International Education talks new safety app for students studying abroad

A terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday left 13 people dead and dozens injured. UW-Green Bay’s Study Abroad Coordinator Jemma Lund, was just a few blocks away from the attack. Although the chance of a student studying abroad getting hurt in an act of terrorism is extremely slim, UW-Green Bay is testing a new safety app for future study abroad students. Brent Blahnik, UW-Green Bay Director of International Education, explained, “What it enables students to do is, with a push of a button, they can get in touch with us and emergency services, police, fire ambulance with the touch of an app.” He spoke with WBAY-TV about the app.