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Flooding in coastal Connecticut as the climate changes is one of several concerns for local leaders addressed in fact sheets provided by Adapt CT (Getty Images).

Go Bags and Stay Bins: Using Research and Outreach to Help Older Adults Prepare for Emergencies on Connecticut’s Coastline

UConn Today and PreventionWeb | June 22, 2026

A multi-agency, cross-disciplinary effort to help Connecticut residents stay aware and safe

Two people standing outside, one in a blue shirt and a baseball cap, the other in a neon orange construction vest that says "UConn Clear"

Go Bags and Stay Bins: Using Research and Outreach to Help Older Adults Prepare for Emergencies on Connecticut’s Coastline

UConn Today and PreventionWeb | January 29, 2026

To date, UConn E-Corps students have completed 237 projects in 70 Connecticut towns

Ominous weather over a body of water with sail boats in the water

Perfect Storms: UConn Research Team Shining Light on Extreme Weather Preparedness in Connecticut

UConn Today | January 12, 2026

Aging volunteers, limited resources, and ‘everything’s fine’ thinking make for potentially serious problems in the face of disasters

UConn professors on the beach near Sendai. Note the recently raised sea wall and trees with healthy branches indicating the height of the 2011 tsunami wave. (Photo courtesy of William Ouimet)

Tackling the Science of Disaster

UConn Today | November 28, 2016

Just weeks before the Nov. 22 earthquake in Japan, UConn faculty and students from three different departments visited the country to explore the potential to create new opportunities for international research in disaster science.