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 Lowell, Massachusetts
uml.edu/Research/CTSS/
Joined May 2013
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THRILLED to announce that @Operation_250 work will continue - watch this space as we continue to work with schools in the North East and beyond! uml.edu/News/stories/2018/Op…
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Arie Perliger
@APerliger18 Sep 2020
After I had the pleasure to win a federal grant yesterday with one of my former students as the PI (@JaredRDmello) I just found out that I won another grant, this time as a PI and for 1M! We will study the operational practices of 5 different far-right movements.
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Arie Perliger
@APerliger17 Aug 2020
Looking forward to my book talk tomorrow at @gwupoe should be fun.📚
Program On Extremism
@gwupoe4 Aug 2020
Join us on August 18th for an online panel with @APerliger about his new book — American Zealots. RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Excellent review of findings from @OJPNIJ funded research on countering radicalization - with much more work to come!
National Institute of Justice@OJPNIJ17 Aug 2020
Countering violent #extremism depends on understanding the #radicalization process that leads to terrorist acts, but radicalization within the United States is a complicated picture. In a new #NIJJournal article, we're looking at this national issue within a global context.

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UMass Lowell@UMassLowell10 Aug 2020
Given recent infection trends, restrictions in our state, and the advice of public health experts, UMass Lowell will scale back our on-campus presence for Fall 2020. We are in the process of updating the Fall Plan please continue to check the UML website. bddy.me/33N8NOy
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Our own @APerliger new book Examines Far Right’s Violent Extremism - Q and A with the author here: uml.edu/News/stories/2020/ar…

Professor’s New Book Examines Far Right’s Violent Extremism | News

uml.edu
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"CTSS x SPARK Neuro: The Next Frontier." Big things coming in 2020 and beyond. #TheNextFrontier
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#TheReportMovie, now playing in select cities. Get tickets here: bit.ly/TheReportTicket
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UMass Lowell@UMassLowell15 Nov 2019
A year ago today, @Oprah visited UMass Lowell and matched the $1.5 million raised for Oprah Winfrey Scholars and the moment still gives us chills. #OprahatUML
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Paul Gill@paulgill_ucl13 Nov 2019
The FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime and Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) has just published a study of 52 lone offender terrorist attacks - fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-rel…

Lone Offender Terrorism | Federal Bureau of Investigation

An FBI study of lone offender terrorist attacks in the U.S. looks at the backgrounds, behavioral characteristics, and circumstances surrounding 52 attacks since 1972.

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Arie Perliger
@APerliger11 Nov 2019
In the last few years, I compiled with my students a global dataset documenting interactions between terrorist and criminal entities. Findings are now available in SCT Online - "Mapping Connections and Cooperation between Terrorist and Criminal Entities" tandfonline.com/eprint/FEVDU…

Mapping Connections and Cooperation between Terrorist and Criminal Entities

In recent years, terrorist groups intensified their cooperation with criminal entities or their independent engagement in criminal activities. But why and how, exactly, is cooperation with criminal...

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UMass Lowell@UMassLowell8 Nov 2019
Chancellor Jacquie Moloney has been recognized for the third year in a row as a Top 100 Women-Led Business by @BostonGlobeMag and @TCI_Boston - coming in 11th place - making UML the top in higher ed! #womenandpower #womenledbusiness #umasslowell #highered
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Prof. Neil Shortland@neilshortland6 Nov 2019
For your morning coffee read! “Making life-or-death decisions is very hard – here's how we've taught people to do it better” ft. @LCritical - theconversation.com/making-l… via @ConversationUS
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UMass Lowell unveiled its new Cyber Range, a center for cybersecurity education, research & workforce development that uses real-world scenarios to prepare people for careers in the growing field wcvb.com/article/university-… #amomentofscience #kennedycollegeofsciences

University's 'Cyber Range' teaching next gen of cybersecurity professionals

UMass Lowell has been dedicated as a national security Department of Homeland Security center of excellence.

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Gov. Abbott wants to identify mass shooters before they strike. Researchers are skeptical. houstonchronicle.com/news/po…

Gov. Abbott wants to identify mass shooters before they strike. Researchers are skeptical.

Mass shooter or just angry? Case of Houston-area man shows challenges, pitfalls of assessing threats to public safety.

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James J.F. Forest@JJFForest28 Oct 2019
Kudos to @glafree @saimumparvez1 @NateRosenblatt @charliewinter @rajanbasra @Sandy_Research @Isabellevdv @paulgill_ucl @BartSchuurman3 and many other researchers for publishing their excellent work in #opensource. And many thanks to newest Associate Editor Rashmi Singh @AtumLite
Aaron Y. Zelin
@azelin28 Oct 2019
This issue is seriously jam-packed! Amazing.
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NEW from @MMSweeney1109 and CTSS alum @Megabucks84k - Blood and scripture: how the Islamic State frames religion in violent video propaganda tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

Blood and scripture: how the Islamic State frames religion in violent video propaganda

The Islamic State captured the world’s attention with the declaration of a global caliphate in 2014. In the subsequent 3 years, the Islamic State showed significant success at attracting foreign fi...

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"Analyzing online posts could help spot future mass shooters and terrorists" theconversation.com/analyzin… via @ConversationUS

Analyzing online posts could help spot future mass shooters and terrorists

Researchers look for signals that might distinguish people who are upset and ranting online from those who intend to do real physical harm.

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Forbes Insights: Why Ethics Are Paramount To Autonomous Vehicles forbes.com/video/60170403490… via @forbes
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Tonight CTSS Director @neilshortland will be giving a talk for @wgbh at An Evening Inspired by Sherlock! A fun evening of puzzles, costumes and other Sherlock-Inspired games!
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A great event last night with @JJFForest educating all on the Myths and Realities of Terrorism!
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