Center Overview

The Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR) at New York University (NYU) was founded in 2002 as a university-wide, cross-disciplinary center to improve preparedness and response capabilities to catastrophic events including terrorism, natural disasters, and public health emergencies. Drawing on the resources of NYU’s fourteen schools, CCPR facilitates research projects that address issues ranging from first responder capacity during crises, to public health response, to legal issues relating to security, to private sector crisis management and business continuity.


  • The Cohen-Nunn Dialogues
    PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND: THE CHALLENGES TO AMERICA'S HOMELAND SECURITY
    Archived Webcast
    from Monday, April 28, 2008
    4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    New York University - Tishman Auditorium
    40 Washington Square South
    Archived Webcast Details »

Latest Publications

 


Media Kit

The CCPR Media Kit, an overview
of the Center and its projects, is
now avalable for download (.pdf)

 


Latest News

  • NYPD Peer Support Programs 3-Year Study Provides Groundbreaking Research
    April 16, 2008
    The New York University Center on Violence and Recovery released the results of a three-year (2005-2007) study on peer support programs for NYPD officers, the Public Safety Trauma Response Study. The study examined police attitudes and beliefs about help seeking for work-related and other stress, awareness and utilization of the peer programs, and how police officers manage day-to-day stress.
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  • CCPR Hosts Symposium on Large Scale Emergency Readiness
    March 10, 2008
    March 3, 2008, CCPR and LaSER hosted a national urban preparedness consortium session to kick start the dissemination of its project results.
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  • Press Release: Stafford Act Report
    October 17, 2007
    NYU Study Finds Federal Disaster Relief Law Does Not Recognize Modern Threats or Provide Adequate Recovery Aid
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  • Katrina Research Projects Website
    March 14, 2007
    On March 1, we were proud to host a panel discussion on the preliminary findings of seven research projects on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Information on these projects is now available on our Katrina Projects Website.
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