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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

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

UMD Report: Conspiracy theories fueled more terror attacks in 2020

START researchers present on the impact of climate change on terrorism

Welcoming interns back in person at START

ICONS team releases report on escalation management in gray zone international crises

START releases data on Proud Boys ahead of Capitol Riot anniversary

START produces new data tool exploring crimes committed by U.S. QAnon offenders

START releases new data on extremism among U.S. service members and veterans

START launches new master’s degree program in security and terrorism studies

Ongoing study will inform resiliency best practices for the first responder community in wake of COVID-19

START releases new analysis of QAnon offenders in the United States

New analysis of hate crime in America: Mass casualty hate crime offenders

New research reveals tremendous diversity in hate crime offenders’ backgrounds and motivations

Global Terrorism Overview: Terrorism in 2019

Juneteenth Statement from the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

Infographic series explores cartel operations in Mexico

June 2022

Jun 27

June News: START Director briefs White House Homeland Security Advisor; GTD 2020 webinar

Jun 23

Students of all stripes find success at START

Jun 16

START director briefs White House Homeland Security Advisor

Jun 6

Amy Pate travels to Nigeria to provide training on violence prevention

May 2022

May 31

May News: START researchers present on climate change & terrorism

May 27

START researchers present on the impact of climate change on terrorism

May 13

Using applied math to de-bias hiring algorithms

May 10

Welcoming interns back in person at START

April 2022

Apr 25

April News: Career opportunities; START director testifies before Congress

Apr 19

Researcher Spotlight: Amy Iandiorio

Apr 11

Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT) researchers present at 79th Midwest Political Science Association Conference

Apr 4

START researchers present at International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meetings

March 2022

Mar 29

START Director to testify before House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Mar 28

March News: Career opportunities; New research on anti-Muslim terrorism and more

Mar 17

START researcher appears in documentary on disinformation

Mar 14

Researcher Spotlight: Elizabeth Radziszewski

Mar 10

Thank you to donors who supported START research on Giving Day 2022

February 2022

Feb 28

February News: Giving Day; Radicalization in the Ranks

Feb 28

START seeks donations on UMD Giving Day 2022

Feb 25

START hosts virtual book talk on “Insurgent Terrorism”

Feb 17

Inter-American Defense Board uses ICONS platform for disaster response exercise

Feb 14

START researcher appears on panel on violent extremism in Southeast Asia

Feb 11

Webinar series launches with public universities in Prince George’s County for Homeland Students

Feb 7

Staff Spotlight: Sharif Ceesay

January 2022

Jan 31

START to offer internship stipends beginning summer 2022

START in the News

Straight Arrow News: Cartels expand their business beyond drugs to oil and gas — and avocados

USA Today: ‘Attack on military readiness’: Human rights groups sound new alarm on extremism

National Institute of Justice: Using Research to Improve Hate Crime Reporting and Identification

Events

Date: Oct 19, 2023 Virtual Information Session: MPS in Security and Terrorism Studies & Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis (10/19)

Date: Oct 12, 2023 Virtual Information Session: Global Terrorism Studies Minor Program (10/12/23)

Date: Nov 02, 2023 Virtual Information Session: Global Terrorism Studies Minor Program (11/2/23)

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