Terrorism/Homeland Security Research News and Press Releases

Released: 5-Jan-2023 11:05 AM EST

Johns Hopkins Experts Available to Discuss Jan. 6 Attack Anniversary

Johns Hopkins University

Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Released: 5-Dec-2022 2:20 PM EST

Nuclear forensics training — it’s a dirty job

Although the likelihood of a terrorist nuclear attack is extremely low, a lot of work is required to prepare for such an unthinkable event. That’s why a response team assembled by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently trained in eastern Idaho’s desert on ways to collect and analyze simulated debris from a nuclear detonation. Nuclear forensics—the science of determining the origin of nuclear material—is an essential element of the United States’ strategy to prevent nuclear terrorism.

Feature SCIENCE

Released: 17-Nov-2022 3:10 PM EST

UCI researchers demonstrate how to trigger a pathogen release with music

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that the safe operation of a negative pressure room – a space in a hospital or biological research laboratory designed to protect outside areas from exposure to deadly pathogens – can be disrupted by an attacker armed with little more than a smartphone.

Research Results SCIENCE

Released: 15-Nov-2022 5:20 PM EST

Tulane expert says Russia needs to apologize for strike in Poland

Tulane University

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Newswise: Missile strikes in Poland -- UNLV professor Christian Jensen is an expert in European politics and can talk about what this means for global security.

Released: 15-Nov-2022 3:45 PM EST

Missile strikes in Poland -- UNLV professor Christian Jensen is an expert in European politics and can talk about what this means for global security.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST

Preventing the next pandemic: Leaders of Pacific Rim Universities meet in Bangkok, Thailand

Hosted by Chulalongkorn University the APRU APEC University Leaders' Forum 2022 is the first post-pandemic in-person APEC meeting held to foster high-level dialogue between CEOs, policy leaders, university presidents, and top researchers. This event begins Nov 15 at 9 PM EST.

Research Results LIFE BUSINESS MEDICINE SCIENCE

Released: 21-Oct-2022 2:40 PM EDT

Research and Experts Available on the Russia-Ukraine War

Released: 12-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT

GW Experts Available to Discuss Tomorrow’s Jan. 6 Committee Hearing

Mount Sinai Health System

Released: 8-Sep-2022 11:15 AM EDT

Mount Sinai Researchers Awarded $2.4 Million Grant From CDC to Support Aging 9/11 Rescue and Recovery Workers

As the first responders to the attacks of September 11, 2001, grow older, Mount Sinai’s nationally lauded experts in aging have received a $2.4 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study how best to care for them into old age.

Announcement MEDICINE

Released: 12-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT

Humour used in English-language terrorist propaganda magazines to reinforce identity, study shows

University of Exeter

Humour is used in English-language jihadi terrorist magazines to reinforce identity and help groups bond, research suggests.

Research Results LIFE

Released: 2-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT

Wildfires are intensifying around the world. Here are the latest headlines in wildfires research for media

California’s McKinney Fire grew to become the state’s largest fire so far this year. The risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change. Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Wildfires channel on Newswise.

Research Tip Sheet LIFE BUSINESS MEDICINE SCIENCE

Released: 18-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT

Stay Cool, Stay Hydrated, and Stay Up to Date on Climate Science News with These Latest Headlines

The latest research news in Climate Science on Newswise.

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Released: 18-Jul-2022 10:45 AM EDT

GW Law Expert Available to Comment on Steve Bannon’s Contempt Trial

Released: 12-Jul-2022 2:35 AM EDT

How race, gun ownership, and Black Lives Matter shape Americans’ views of the January 6 Capitol attack

Harvard University

A new survey shows Americans’ view of the January 6 Capitol attack can be predicted by their opinions on social movements, such as Black Lives Matter, but not as much by someone’s race or whether they own a gun except when the two are looked at together.

Research Results LIFE

Released: 6-Jul-2022 11:05 AM EDT

GW Law Expert Available to Comment Pat Cipollone Testifying to House Jan. 6 Committee

Released: 29-Jun-2022 3:20 PM EDT

Scholars: Insurrection Hearings Supply Epic Storytelling, No Clear Ending

University of Miami

The Jan. 6 hearings investigating the facts and causes of the domestic terrorism attack on the U.S. Capitol are a colossal storytelling feat with a myriad of possible outcomes, according to communications and constitutional law specialists at the University of Miami.

Feature Expert LIFE

Released: 6-Jun-2022 4:05 PM EDT

GW Law Expert Available to Comment on Federal Indictment of Proud Boys Leaders