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February 5, 2016
CoSSaR to Work with Washington National Guard on Earthquake Response Research
CoSsaR is partnering with the Washington National Guard to conduct research around Cascadia Rising – a four-day exercise simulating a magnitude 9 earthquake (and subsequent tsunami) – and practice emergency response planning and coordination.
October 30, 2015
Two New Projects for CoSSaR
CoSSaR receives funding for two new projects aimed at improving tools and infrastructures for security, safety, and resilience in the face of disruptions and disasters.
September 23, 2015
ISE Blog: Project Interoperability In the Puget Sound
In the wake of September 11th the US government underscored the importance of information sharing and integration to prevent future major attacks. As the 9/11 Commission put it, “The importance of integrated, all-source analysis cannot be overstated. Without it, it is not possible to ‘connect the dots.’ No one component holds all the relevant information.”...
July 15, 2015
A Visit from Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Zukunft
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Commandant visited HCDE Professors Haselkorn and Starbird to learn about the new CoSSaR center.
March 19, 2015
Recap: CoSSaR Kickoff Event
Community and regional leaders gathered on March 16 to celebrate the public launch of the Center for Collaborative Systems for Security, Safety and Regional Resilience (CoSSaR).
August 15, 2014
Introducing The University of Washington’s Center for Collaborative Systems for Security, Safety and Regional Resilience (CoSSaR)
A new research center at the University of Washington is working with the Puget Sound community and government partners to understand and support the information sharing requirements to deliver round-the-clock security and safety services. The University of Washington, through the College of Engineering and the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, established an organization...
August 21, 2012
Valuing What Works: Success Factors in Disaster Preparedness
Through a series of 116 interviews, CoSSaR researches tried to answer the question: What are successful Red Cross/Red Crescent preparedness practitioners already doing that works, and how can the organization better support their information needs in what they are already doing? The information they received was very much rooted in practitioners’ core work with their communities. ...
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