We Are NCITE

What is NCITE?

A federally funded academic consortium based in Omaha, Nebraska

The National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) is the Department of Homeland Security's Center of Excellence for terrorism prevention and counterterrorism research. We are the nation's leading academic center for the study of emerging and novel terrorism threats.

Based at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), the NCITE consortium includes more than 50 expert researchers from partner institutions across the U.S. and Europe.

Mission

NCITE's mission is to produce actionable research through a user-inspired approach, which combines social science, business, and technology for the security of the homeland. We aim to build a community of the most innovative, curious, and security-minded students and researchers to be part of the call to keep our country safe.

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