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June News: New Publication, T2V Academic Access, Researcher Spotlight, and More!

May News: ICONS Simulations, Staff Spotlight, Summer Courses & More

April News: Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) Research & More!

Announcing ICONSnet 4.0

START News: Latest Research, Spotlights, and Winter Courses

START in the News: Data, Context, and the Complex Landscape of Political Violence

Celebrating Two Decades of START Research and Education

Understanding Resilience in Anti-Occupation Resistance Movements

New Project to Evaluate Influence Messaging Impact and Strengthen U.S. and Allied Defenses

Statement on the cancellation of T2V

START Launches New Data Resource on Terrorism and Targeted Violence in the United States

University of Maryland Hosts Kickoff Event for Biosafety and Biosecurity Project in Latin America

Highlights From the "Election Security & Resilience" Event

START names Thomas Guarrieri as new Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies

Annual Security Studies Program Enriches Macquarie University Post-Graduates with U.S.-Australia Insights

Major update to PIRUS dataset adds 955 U.S. subjects from 2019-2021

New data map illustrates connections between January 6th defendants and extremist groups

August 2024

Aug 22

University Teams Collaborate with DoD, Take Home Awards for Cybersecurity Solutions in Cyber Innovators Challenge

July 2024

Jul 17

START News: Invent2Prevent, U.S.-Australia Security Studies, and Researcher Spotlight

Jul 17

Annual Security Studies Program Enriches Macquarie University Post-Graduates with U.S.-Australia Insights

Jul 17

Researcher Spotlight: Timothy Clancy

June 2024

Jun 7

June News: START and We the Veterans Develop Micro-learnings

March 2024

Mar 26

New searchable data and knowledge portal synthesizes 20 years of counterinsurgency (COIN) research

November 2023

Nov 7

START Founding Director Gary LaFree to Receive World's Top Prize in Criminology

April 2023

Apr 17

New book from START researchers explores escalation management in global conflicts

March 2023

Mar 9

Major update to PIRUS dataset adds 955 U.S. subjects from 2019-2021

January 2023

Jan 5

New data map illustrates connections between January 6th defendants and extremist groups

December 2022

Dec 5

December News: ICONS announces new self-serve online simulations

Dec 2

Unconventional Weapons and Technology division launches CBRN Data Suite and Portal

November 2022

Nov 15

START Director attends Baltimore Speakers Series featuring former CIA Director John Brennan

Nov 10

Researcher Spotlight: Bob Lamb

Nov 7

START Director helps 63K veterans, military family members become poll workers

Nov 2

ICONS team announces new self-serve online simulations

October 2022

Oct 31

October News: UWT team announces new CBRN data portal

Oct 28

START data featured in House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs report

Oct 25

Unconventional Weapons and Technology division announces upcoming CBRN Data Suite and Portal

Oct 10

Researcher Spotlight: Sean Doody

September 2022

Sep 26

September News: START awarded targeted violence & terrorism prevention grant

Sep 15

START Director to co-lead anti-hate discussions at the White House, worldwide summit

August 2022

Aug 29

August News: Career opportunity; START Director supports Maryland Domestic Terrorism Task Force

Aug 26

START Director invited to speak before meeting of Maryland Domestic Terrorism Task Force

Aug 10

Gary LaFree named UMD Distinguished University Professor

START in the News

25 years after 9/11: Department of Homeland Security has cost taxpayers trillions

The New Front of Terrorism: Rising Antisemitic Violence Reshapes Global Security Threat

At Gun Violence Summit, Fort Wayne Teens Ask Adults to Do More

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