January 2021 News Archive
UNO's MBA Capstone Supports the DHS
January 15, 2021During the capstone, students are paired with the Department of Homeland Security for applied educational project experiences.
Omaha is right place, right time for new Homeland Security violence prevention coordinator
January 14, 2021Salina Greene is one of 10 regional prevention coordinators placed around the U.S. by the Homeland Security Office for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention. Her region spans three states: Nebraska, Iowa, and Montana.
UNO student goes all in on counterterrorism
January 06, 2021Liz Bender has intellect, drive, and curiosity — all important traits for any college student. But gut instinct and exposure are what have led her, so far, down a career path for counterterrorism.
Spotlight: NCITE board member Rik Legault
January 06, 2021NCITE board member Rik Legault draws from diverse career experiences that include military service, academia and working for DHS. He also commands a U.S. Air National Guard medic unit helping service members with COVID-19 get treatment.
How NCITE helped CWMD
January 06, 2021When the DHS Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction asked for help, NCITE jumped in
Career path to DHS front door is not always a straight line
January 06, 2021Spotlight feature for NCITE fellow, Mary Beth (MB) Brennan Seng of DHS.
Can you change a terrorist's mind?
January 06, 2021The work of a pair of NCITE researchers from Penn State (Sam Hunter, a psychologist, and Scarlett Miller, an engineer) come from completely different fields but have teamed up to test this contention: that violent thinking can be interrupted, limited, and essentially re-engineered.
Ask a Researcher: Pete Simi
January 06, 2021Sociologist Pete Simi, an NCITE research theme lead and professor at Chapman University, looks at current domestic extremist group landscape.