Welcome to the web site for the National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security. The Consortium comprises public and private academic institutions engaged in scientific research, technology development and transition, education and training, and service programs concerned with current and future U.S. national security challenges, issues, problems and solutions, at home and around the world.

The goal of the National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security is to help improve the security of the U.S. and its worldwide interests, while protecting and preserving its values, freedoms and civil liberties, and economic interests and competitiveness. The specific objectives of the Consortium are to help:

(1) Improve understanding of national security issues, especially terrorism and strategies for counter-terrorism;
(2) Promote development of better-informed public policy, strategy, plans and programs regarding national security issues;
(3) Develop new technologies and transition those technologies into effective, practical and affordable solutions to (current and future) international and homeland security problems; and
(4) Educate and train the people required by governmental and non-governmental organizations, to effectively accomplish international and homeland security roles and responsibilities.

The primary role of the Consortium is to promote, support and enhance academic research, technology development, education and training, and service programs dealing with all aspects of international and homeland security, through collaboration and information- sharing among academic institutions, researchers and scholars. Our vision is that the Consortium also becomes an effective sounding board and consultative body to assist federal-government decision makers in developing more effective national policies and programs concerning academic research and technology development, education and training, and related service programs pertaining to national security.

This web site offers registered academic institutions the opportunity to share information describing its organizations, research projects, technology development and deployment activities, education and training programs or courses, and service activities pertaining to international and homeland security. It also offers you the capability to identify institutions, research projects and capabilities, education and training programs, and other activities concerned with various aspects of U.S. national security, at home and abroad.

All information on this web site pertaining to a specific college or university has been provided by that institution. Questions or comments should be referred directly to the listed point of contact. Questions or comments pertaining to the National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security and this web site should be referred to:    

National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security

National Security Research & Education Programs

The Ohio State University

Page Hall, Room 310W

1810 College Road

Telephone: (614) 688-3420

FAX: (614) 292-4868

e-mail: NACHS@osu.edu

In the Spotlight

Daily Bruin

Animal rights issues are hot topic on campus

The past year has featured violent attacks on professors as well as peaceful student protests

By Karen Lee

Monday, June 23, 2008

Animal rights activists continue to advocate alternatives to animal research, especially in light of the attacks by protesters at UCLA in the last year.

Many UCLA community members have become increasingly aware of the controversy surrounding animal research in the last year.

Earlier this month, the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for setting a UCLA vanpool vehicle on fire. That incident was the most recent in a string of attacks by animal rights activists.

In January, UCLA co-sponsored a workshop exploring alternatives to animal research with the John Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing.

Sonia Hingrajia, internal vice president of Bruins for Animals, said finding alternatives to animal testing is currently of the utmost importance.

Alternatives can be the reduction of animal testing, said Carol Howard, Johns Hopkins Center’s communications coordinator.

“But it also refers to the reduction of animals used and refining the methods to minimize pain and distress in animals,” Howard said.

Removing animal testing from the university entirely would be difficult.

“Animal research is in part responsible for the medical advancements in the last decade,” UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton said. “In many cases, there are no alternatives to the humane research of animals.”

UCLA complies with all national animal testing laws, Hampton said.

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11. Note Senator Chuck Hagel’s remark on this point in The American Interest (March/April 2008).