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Northeastern leading the charge in cyber warfare initiative

The university is joining forces with four other institutions to launch a virtual institute to recruit and train the next generation of cybersecurity experts to boost the Department of Defense’s offensive effort.

by Ian Thomsen April 25, 2022

Northeastern formally opens its radio-silent drone facility at the Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

State-of-the-art drone-testing facility opens on the Burlington campus

Northeastern formally opened a groundbreaking research facility at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday that was attended by military and business leaders who will partner in cyber-security testing on drones.

by Ian Thomsen April 8, 2019

Is that a turnip or a bomb?

Northeastern researchers have developed a new programming language that can decipher images relayed by drones, untangling, for instance, if an image is of a terrorist planting a bomb or simply a farmer planting root vegetables for his livelihood.

by Thea Singer April 20, 2016

Northeastern secures $20 million agreement with US Army to conduct critical defense research

The $20.4 million cooperative agreement provides a unique mechanism for Northeastern to obtain expedited funding for research in designing and developing advanced engineered materials with security applications, and expands on the university’s leadership in security and resilience research.

by Greg St. Martin September 8, 2015

President Aoun urges Defense Dept. to restore military tuition assistance

In a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday, Aoun wrote that active duty military, Reserve, and National Guard members shouldn’t be prevented from accessing higher education benefits due to the government shutdown. Northeastern will provide direct financial assistance to prevent a disruption in their education.

by News@Northeastern October 7, 2013

Department of Defense

Northeastern leading the charge in cyber warfare initiative

State-of-the-art drone-testing facility opens on the Burlington campus

Is that a turnip or a bomb?

Northeastern secures $20 million agreement with US Army to conduct critical defense research

President Aoun urges Defense Dept. to restore military tuition assistance

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