📰 Two new publications from the NCITE team: 1️⃣ “Introducing the LEADIR Dataset”, by @ginaligon.bsky.social Michael K. Logan, & Mackenzie Harms, published in Perspectives on Terrorism 📊 An open-source dataset of 280 terrorist groups & 295 leaders (2008–2017) 🔗 pt.icct.nl/article/intr...

🚨 NCITE’s Bettina Rottweiler, Ph.D., appeared on @ketv7.bsky.social to discuss “764”, a dangerous decentralized online extremist network that targets youth for self-harm, abuse, and violence. 📺 Watch the segment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TdS...

📰 New feature — NCITE’s Sam Hunter, senior scientist and director of academic research, spoke with @newsweek.com about how terrorist groups like ISIS are exploring AI for harm: newsweek.com/isis-ai-terr...

Today we mourn the lives lost on Sept. 11 and the countless other victims of terrorist attacks since that tragic day. NCITE was established in 2020 to help policymakers, practitioners, and the public better understand the nature of terrorist threats to the United States homeland.

🎙 NCITE Insights No. 37 — Public Perceptions of Punishment for Mass Violence Ben sits down with NCITE researcher @kearnserinm.bsky.social, Ph.D., and visiting scholar Adam Ghazi-Tehrani, Ph.D., to discuss their research into public attitudes toward punishment for forms of mass violence.

💡NCITE visiting scholar Adam Ghazi-Tehrani, Ph.D., professor at Indiana University Bloomington, chatted with NCITE students during a lunch and learn today. They discussed Ghazi-Tehrani's research abroad, advice and career paths for those in graduate school, and much more.

Today marks the first anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Trump during an open-air campaign rally outside Butler, P.A. NCITE's @seamushughes.bsky.social spoke with The Hill reporter @byellalee.bsky.social to discuss NCITE research on trends of threats to public officials.

NCITE Research Associate Michael Becker published an article about gamified media literacy in the most recent issue of the Journal for Deradicalization. Read the article ⤵️ journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php...

📝New research release NCITE's Angie Benda and Austin Doctor published their research about improvised explosive devices (IED) in Perspectives in Terrorism. Here are some highlights ⤵️

"Ideology can’t be separated from activity when it comes to violent extremism—the two are closely intertwined and the broader implication of their criminal activity carries more weight when it is ideologically-motivated," writes Mackenzie Harms in her new Just Security article.

NCITE's Austin Doctor spoke Monday with KETV NewsWatch 7 about the increased threat to cybersecurity and U.S. public officials in the wake of Operation Midnight Hammer, the U.S. military operation conducted in Iran over the weekend.

🎙 NCITE Insights No. 36 — AI Case Studies Report On the latest episode of the podcast, NCITE Senior Scientist Sam Hunter, Ph.D., and I-O psychology doctoral student Alexis d'Amato discuss their new AI malign use cases report.

Today's tragic violence against Minnesota elected officials is an extension of the rising anger and grievances on display against targets symbolic of local government.

🎙 New NCITE Insights Episode🎧 In this episode, Erin Grace discusses research on youth recruitment and mobilization to violent extremism with NCITE Research Associates Bettina Rottweiler, Ph.D., and Brenna Helm, ABD. Watch or listen here: www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

📢NCITE Director Gina Ligon was on Capitol Hill this morning to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the security of major upcoming events in the U.S. Here are some major takeaways ⤵️

🎙 NCITE Insights No. 32 — Old Threats and New: ISIS and 764 🎧 Erin sits down with @seamushughes.bsky.social, NCITE senior research faculty and policy associate, to discuss domestic prosecution and sentencing of members of ISIS and the emerging group 764. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

“This is a terrorist network that has largely been led by minors and by young adults." NCITE's @austincdoctor provides essential context about the emergent 764 terror group. www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/t...

🎙 New NCITE Insights: 30 years after the Oklahoma City Bombing, Anne Barnes, interim vice president and chief financial officer for the University of Nebraska System, reflects on the day that changed America. She was working just blocks away. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

LIVE WEBINAR | Join NCITE's Austin Doctor for "Terrorist Exploitation of Commercial Technologies and Implications for U.S. National and Homeland Security" in a live webinar with HDIAC. 🕛 10 a.m. CT 🗓️ April 29 REGISTER: buff.ly/7ezTZ8a

Last week, we were thrilled to welcome the University of Nebraska System Board of Regents to NCITE, where they heard from some of our students and faculty about their innovative work solving some of the most complex challenges of our time.

🎙️ NCITE Insights No. 30 – Student Spotlight: I-O Psychology Conference 🎧 Hear from NCITE's Alexis d'Amato and Emma Theobald, UNO I-O psych graduate students, about their recent trip to the SIOP conference in Denver. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

RECAP: Protecting the Supply Chain 🚚 🔐 The threats facing the U.S. supply chain are diverse and fast-changing. Hear from security expert Jenni Hesterman on how to protect against them. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

We were thrilled to host Dr. Jennifer Hesterman at NCITE today for a presentation on threats to the U.S. supply chain. Stay tuned for a recap and recording of her talk!

🎙️ NCITE Insights – Student Spotlight: Camden Carmichael 🎧 Camden is an NCITE student researcher and criminology undergraduate who recently co-authored his first peer-reviewed article and traveled to the National Targeting Center in Washington, D.C. Learn more. ⬇️ www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

🎙️ NCITE Insights: Terrorist Recruitment, Desired Skills, and AI 🎧 On this episode of the podcast, hear from researcher Evan Perkoski about his work studying the recruitment trends of terrorist organizations. Listen now! ⬇️ www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

🚚 MARCH 27: Protecting the Supply Chain Join NCITE, Werner Enterprises, the UNO College of Business Administration, and UNO College of IS&T for a hybrid event on protecting the nation's transportation system featuring soft target expert Jenni Hesterman. Details ⬇️ events.unomaha.edu/event/protec...

🚚 MARCH 27: Protecting the Supply Chain Join NCITE, Werner Enterprises, the UNO College of Business Administration, and UNO College of IS&T for a hybrid event on protecting the nation's transportation system featuring soft target expert Jenni Hesterman. Details ⬇️ events.unomaha.edu/event/protec...

"The adversary is constantly looking at that latest innovation, and trying to figure out how can they leverage that as part of their illicit activities." Check out a recording and reacp of last week's webinar, "Stopping Terrorism at the Border," with Jorge Comas. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

💻 WATCH NOW: Stopping Terrorism at the Border NCITE's @ginaligon.bsky.social speaks with Jorge Comas, director of the Counter Network Division at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) National Targeting Center. www.youtube.com/live/Y3Rv-Tp...

IN ONE HOUR: Join us for "Stopping Terrorism at the Border" with Jorge Comas of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Register here: events.unomaha.edu/event/ncite-...

Thanks to @aaronhegarty.bsky.social and @ketv7.bsky.social for stopping by yesterday to cover this important, disturbing trend. STORY: "NCITE reports more threats to public officials than ever recorded in 2024" www.ketv.com/article/ncit...

🎙️ NCITE Insights – Cyber Threats: Deepfakes, Cyberattacks, and Critical Infrastructure 🎧 On a two-part episode, hear from three NCITE researchers on how terrorists could exploit the cyber domain to attack the nation's critical infrastructure. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

NCITE was thrilled to host visitors from the Nebraska LEAD program this week. This year’s LEAD fellows learned about NCITE’s research mission and the Center’s efforts to protect Nebraska’s agriculture industry from terrorist threats. Thanks for visiting!

TONIGHT: Deadline to submit to NCITE's Year 6 request for proposals Got an idea for a research project? Submit it by 11:59 p.m. ET. More info on our website. ⬇️ www.unomaha.edu/ncite/reques...

FEB. 25: Watch NCITE's Tin Nguyen in "Securing Our Communities: Practitioner-Informed Baseline Capabilities in Behavioral Threat Assessment," hosted by the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Office. Register now! events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/388a75...

Today, a team from NCITE delivered a presentation on the Center's work over the past two years to a panel of government reviewers. “Each experience helped me grow,” said undergraduate Camden Carmichael, speaking about his experience at NCITE.

🗓️ NEW WEBINAR: Stopping Terrorism at the Border Join NCITE for a conversation with Jorge Comas of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's National Targeting Center on efforts to keep terrorists from crossing U.S. borders. Register now. ⬇️ events.unomaha.edu/event/ncite-...

Hear from two talented NCITErs, Brenna Helm and Callie Vitro, on the future of terrorism research this week. Details below!

🎙️ NCITE Insights: Business Training for the Homeland Security Enterprise 🎧 On this episode of the podcast, hear from two UNO MBA students about how business education can help serve homeland security. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

🎙️NCITE Insights: The Psychology of Terrorists🎧 On the latest episode of the podcast, Erin sits down with John Horgan, distinguished professor of psychology at Georgia State University, to discuss the psychology behind terrorism. Watch/listen now! www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

🗓️ FEB. 25: “Securing Our Communities: Practitioner-Informed Baseline Capabilities in Behavioral Threat Assessment” Join NCITE's Tin Nguyen at this upcoming webinar, hosted by the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Office. Register now! events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/388a75...

🎙️NCITE Insights: Family and Suspicious Activity Reporting🎧 On the latest episode of the podcast, hear from NCITE PI Karyn Sporer about her research interviewing families of violent extremists to inform prevention efforts. Watch now! ⬇️ www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

NCITE's Austin Doctor has joined the @mccaininstitute.bsky.social's 2025 National Security and Counterterrorism Fellows! Congrats, Austin! www.mccaininstitute.org/resources/pr...

NEW: My colleagues and I were interested in how the Justice Department and law enforcement prosecuted a terror group, Atomwaffen. After looking at thousands of records, we ran the numbers. digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcont...

Excellent opportunity for early-career researchers to develop an important skill. Interested in attending? Contact [email protected] To learn more about @iapss.bsky.social, a joint venture of NCITE and @crest-research.bsky.social, visit our website! ⬇️ crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/

🔎 NEW RESEARCH: A Case Study on Atomwaffen Division In a new report, NCITE researcher @seamushughes.bsky.social and his team explore how federal prosecutions have largely dismantled the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen. Read it and hear from Hughes on our podcast. ⬇️ www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

Missed last week's webinar on Prosecuting Terrorism with U.S. Attorney Trini Ross? Check out a recap and recording on our website. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...

✍️ The Terrorgram Collective's U.S. terror designation marks a shift in how authorities handle transnational white supremacist threats. Find out why in @lawfare.bsky.social via @colinpclarke.bsky.social and NCITE's @seamushughes.bsky.social and Camden Carmichael www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-...

Hear NCITE's @ginaligon.bsky.social discuss the path to radicalization on @wwlradio.bsky.social. www.audacy.com/podcast/wwl-...

🎙️NCITE Insights: Revisiting Bourbon Street – Meta Glasses🎧 On this episode of the podcast, Erin meets with NCITE Senior Scientist Sam Hunter to discuss the use of Meta smart glasses in the planning of the terror attack in New Orleans. www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2...