| ST0242 | NUTRITION AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF FOOD IN CRISIS SITUATIONS | 2 | VERCELLI | | Givonetti Annalisa | Biochimica della Nutrizione – Leuzzi, Bellocco, Barreca – Ed Zanichelli 2013. Biochemistry 9th Edition Campbell, Farrel, McDougal. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. Catharine Ross Ed11Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014. Biochimica della Nutrizione - Pignatti - Ed. Esculapio 2022. | 12-06-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0099 | ETHICS AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT | 2 | VERCELLI | | Loria Emiliano, Meini Cristina, Songini Lucrezia, Parini Ilaria, Gelmini Lorenzo, Cantino Giorgio | ETHICS, PERSONAL IDENTITY, PUBLIC SPEAKING, LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT: Texts provided by the professors. ORGANISATIONAL THEORIES FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT: Daft, R. L. (2020). Organization Theory & Design (13ª ed.). Cengage Learning. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Archibald R.D. (2024), Project management, Franco Angeli. | 06-05-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0091 | ETHICS AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT: PUBLIC SPEAKING | 2 | VERCELLI | | Parini Ilaria | Recommended texts:
Gallo, C. (2014). Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds. St. Martin's Press.
Covello, V.T. (2003). Best Practices in Public Health Risk and Crisis Communication. Journal of Health Communication.
Duarte, N. (2010). Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences. Wiley.
Materials provided by the lecturer:
Slides and technical data sheets
Videos of real examples (press conferences, crisis communications, TED Talks)
Practical exercises
| 21-05-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0089 | ETHICS AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT: LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT | 2 | VERCELLI | | Cantino Giorgio | Teaching material provided by the professor | 28-04-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0090 | ETHICS AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT: ORGANISATIONAL THEORIES FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT | 2 | VERCELLI | | Songini Lucrezia | Daft, R. L. (2020). Organization Theory & Design (13ª ed.). Cengage Learning. | 22-04-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0086 | ETHICS AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT: ETHICS | 2 | VERCELLI | | Loria Emiliano | Texts and teaching materials provided by the professor | 09-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0087 | ETHICS AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT: PERSONAL IDENTITY | 2 | VERCELLI | | Meini Cristina | texts provided by the professor | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0088 | ETHICS AND NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT: PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 2 | VERCELLI | | Songini Lucrezia, Gelmini Lorenzo | 2024, Project management, R.D. Archibald, Franco Angeli | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| MF0356 | INNOVATION MANAGEMENT IN LIFE SCIENCES | 2 | VERCELLI | | Cantino Giorgio | 1. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, John Carreyrou, Knoft Publishing;
Suggested readings:
2. The Lean Startup, Eric Ries, Crown Publishing;
3. 100 Great Businesses (and the minds behind them), Emily Ross e Angus Holland, Source Books Publishing;
4. Angel (how to invest in technology startups), Jason Calacanis, Harper Business Publishing;
5. Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, Joe Tidd e John Bessant, John Wiley & Sons Inc;
6. Innovation and Entrepreneurship; John Bessant e Joe Tidd, John Wiley & Sons Inc;
7. La Gestione Del Trasferimento Tecnologico - Strategie, Modelli E Strumenti, Andrea Piccaluga, Massimiliano Granieri e Giuseppe Conti;
8. Project Management: dall'idea all'attuazione. Una guida pratica per il successo; Marion E. Haynes, Franco Angeli;
9. Building Biotechnology: Biotechnology Business, Regulations, Patents, Law, Policy and Science, Yali Friedman, Logos Press. | 28-04-2026 00:00:00 |
| MF0425 | TECNOLOGICAL TRANSFER: FROM RESEARCH TO INDUSTRY | 2 | VERCELLI | | Gransinigh Sara | Hockaday, T. (2020). University Technology Transfer: What it is and how to Do it. JHU Press. | 08-04-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0097 | NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS, AND TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO DISASTERS | 2 | VERCELLI | | Ferrero Enrico, Alessandrini Stefano, Ragazzoni Luca, Sapienza Anna, Bisio Chiara, Guidotti Matteo | Handouts, reports and scientific articles provided by the lecturer, (scientific and popular articles, reports (e.g. IPCC), databases, etc.), also in English, made available on the course DIR page.
| 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0085 | NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS, AND TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO DISASTERS: CBRNE EVENTS AND CHEMISTRY APPLIED TO EMERGENCIES | 2 | VERCELLI | | Bisio Chiara, Guidotti Matteo | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Practical Guide for Medical, Management of Chemical Warfare Casualties (2019) https://www.opcw.org/resources/assistance-and-protection/practical-guide-medical-management-chemical-warfare-casualties Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Practical Guide for Medical, Management of Chemical Warfare Casualties (2019) https://www.opcw.org/resources/assistance-and-protection/practical-guide-medical-management-chemical-warfare-casualties | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0084 | NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS, AND TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO DISASTERS: INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN EMERGENCIES | 2 | VERCELLI | | Ragazzoni Luca, Sapienza Anna | All materials needed are provided by the teacher. | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0083 | NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS, AND TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO DISASTERS: GEOLOGICAL, CLIMATIC RISKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING | 2 | VERCELLI | | Ferrero Enrico, Alessandrini Stefano | Notes provided by the lecturer
| 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0095 | DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN HEALTH | 2 | VERCELLI | | Echeverry Lina Maria, Ragazzoni Luca, Caviglia Marta, Barone Adesi Francesco, Valente Martina, Gino Sarah, Amat Camacho Nieves, Daou Farah | 1. Disaster Medicine - Koening & Schulz 2. Rothman. Epidemiology: An Introduction. Oxford press. 3. World Health Organization. (2021). WHO guidance on research methods for health emergency and disaster risk management. World Health Organization. Free download: https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/345591 | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0081 | DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN HEALTH: NURSING SCIENCES APPLIED TO DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES | 2 | VERCELLI | | Amat Camacho Nieves | | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0082 | DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN HEALTH: TECHNICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES APPLIED TO DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES | 2 | VERCELLI | | Daou Farah | | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0080 | DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN HEALTH: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 2 | VERCELLI | | Gino Sarah | GINO S., CAENAZZO L., “Forensic implication in the management of sexual violence in hospital”, in: Mathias L. Knudsen (ed.), Victims of violence. Support, challenges and outcomes, Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York, 2020 (e-book), cap. 5, pp. 79-98. CAENAZZO L., GINO S., “Violenza di genere: le questioni medico-legali della gestione sanitaria”. In: Annamaria Fantauzzi (a cura di), Narrare la violenza. Cultura, cura e clinica, Giovanni Fioriti Editore s.r.l, Roma, 2020, cap. 4, pag. 55-66. GINO S., CAENAZZO L., La Medicina Legale nella protezione dei Diritti Umani, Piccin Nuova Libraria S.p.A., Padova, 2021. Scientific papers that will be provided during the lessons | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0079 | DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN HEALTH: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESEARCH IN DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES | 2 | VERCELLI | | Barone Adesi Francesco, Valente Martina | 1. Rothman. Epidemiology: An Introduction. Oxford press. 2. World Health Organization. (2021). WHO guidance on research methods for health emergency and disaster risk management. World Health Organization. Free download: https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/345591 | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0078 | DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN HEALTH: DISASTER MEDICINE | 2 | VERCELLI | | Ragazzoni Luca, Caviglia Marta | Disaster Medicine - Koenig and Schulz Selected WHO, PAHO, and UN guidelines on disaster response and health crisis management Peer-reviewed articles provided during the course | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0077 | DISASTER AND HUMANITARIAN HEALTH: EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 2 | VERCELLI | | Echeverry Lina Maria | | 06-02-2026 00:00:00 |
| MF0355 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SOCIAL MEDIA | 2 | VERCELLI | | Loria Emiliano | Texts and teaching materials provided by the professor | 18-01-2026 00:00:00 |
| ST0096 | DISASTER LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 1 | VERCELLI | | Colli Vignarelli Mattia, Saluzzo Stefano, Van Der Heijden Maarten Rutger, Miguez Nunez Rodrigo, Carrisi Andrea, Bruna Barbieri Isabele, Santini Fabrizia, Cabrelli David Louis, Ihlen Oeyvind, Romani Francesco | The course consists of three modules. In addition to providing the study material directly on DIR, the lecturers will indicate any reference theses and recommended reading in each module's information sheet. Students are invited to refer to the information sheet for each module. | 24-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0070 | DISASTER LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND INTERNATIONAL DISASTER LAW | 1 | VERCELLI | | Colli Vignarelli Mattia, Saluzzo Stefano, Van Der Heijden Maarten Rutger | The materials will be provided directly by the lecturer and made available at the beginning of the course on the DIR platform. The topics covered in the course can be explored in greater depth by reading the following texts: - Niels Meltzer, International Humanitarian Law - A Comprehensive Introduction, ICRC, 2019 - Aronsson-Storrier M., Breau S. C (eds.) Research Handbook on Disasters and International Law, Elgar, 2024 | 25-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0069 | DISASTER LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS: HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROTECTION OF PEOPLE | 1 | VERCELLI | | Santini Fabrizia, Cabrelli David Louis, Ihlen Oeyvind, Romani Francesco | Materials provided by the lecturer in the course of the lessons | 24-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0068 | DISASTER LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS: PRIVATE AND DISASTER LAW | 1 | VERCELLI | | Miguez Nunez Rodrigo, Carrisi Andrea, Bruna Barbieri Isabele | Part Disaster law and private law of Research Handbook on Climate Disaster Law: Barriers and Opportunities. Edited by: Rosemary Lyster, Robert Verchick, Edward Elgard, 2018. Additional details will be provided in class. | 24-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0098 | ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN IN DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES | 1 | VERCELLI | | Ippoliti Roberto, Dawid Herbert, Willmann Gerald, Aina Carmen, Coninx Rudi Joseph J, Salio Flavio, Coda Moscarola Flavia, Ragno Luigi Peter, Bruni Emanuele, Pittaluga Fabio | Lecture notes, instructors’ materials, and selected references including: Macroeconomics textbooks, Law and Economics (Cooter & Ulen), International Trade (Krugman, Obstfeld, Melitz), Computational Modeling (Wilensky & Rand, Dawid & Delli Gatti), Disaster insurance and risk, Humanitarian program handbooks (OCHA, UNHCR, Sphere Handbook), Poverty studies (Banerjee & Duflo, Haughton & Khandker). | 09-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0074 | ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN IN DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES: APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY IN DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES | 1 | VERCELLI | | Ippoliti Roberto, Dawid Herbert, Willmann Gerald | Cooter, R., Ulen, T., & Ulen, T. (2011). Law and economics. Pearson Series, 6th Edition. Krugman, Paul R., Obstfeld, Maurice, Melitz Marc (2022). International Trade: Theory and Policy. Global Edition, 12th Edition, Miller, J.H. and S. E. Page (2007), Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life, Princeton University Press. Wilensky, U. and W. Rand (2015), “An Introduction to Agent-Based Modelling: Modelling Natural Social, and Engineered Complex Systems with NetLogo”, MIT Press. Dawid, H. and Delli Gatti, D. (2018), “Agent-based Macroeconomics, in Hommes C, LeBaron B (Eds.): Handbook of Computational Economics, Vol. 4 - Heterogeneous Agent Models, Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 63-156. Plus several scientific article on the treated topics. | 25-11-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0073 | ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN IN DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES: ECONOMICS OF DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES | 1 | VERCELLI | | Coda Moscarola Flavia, Ragno Luigi Peter, Bruni Emanuele, Pittaluga Fabio | Part I – on Disaster Risk and Insurance (F. Coda Moscarola)
The reading material will be provided by the Instructor. The slides of each lesson and any supplementary material will be uploaded to DIR at the end of each class.
Part II - on Humanitarian Programs (E.Bruni)
Main references:
UN OCHA Humanitarian Programme Cycle Guide https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/world/01-step-step-guide-humanitarian-programme-cycle-2023-may-2022
The Good Enough Guide: Impact Measurement and Needs Assessment in Emergencies – Emergency Capacity Building Project (https://reliefweb.int/report/world/humanitarian-needs-assessment-good-enough-guide-0 )
UNHCR Needs Assessment Handbook – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) https://www.unhcr.org/handbooks/assessment/sites/assessment/files/2023-10/UNHCR%20Needs%20Assessment%20Handbook.pdf
Coordinated Needs Assessment in Humanitarian Crises: Guidance and Tools – UN OCHA https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/sites/default/files/migrated/2019-02/operational_guidance_for_coordinated_assessments_in_humanitarian_crises.pdf
The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response – Sphere Association https://spherestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/Sphere-Handbook-2018-EN.pdf
Monitoring and Evaluation in Humanitarian Contexts: Challenges and Opportunities – ALNAP Guide https://alnap.org/humanitarian-learning/monitoring-evaluation/
Who Strategic Framework for Preparedness https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/a-strategic-framework-for-emergency-preparedness
WHO Emergency Response Framework
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240058064
https://openwho.org/emergencymgmt/537832/Emergency+Response+Framework
OCHA humanitarian Principles
https://www.onlinelibrary.iihl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OCHA-Humanitarian-Principles.pdf
Further readings
The Oxford Handbook of humanitarian medicine
Extreme Ownership, how US Navy SEALS Lead and Win (Jocko Willink and Leif Babin)
Thinking Fast and Slow (Daniel Kaheman)
Part III - on Poverty (L. P. Ragno)
Key references
(for lesson 1 and 3) Haughton, Jonathan; Khandker, Shahidur R. Handbook on poverty and inequality (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/48808146815717484
(for lesson 2) Armando Barrientos & Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai & Daisy Demirag & Richard de Groot & Luigi Peter Ragno & UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2016. "Why Assist People Living in Poverty? The ethics of poverty reduction," Papers inwopa871, Innocenti Working Papers. https://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/server/api/core/bitstreams/f91f4ac4-c598-492b-867b-0502208c0f60/content
(for lesson 4) Banerjee, Abhijit, and Esther Duflo. 2012. Poor Economics. New York, NY: PublicAffairs.
(for lesson 5) Gentilini, Ugo, Timely Cash: Lessons From 2,500 Years of Giving People Money (Oxford, 2024; online edn, Oxford Academic, 28 Oct. 2024), https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191994982.001.0001,
(for lesson 5) Davis, Benjamin, Sudhanshu Handa, Nicola Hypher, Natalia Winder Rossi, Paul Winters, and Jennifer Yablonski. 2016. From Evidence to Action: The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a6e06279-00d7-41c0-8c78-a6df973acf92/content
(for lesson 6) Van der Berg, Seervas. 2008. Poverty and education. Corporate author: UNESCO IIEP, International Academy of Education. Education policy series, 10 [29] https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000181754
(for lesson 6) Freire, Paulo. 2017. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Penguin Modern Classics. London, England: Penguin Classics (first published in 1970)
| 09-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0072 | ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN IN DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES: ECONOMIC POLICY OF DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES | 1 | VERCELLI | | Aina Carmen, Coninx Rudi Joseph J, Salio Flavio | Lecture notes and materials provided by the instructors.
Any Macroeconomics textbook can be consulted for further insights. | 09-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0094 | GOVERNANCE AND SOCIOLOGY OF DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES | 1 | VERCELLI | | Lamine Hamdi, Cavalieri D'oro Edoardo, Salio Flavio, Billing Peter, Oppizzi Vittorio, Ponzo Irene, Cirulli Adriano | Trentin, M., Valente, M., Longo, E., Rubini, E., Bahattab, A., Facci, G., Ziliani, G., Carpentieri, L., Della Corte, F., & Ragazzoni, L. (2024). Being a migrant woman during disasters: A phenomenological study to unveil experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Milan, Italy, SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100506 Wisniowski A et al. (2023) "The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ethnic minorities in Manchester: lessons from the early stage of the pandemic", Frontiers in Sociology, 8. 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1139258 Aldrich, D. P. (2011). The Externalities of Strong Social Capital: Post-Tsunami Recovery in Southeast India, Journal of Civil Society, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17448689.2011.55344 Ciottone RG et al, Disasters Medicine – Third edition, Elsevier, 2024. Quarantelli E.L. Catastrophes Are Different from Disasters: Some Implications for Crisis Planning and Managing Drawn from Katrina, June 11, 2006 - https://items.ssrc.org/understanding-katrina/catastrophes-are-different-from-disasters-some-implications-for-crisis-planning-and-managing-drawn-from-katrina/ | 09-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0066 | GOVERNANCE AND SOCIOLOGY OF DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES: EMERGENCY AND DISASTER GOVERNANCE | 1 | VERCELLI | | Lamine Hamdi, Cavalieri D'oro Edoardo, Salio Flavio, Billing Peter | | 22-10-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0067 | GOVERNANCE AND SOCIOLOGY OF DISASTERS AND HEALTH CRISES: SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF CRISES AND DISASTERS | 1 | VERCELLI | | Oppizzi Vittorio, Ponzo Irene, Cirulli Adriano | Trentin, M., Valente, M., Longo, E., Rubini, E., Bahattab, A., Facci, G., Ziliani, G., Carpentieri, L., Della Corte, F., & Ragazzoni, L. (2024). Being a migrant woman during disasters: A phenomenological study to unveil experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Milan, Italy, SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100506 Wisniowski A et al. (2023) "The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ethnic minorities in Manchester: lessons from the early stage of the pandemic", Frontiers in Sociology, 8. 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1139258 Aldrich, D. P. (2011). The Externalities of Strong Social Capital: Post-Tsunami Recovery in Southeast India. Journal of Civil Society, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17448689.2011.55344 Recommended readings: Tierney, K. (2025) "Disasters: A Sociological Approach", Polity Press (Introduction and Cap. 5) Anthony Oliver-Smith (2002), The social construction of disaster: Economic anthropological perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic, Economic Anthropology, 9(11). https://doi.org/10.1002/sea2.12236 | 25-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0100 | GLOBAL HEALTH AND DISASTER MEDICINE | 1 | VERCELLI | | Ragazzoni Luca, Barone Adesi Francesco, Valente Martina | Disaster Medicine - Koenig and Schulz Lemery, Knowlton, Sorensen. Global Climate Change and Human Health: From Science to Practice, 2nd Edition. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco. 2021 | 09-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0076 | GLOBAL HEALTH AND DISASTER MEDICINE: GLOBAL HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES | 1 | VERCELLI | | Barone Adesi Francesco, Valente Martina | Lemery, Knowlton, Sorensen. Global Climate Change and Human Health: From Science to Practice, 2nd Edition. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco. 2021 | 10-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0075 | GLOBAL HEALTH AND DISASTER MEDICINE: DISASTER MEDICINE | 1 | VERCELLI | | Ragazzoni Luca | Disaster Medicine - Koening & Schulz (Book) | 09-09-2025 00:00:00 |
| ST0071 | GEOGRAPHY OF CONFLICTS, DISASTERS, AND HEALTH CRISES | 1 | VERCELLI | | Cerutti Stefania, Benetti Stefania, Adie Bailey Ashton | During the course, lecturers will provide scholarly articles on the topics covered. | 05-09-2025 00:00:00 |
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