Professor Dennis Mileti, chair of the sociology department and director of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder, has received the 1999 Eric Noji Award from the World Health Organization.
The award cited Mileti's "pioneering multidisciplinary teaching and research in disaster management."
The World Health Organization is part of the United Nations. The award was presented on Sept. 19 in Hawaii.