WKU dedicated its new Disaster Science Operations Center (DSOC) on Friday. The operations center, located within Environmental Science and Technology Hall (EST), brings together faculty, staff, and students from Meteorology, Emergency Management Disaster Science, and Homeland Security Sciences to improve emergency disaster mitigation, management, and response. “Great universities inspire innovation, elevate communities and transform lives. The work we do through our new Disaster Science Operations Center does all three,” President Timothy C. Caboni said.