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NPS Climate and Security Network Leads Post-Climate Conference Discussion
Jan 28, 2022
The world’s largest international climate conference COP26 took place in Glascow, Scotland in late 2021, where senior international and industry leaders discussed methods to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG... Read More

Stavridis, Arquilla Discuss Technology Disruption, Geopolitics, Leadership During NPS’ Latest Virtual SGL
Oct 15, 2021
Retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff about technological warfare, the effects of a changing geopolitical environment, and ho... Read More

NPS Launches Center on Combating Hybrid Threats to Address Hybrid Warfare
Jul 21, 2021
On November 25, 2018, a Russian commercial cargo ship suddenly parked itself across the narrow Kerch Strait on the Crimea, blocking three Ukrainian Navy vessels sailing in international waters from re... Read More

NPS Establishes Climate and Security Network for Research Collaboration, Accessibility
Apr 22, 2021
On January 27, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to tackle climate challenges at home and abroad, which both elevates and frames climate concerns within a national security perspective. Re... Read More

Seapower Conversation: NPS Hosts Discussion with Tri-Service Maritime Strategy Authors
Mar 2, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students and faculty recently had the opportunity to directly engage the primary architects of the nation’s newly-published Tri-Service Maritime Strategy “Advantage at ... Read More

NPS to Launch New Maritime Security Certificate Supporting Naval Strategies
Feb 22, 2021
With the recent release of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy Advantage at Sea and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Navigation Plan – strategies for the Navy to project power and sea control amid co... Read More

NPS Expands Coursework in Great Power Competition, Focused on China
Feb 17, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is once again expanding its graduate education offerings on the subject of Great Power Competition (GPC). While NPS has recently launched a distance learning GPC ce... Read More

NPS Launches Naval Warfare Studies Institute to Expedite Fleet Warfighting Solutions
Jan 13, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently launched a new organization to expedite the Navy’s ability to access the university’s immense talent and resources in taking on its most complex warfightin... Read More

NPS Professor’s Latest Book Examines Extremism Post Islamic State
Nov 24, 2020
NPS Dept. of Defense Analysis Associate Professor Glenn Robinson recently released his latest book, “Global Jihad – A Brief History,” examining extremism post the Islamic State (IS) in the Muslim worl... Read More

True Grit: NPS Research Helps Navy Build More Resilient Sailors, Teams
Aug 12, 2020
Now more than ever, individuals, teams and organizations are discovering the invaluable role of individual and team resilience, especially with the additional stress created by the coronavirus crisis ... Read More

Crew Endurance Team Emphasizes Role of Sleep in Immunity
May 8, 2020
The world is facing an extraordinary public health crisis with the arrival of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. In unprecedented collaboration, the international scientific community has joined togethe... Read More

GSDM Professor Awarded Prestigious Grant to Research Optimal Parental Support Policies
Apr 13, 2020
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty member has been awarded a prestigious research grant that has the potential to shape the health and well-being of military families - and the American public ... Read More

NPS Cancels Winter Quarter Graduation Ceremony to Reduce COVID-19 Risks
Mar 12, 2020
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – In order to reduce the risk of transmission posed by the novel Coronavirus, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has canceled the university’s Winter Quarter graduation ceremon... Read More

Gray Networks: NPS uses social network analysis to cast a bright light on maritime awareness
Jan 23, 2020
On November 25, 2018, a large commercial cargo ship suddenly parked itself under the recently-constructed Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait, preventing three Ukrainian Navy vessels from reaching th... Read More

NPS Sleep Research Takes on Amphibious Operations
Sep 25, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently led a research mission across the Pacific Ocean which may vastly improve the Navy’s understanding of how sleep can boost crew performance during arduous am... Read More

Student-led wargaming offers insights, analyses into future conflict
Aug 5, 2019
The U.S. stands at the brink of war with a peer adversary, and Navy and Marine Corps leaders need to figure out how to best position our forces and interoperate with our allies in the Australian Defen... Read More

NPS researchers honored with regional clean air award
Jun 20, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) received Monterey area community recognition recently for its efforts to reduce the Navy’s carbon footprint in developing alternative energy technology. Lecturer D... Read More

International Day Showcases Cultural Diversity at NPS
Apr 29, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) International Executive Committee (IEC) hosted its annual International Day on the university’s Academic Quad showcasing the diversity and culture of its internatio... Read More

Int’l Crisis Negotiation Exercise Draws Students from Across the Region
Apr 9, 2019
Students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS), and four other regional academic institutions took an opportunity to refine their skills in... Read More

CHDS grads examine wicked problems through innovative HSX program
Jan 31, 2019
A cohort of top graduates from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) returned to their alma mater to participate in an innovative program to examine wicke... Read More

Future Educational Landscape Discussed During TLC’s Latest Open Forum
Nov 14, 2018
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff attended the latest Teaching and Learning Commons (TLC) Open Forum, Nov. 8, to learn how big data could potentially be used to shape educati... Read More

Marine FASNCOs Bridge Experience With NPS Coursework
Oct 18, 2018
During a lecture on the history of Turkey, a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor describes an environment of tension and conflict. For U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Bruce Villasenor, it sounded ... Read More

NSA Guest Speaker Shares Latest Research on Youth in Terrorism
Mar 21, 2018
From lethal suicide bombings to savvy propaganda, the Islamic State continues to use children from around the world to wage war. Dr. Mia Bloom, world-renown expert on terrorism and political violence... Read More

NSA Professor’s Latest Book Details the Power of Narratives in Afghanistan
Feb 6, 2018
Dr. Thomas H. Johnson, Associate Research Professor in the NPS Department of National Security Affairs, released his latest book, “Taliban Narratives: The Use and Power of Stories in the Afghanistan C... Read More

NPS Students’ Theses Offer Unique Insight, Perspectives on ISIS
Jan 23, 2018
In June of 2014, a branch of al-Qaida previously known as the “Organization of Monotheism and Jihad” proclaimed itself an Islamic State caliphate in order to establish a unified political and military... Read More

Afghanistan’s Top Diplomat Reaches Out to NPS
Jan 16, 2018
Dr. Hamdullah Mohib, Afghan Ambassador to the United States, delivered a thought-provoking and insightful guest lecture to an audience of NPS students, faculty and staff in the Mechanical and Aerospac... Read More

MEP Catherine Stihler Offers a Unique Perspective on Brexit to NPS Students
Feb 8, 2017
Catherine Stihler, member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Rector of the University of St. Andrews, offered her unique insights into the United Kingdom’s (UK) departure from the European Union (EU... Read More

NPS Professor Brings ‘Elementary’ Lessons in Coding to Regional School
Dec 8, 2016
In support of National Computer Science Education Week, NPS Department of Applied Mathematics Associate Professor Dr. Ralucca Gera helped plan a series of educational events for 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade... Read More

Navy’s Use of Sleep-Optimized Watchbill Continues to Rise
Jun 22, 2016
“The judge said, ‘If the Lieutenant j.g. had veered left instead of right he could have killed someone. In my mind he got behind the wheel equivalent of being drunk … and I blame you for this, you’re ... Read More

NPS Faculty Deploy With USS Eisenhower
Jun 22, 2016
When the USS Eisenhower arrived to Mediterranean Sea last week, a cadre of faculty from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and other universities across the nation were part of the crew. Dr. Heather... Read More

NPS Academics Quietly Contribute to International Diplomacy Efforts
Jun 8, 2016
Unbeknownst to the general public, academics and subject matter experts from universities and think tanks quietly contribute to international diplomacy through what are known as track II talks - infor... Read More

NPS Students Participate in Int'l Negotiation Exercise at MIIS
Mar 2, 2016
Imagine trying to resolve a conflict that has been going on for decades, where all sides are firmly and passionately entrenched in their own diverse perspectives. Thanks to a program created by the U.... Read More

NPS Panel Discusses ISIS Expansion, Policy Options
Sep 18, 2015
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Department of Defense Analysis, the Naval War College (NWC) Monterey, and the Global Education Community Collaboration Online (GlobalECCO) counter terrorism progr... Read More

CCMR Helps Mediterranean Partners Address Crisis in Illegal Migration
Jul 29, 2015
Maritime security experts from some 19 littoral and associated Mediterranean nations, international and regional law enforcement and security organizations, U.S. Combatant Commands and think tanks rec... Read More

Defense Analysis Professor Champions Design Thinking’s Problem-Solving Potential
Aug 19, 2014
At a recent commencement address, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Defense Analysis (DA) Professor and Chair Dr. John Arquilla discussed the “big, game-changing ideas” percolating at NPS,... Read More

NPS Helps Northern Africa Improve Border Security Through Series of Workshops
Mar 13, 2014
The Naval Postgraduate School’s Department of Defense Analysis has spent the first quarter of 2014 assisting Northern African nations improve the security of their land and sea borders through a serie... Read More

NPS, Moroccan Border Security Officers Explore State Responses to Extremism
Mar 11, 2014
U.S Ambassador Frank Urbancic, a regional attaché with the State Department’s non-proliferation office, recently traveled with a contingent of Moroccan border security professionals to the Naval Postg... Read More

NPS Certificate Program Preps Officers for Assignment in the Pacific Rim
Feb 21, 2014
In response to a call to action from the Navy’s Office of Foreign Language, Regional Expertise and Culture, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is currently funneling a select group of officers throug... Read More

Minerva Initiative to Fund Two NPS Faculty-led Research Projects
Jul 2, 2013
When the Minerva Initiative announced its 2013 selection of university-led proposals to fund, researchers from nearly 35 academic institutions, including seven non-U.S. universities, received approval... Read More

NPS Professor Given Rare Access to Turkmen Archives
Feb 12, 2013
Nestled among the high plains, nearly impenetrable mountains, and black sands of Central Asia sits an ancient, but little known nation. Turkmenistan is one of the five countries of former Soviet Centr... Read More

NPS Student Uses Social Science Background to Promote Change
Dec 19, 2012
When Naval Postgraduate School Mechanical Engineering student Lt. Ryan Hilger sees a need for change, he turns to his background in social science to engage people in conversation around the issue. It... Read More

NPS, Brazilian Government Hold Joint Workshop on Fiscal Transparency and Accountability
Nov 19, 2012
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty at the Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI) recently conducted a Domestic Finance for Development (DF4D) workshop in Brasilia, Brazil. As the designat... Read More

NPS Faculty Member Co-Authors Definitive Handbook on Contingency Contracting
Nov 9, 2012
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Senior Lecturer E. Cory Yoder recently co-authored the fourth edition of the Defense Contingency Contracting Handbook (DCCHB). Contract procurement during contingency ... Read More

Student Dissertation Explores Privatization of Global Security
Oct 5, 2012
It may not be immediately obvious how a focus in environmental resource policy could lead one to ask the tough questions about the privatization of global security, but for Naval Postgraduate School (... Read More

SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Douglas Fraser Briefs NPS Regional Studies Students, FAOs
Jan 25, 2012
Naval Postgraduate School students in the National Security Affairs Western Hemisphere curriculum and regional Foreign Area Officers gathered in Glasgow Hall on the university campus for a detailed br... Read More

Former CJCS Advisor Capt. Wayne Porter Fills New Chair of Systemic Strategy and Complexity
Nov 29, 2011
The NPS community recently welcomed alumnus Capt. Wayne Porter as the new Chair of Systemic Strategy and Complexity under the Global Public Policy Academic Group. Porter most recently served as the sp... Read More

NPS Explores Joint Research, Education Programs with India’s Peer Defense Institutions
Nov 1, 2011
A new and promising partnership between NPS and India’s peer defense institutions has emerged in response to U.S. leaders calling for collaboration between the two countries. Last year, President Bara... Read More

U.S. Ambassador to Libya Addresses Student Questions About Arab Spring
Aug 18, 2011
Since late 2010, the “Arab Spring" has brought the spotlight of the world onto North African and Middle Eastern countries in the thick of political protests and countrywide unrest. For Libya, the tens... Read More

NPS Alumnus Leads Multinational Humanitarian Operations in the Pacific
Jul 19, 2011
When the Pacific Partnership 2011 (PP11) Team completed the final phase of its five-month mission, July 15, Mission Commander Capt. Jesse Wilson reflected on the U.S. Pacific Fleet-sponsored humanitar... Read More

Inaugural COA Forum Emphasizes the Importance of U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa
Jul 12, 2011
The African continent has long been recognized as a vast land with nations in various stages of transition – some nations seek prosperity with planned pathways to it, while others are rife with instab... Read More

NPS Faculty Deliver Cultural Education While Deployed with the Fleet
Jun 6, 2011
For soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines deploying to unfamiliar regions, the challenging cultural, political and social differences can add to the pressures of the job at hand. Members of the U.S. m... Read More

NPS Professor Tapped as Top Political Adviser to Canada’s Commander, Task Force Kandahar
Aug 10, 2010
At a critical turning point in the war in Afghanistan, Naval Postgraduate School Professor of National Security Affairs Thomas Johnson has been tapped to be the senior political aide and counterinsurg... Read More

NPS Doctoral Student Receives Prestigious National Fellowship
Apr 30, 2010
Naval Postgraduate School Oceanography doctoral student Jenna Brown has been selected by the Office of Naval Research to receive the highly competitive National Defense Science and Engineering Graduat... Read More

NPS Leads International Partnerships for Building Peace Through Prevention
Jan 29, 2010
Military strategists have long valued the power of maintaining peace through the prevention of war, but perhaps its emphasis could never be stronger than it is right now. Case in point, the Maritime S... Read More

Global Public Policy Academic Group Holds Global Challenges Program in Geneva
Jan 13, 2010
The inaugural program, “Global Challenges: Leadership and Cooperation in Complex Environments,” was held from 15-20 November at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), in Geneva, Switzerland. Th... Read More

Workshop Explores Bond Between Economic Recovery and International Stability
Jun 1, 2009
At the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies (CSRS), educational programs explore methods for creating jobs and rebuilding livelihoods in post-conflict enviro... Read More