University Science and Security ProgramsAn increasing number of universities have programs on science and security; many are listed below. To request the listing of additional programs or institutions please contact the Managing Editor via email at . Requests should include the full
title of the program, the URL for its web site, and a statement of 100 words or
less of what it has to offer to the science and security community.
Tsinghua University
The Arms Control Program at the Institute of International
Studies, Tsinghua
University is a multidisciplinary research group, taking the approaches of
social science and natural science, studying international arms control issues,
especially those relevant to China's security. The program organizes domestic
and international conferences on arms control, and education and training
acativities in the area. The director of the program is Dr.
Li Bin.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Established at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
in 1978, the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security
(ACDIS) is composed of over forty faculty and countless students from over
twenty different disciplines. These resident scholars collaborate with
visiting researchers from organizations such as the U.S. Air Force National
Defense Fellows Program and the Fulbright Visiting Scholars Program to
pursue progressive and relevant academic research and discuss important
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University of Maryland
The
Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) is a
research center that pursues policy-oriented scholarship on major issues
facing the United States in the global arena.Research:
Since the Center's founding, its research agenda has encompassed a range
of issues, including the use of traditional security instruments - such
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Center for Biosecurity
The Center for Biosecurity is an independent, nonprofit organization
of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). The Center works
to affect policy and practice in ways that lessen the illness, death,
and civil disruption that would follow large-scale epidemics, whether
they occur naturally or result from the use of a biological weapon.
Drawing
on the expertise of a multidisciplinary professional staff with
experience in government, medicine, public health, bioscience, and the
social sciences, the Center's projects aim to:
Provide
independent, critical research and analysis for decision makers in
government, national security, bioscience, (more)...
Women in International Security
WIIS is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization dedicated to increasing the influence of women in foreign and defense affairs by raising their numbers and visibility, while enhancing dialogue on international security issues. WIIS offers a comprehensive set of programs designed to foster and promote women in all fields related to international security, and in a variety of sectors.
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