Category: DOD

The Minerva Consortium

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is proposing a new Minerva Consortium which would carry out academic social sciences research connected up with national security.

Money quote from the Chronicle:

Among the group’s tasks could be predicting the likely evolution of jihadist extremism

Congrats to Claudio Cioffi and his Center for Social Complexity

Having just won a hard-fought competition for a coveted MURI (Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative) award from the Department of Defense.

Quoting from DOD:


MURI is a program designed to address large multidisciplinary topic areas representing exceptional opportunities for future DoD applications and technology options. The awards will provide long-term support for research, graduate students and laboratory instrumentation development that supports specific science and engineering research themes vital to national defense.