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Northeastern launches Homeland Security research center

Northeastern University recently inaugurated the Center for Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT). ALERT, a new research Center of Excellence for Explosives Detection, Mitigation & Response, is funded by the Department of Homeland Security. Co-led by Northeastern and the University of Rhode Island, ALERT is a partnership between leaders in academia, industry and laboratories that are collaborating on research projects that will lead to the development of cutting-edge technology to protect the United States from explosive-related threats.