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START will offer a special online course this summer investigating the dynamics of terrorist finance. Anyone with an interest in terrorism studies may enroll for three credits at the undergraduate or graduate level.

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August 6, 2010


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Researcher spotlight: Hamilton Bean
5/10/2012
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Al-Qaida’s fatal terrorism under Osama bin Laden
5/1/2012
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April 2012 e-newsletter available now
4/27/2012
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The Formation of Unholy Alliances: How violence threatens international security
4/27/2012
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‘Working with al-Qaeda Documents: An Analyst’s View before 9/11’
4/27/2012
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START’s website proves valuable, well-used resource
4/26/2012
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Job Posting: Data Collection Manager
4/25/2012
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Job Posting: Research Software Architect
4/25/2012
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Researcher Spotlight: Erica Chenoweth
4/24/2012
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START intern to be featured in Seventeen Magazine
4/24/2012
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Significant Terrorism Events in the News: March 26 - April 23, 2012
4/24/2012
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START researcher participates in homeland security panel
4/24/2012
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LaFree recognized as field leader by American Society of Criminology
4/23/2012
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START intern makes a difference at START and in the UMD community
4/23/2012
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START students discuss job opportunities with Lockheed Martin executives
4/23/2012
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START, Centers of Excellence leaders visit Capitol Hill
4/6/2012
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March 2012 e-newsletter available now
3/29/2012
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Summer courses for credit through START
3/28/2012
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Earn a graduate certificate through START
3/28/2012
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Researcher spotlight: Brandon Behlendorf
3/28/2012
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New study shows alliances and not religious ideology are key to forecasting CBRN pursuit
3/28/2012
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UMD president chairs inaugural DHS Academic Advisory Panel
3/28/2012
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Significant Terrorism Events in the News: Feb. 21 - March 25, 2012
3/27/2012
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Terrorism studies program takes students to tour the Pentagon
3/27/2012
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START investigator and former TRA recipient publish book on the mobilization of right-wing extremism
3/21/2012
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Research Roundtable features expert on policing terrorism
3/14/2012
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The tradeoffs between protecting against man-made and natural disasters
3/12/2012
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February 2012 e-newsletter available now
3/7/2012
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January 2012 e-newsletter available now
3/7/2012
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UMD President Loh named chair of DHS Academic Advisory Council
3/1/2012
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START research informs Senate report on Chesser
2/27/2012
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Top-ranked criminology journal features START research
2/22/2012
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Ballots instead of bullets
2/22/2012
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START accepting applications for new scholarship program
2/22/2012
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Significant Terrorism Events in the News: Jan. 24 - Feb. 20, 2012
2/21/2012
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START participates in risk communication conference
2/21/2012
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START interns get vital career preparation
2/20/2012
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START researchers fight cybercrime with old school criminology
2/20/2012
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START’s spring seminar features internationally recognized terrorism scholar
2/20/2012
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START teams up with the University of Oklahoma to study effective counterterrorism strategies
2/15/2012
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Interns extend growing relationship between START and State Department
2/15/2012
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START researcher to publish book on suicide bombings
2/9/2012
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Sign up for START's e-newsletter and mailing list
2/8/2012
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Senior Research Associate
2/7/2012
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Terrorism studies minor now accepting applications
2/6/2012
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Urban U.S. counties hot spots of terror, but rural areas are not exempt
1/31/2012
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START names new executive director
1/31/2012
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Seeing Sydney: Katharine Sobotka and her study abroad experience
1/30/2012
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START study abroad sheds light on pacific-rim counterterrorism strategies
1/30/2012
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Exposed to new perspectives - Katiria Ortiz’s Australian Experience
1/30/2012
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Significant Terrorism Events in the News: Jan. 1 - Jan. 23, 2012
1/30/2012
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Leading terrorism expert discusses mobilization of women into terrorist networks
1/30/2012
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Terrorism studies graduate certificate application deadline is quickly approaching
1/30/2012
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LaFree named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
1/30/2012
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New research examines financial crime and political extremism
1/30/2012
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START researcher invited to discuss terrorists’ motivations
1/27/2012
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DHS renews support for START terrorism research for next five years
12/20/2011
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LaFree comments on terrorist imprisonment
12/12/2011
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Violent extremism in the U.S.
12/9/2011
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START seminar lecturer receives top honors
12/1/2011
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Prevention and Protection in an Age of Terror
11/29/2011
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START seeks spring 2012 communication interns
11/21/2011
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START students take advantage of exclusive CIA opportunity
11/17/2011
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START Investigators Present Research at National Conference
11/15/2011
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Terroism expert discusses new research during START Seminar
11/14/2011
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LaFree Discusses Terrorism Myths and Realities
11/11/2011
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Project Manager/Senior Researcher for Special Projects
10/31/2011
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START researchers brief Swedish delegation
10/27/2011
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Fahey discusses political instability, state capacity and terrorism
10/25/2011
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Background Report: ETA Ceasefires by the Numbers
10/21/2011
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DHS Awards Career Development Grant to START
10/14/2011
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START Director LaFree to Moderate Discussion with Secretary Napolitano and Governor O'Malley
10/7/2011
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Background Report: Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Anwar al-Awlaki, and Samir Khan
9/30/2011
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START Partner Center for Biosecurity Launches
9/27/2011
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Director of Administrative Services
9/22/2011
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: START Executive Director
9/20/2011
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START Releases 2011 Research Review
9/19/2011
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Summer 2011 START Bulletin Now Available
9/19/2011
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START Affiliate Releases Report on Al-Awlaki
9/13/2011
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START Assesses Impact of 9/11
9/6/2011
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START Researchers Present at American Political Science Association Annual Conference
9/5/2011
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START Researchers Participate in Session on Psychology of Terrorism
9/5/2011
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START Investigators Participate in 2011 American Sociological Association Annual Conference
8/20/2011
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START Research Team to Develop Risk Communication Training Program
8/18/2011
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Internship: Communication
8/4/2011
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START Announces 2011-2012 Terrorism Research Award Participants
8/4/2011
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START Responds to White House Report on Preventing Violent Extremism
8/3/2011
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Events and Transition Coordinator
8/2/2011
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START Director Gary LaFree Comments on Terrorism Research Before and After 9/11
7/14/2011
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START Affiliate Offers Master's Degree in Counter Terrorism and Security Studies
7/11/2011
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START Researchers Featured in Journal of Homeland Security
7/7/2011
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Background Report: Suicide Attack on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan
6/29/2011
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START Releases New Data Collections
6/23/2011
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New START Project to Focus on Extremist Violence in U.S. Counties
6/10/2011
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START Congratulates its Graduating Seniors
5/19/2011
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START Response to Death of bin Laden
5/4/2011
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Spring 2011 START Bulletin Now Available
4/29/2011
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Background Report: Suicide Attack at Moscow Airport
1/25/2011
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Background Report: Incendiary Devices in Packages
1/7/2011
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Fall 2010 START Bulletin Now Available
12/2/2010
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Background Report on Package Bombs on Cargo Planes
11/1/2010
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Materials Available from START Seminar, "The Role of Academia in Homeland Security"
10/25/2010
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Follow the START Seminar, "The Role of Academia in Homeland Security" Live on Twitter
9/15/2010
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START Releases First Research Review
10/21/2009
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Events
Save the date: Homeland Security Career Symposium May 4
5/4/2012
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Research Roundtable: Border Crossings and Terrorist Attacks in the United States—Case Studies
5/3/2012
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Explore our world- START style
4/28/2012
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START celebrates with the Maryland community
4/28/2012
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Research Roundtable: Energy Infrastructure Attack Database
4/19/2012
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Research Roundtable: Unholy Alliances, Crime-Terror Ethnonationalist and Islamist Alliances
3/29/2012
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Research Roundtable: Findings from the Extremist Crime Database
3/22/2012
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START seeks interns for summer 2012
3/12/2012
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Research Roundtable: Policing Left Wing Extremism in India
3/6/2012
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Expert to discuss society’s resilience to man-made and natural disasters
2/27/2012
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Spring into enrichment with new START program
2/22/2012
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START's spring seminar features John Horgan
2/16/2012
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Information Session: Global Terrorism Minor
2/8/2012
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Political science expert discusses negotiation settlements as a conflict resolution tool
1/30/2012
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START hosts internationally recognized terrorism scholar to speak on merits of civil resistance
11/3/2011
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Secretary Napolitano, Governor O'Malley discuss homeland security architecture
10/7/2011
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Mapping Militants: Causes and Consequences of Interactions among Militant Organizations
9/23/2011
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Understanding the Threat: Perspectives on Violent Extremism
9/2/2011
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Catastrophe & Catalyst: 10 Years since 9/11
8/16/2011
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DHS Brown Bag with Bean and Mileti
7/29/2011
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Inaugural START Research Webinar Featuring the Global Terrorism Database
6/23/2011
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Preventing Violent Radicalization in America - Bipartisan Policy Center
6/21/2011
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Hearing on the Threat of Muslim-American Radicalization in U.S. Prisons
6/16/2011
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DHS Brown Bag: Moving Beyond Deterrence - Laura Dugan
6/15/2011
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As American as Apple Pie: Awlaki’s Jihad Against the West
6/14/2011
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Radicalization in Friction: Why Osama is Not Dead
5/19/2011
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Friction: How Radicalization Happens to Them & Us
4/29/2011
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International Studies Association Annual Conference 2011
2/28/2011
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Fifth Annual DHS University Network Summit Catastrophies & Complex Systems: Transportation
2/14/2011
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Technology, Crime, & Terrorism Symposium - October 6
9/24/2010
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START Seminar, "The Role of Academia in Homeland Security"
9/15/2010
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Presentation Materials Available from the 2010 International Studies Association Convention
5/11/2010
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2008/2009 DHS Summit Presentations Now Available
3/11/2010
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START Researcher Martha Crenshaw to Testify before House Subcommittee
11/13/2009
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START Briefs House Homeland Security Committee
10/23/2009
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When Things Break Down: Myth and Reality in International Politics
10/22/2009
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Presentation Materials from START/CIDCM Event on Global Conflict and Terrorism Trends
9/14/2009
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Global Conflict & Terrorism Trends
8/27/2009
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Arie Kruglanski Discusses START Research on C-Span
5/26/2009
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Human and Social Forces in the Spread of the IED Threat: Innovation, Diffusion and Adaptation
5/8/2009
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START Co-sponsored Event: The Inner World of Suicide Bombers and Their Dispatchers
3/27/2009
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The Future Course of Terrorism: START Seminar with Brian Jenkins
3/6/2009
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START Seminar with Steve Coll: Video Available
1/27/2009
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START Seminar with Steve Coll: Audio Available
12/19/2008
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National Press Club Event : Public Response to Terrorism **Materials Available Online**
12/16/2008
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START Seminar: Osama Bin Laden and the Globalization of Terror
10/21/2008
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NCA-F/START Conference on Emergency Pre-Event Communication
9/26/2008
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START Seminar with Dr. John Horgan
4/10/2008
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Research Director Ackerman Testifies on Nuclear Terrorism for Senate Committee
4/3/2008
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START Seminar with Ambassador Henry Crumpton
9/17/2007
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Congressional Briefing on Evidence-Based Counterterrorism Policy
8/28/2007
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International Survey Data from Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Morrocco: Tuesday, April 24
4/18/2007
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START Research featured at DHS Research and Education Summit
3/18/2007
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security University Network Announces Event on Capitol Hill
2/13/2007
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DHS University Network announces Research & Education Summit
1/18/2007
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START Co-sponsors Presentation with Mark Juergensmeyer, Author of "Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence."
11/7/2006
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START Hosts "Framing Counterterrorism: Comparing Perspectives and Goals" at National Press Club in Washington DC
11/3/2006
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START Co-hosts Capitol Hill Reception
10/2/2006
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START Co-sponsors Conference on Mathematical Models in Counterterrorism
9/28/2006
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From Science...Security. The DHS Research & Education Centers Invite You to a Presentation & Reception
8/30/2006
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MP3 Recording of START Research Symposium Available
8/1/2006
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Center for Biosecurity convenves meeting on Disease, Disaster, and Democracy: The Public's Stake in Health Emergency Planning
6/23/2006
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START Seminar Series with Martha Crenshaw
4/13/2006
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Dr. Margaret Wilson Speaks at START Offices
2/28/2006
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START Seminar with Marc Sageman: Understanding Global Terrorists: The Case of the Salafi Jihad
2/28/2006
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Researcher for START briefs U.S. House of Representatives
1/4/2006
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