u00a02026 HURRICANE SEASON IN VIRTUAL MEDIA BRIEFING<\/p>\n Florida State University\u2019s internationally recognized experts will provide insight into the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season at a virtual briefing May 13.<\/p>\n For media seeking commentary for hurricane season preview stories, FSU faculty with expertise in the insurance market, forecasting, emergency management, and urban planning will be available to answer questions.<\/p>\n Faculty members participating in the event include:<\/p>\n Patricia Born<\/a>, Payne H. & Charlotte Hodges Midyette Eminent Scholar in Risk Management & Insurance, Herbert Wertheim College of Business\u00a0Mark Bourassa,<\/a> professor of meteorology and associate director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction StudiesDavid Merrick<\/a>, director of the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program and director of the Center for Disaster Risk PolicyDennis Smith<\/a>, planner-in-residence and director of the Mark and Marianne Barnebey Planning and Development Lab<\/p>\n The briefing will take place:\u00a0<\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, MAY 13\u00a0<\/p>\n 10 A.M. EASTERN TIME<\/p>\n