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UNO receives its largest federal grant ever: $36.5 million for counterterrorism studies

Omaha World-Herald: UNO receives its largest federal grant ever: $36.5 million for counterterrorism studies

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The University of Nebraska at Omaha announced Monday that it has received a $36.5 million federal grant — a UNO record — for research and studies in counterterrorism.

We competed with the best of the best for this.

 Dr. Gina Ligon

The 10-year grant will make UNO the home of the Department of Homeland Security-sponsored Center of Excellence for Terrorism Prevention and Counterterrorism Research.

Read the full story at omaha.com

Omaha World-Herald: UNO receives its largest federal grant ever: $36.5 million for counterterrorism studies

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