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NPS Professor Takes On Russian Cyber Operations
Feb 3, 2022
On the morning of January 14, 2022, in the midst of a vast massing of Russian military forces on the borders of Ukraine and the global community scrambling to avert invasion, a two-pronged cyberattack... Read More

“HAI 2.0” – NPS Releases Updated Artificial Intelligence Course, Video Series
Feb 3, 2022
From its beginnings in 1956, the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been on a quest to build computers that perform intelligent tasks, and possibly computers that are intelligent. Early AI bega... Read More

NPS Office of Teaching and Learning Pilots Distance Learning Quality Initiative
Feb 2, 2022
This Fall, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) successfully completed a two-year collaborative effort to take Distance Learning (DL) to the next level of quality in meeting students’ emerging needs. ... Read More

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

Famous Names Adorn Recently Discovered 1920s Hotel Del Monte Register
Jan 20, 2022
Iconic names, such as literary giants Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and aviation pioneer William Edward Boeing, are just a few of the visitors signed into a recently discovered 1920 registry for... Read More

NPS Student’s Award-Winning Thesis Helps Naval Station Newport Prepare for Hurricane
Jan 20, 2022
When an extreme weather event hits, emergency preparation and procedures get put to the test, and so does the cohesion of multiple areas’ evacuation plans. A lack of communication between cities, or b... Read More

NPS Distinguished Alumnus Congratulates Fall Quarter Graduates, Encourages Continued Applied Education
Dec 17, 2021
Recognizing the achievements of the latest graduating class, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its Fall Quarter 2021 graduates on Dec. 17 during a graduation ceremony held inside King Aud... Read More

NPS Professor Wins Big in Jeopardy Professors Tournament Final
Dec 17, 2021
MONTEREY, Calif. – Who is Dr. Sam Buttrey? The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor will forever be memorialized as a trivia answer – phrased, of course, in the form of a question – for avid fan... Read More

Holiday Message from NPS President
Dec 15, 2021
Happy Holidays to the NPS Community! As the holiday season approaches, John and I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for everything you do and for leaning forward in another amazing year!... Read More

Naval War College Monterey Program at NPS Celebrates 89th Graduating Class
Dec 14, 2021
The 89th graduating class of the Naval War College (NWC) Monterey partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) stands for a group portrait in King Au... Read More

NPS Gains Access to Joint Information Operations Range
Dec 13, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has added a new capability to the university’s technological toolbelt with a node connecting NPS to the Joint Information Operations Range (JIOR). This advanced cap... Read More

NPS Researchers Use High-Tech Optics, Artificial Intelligence to Advance Laser Weapons Systems
Dec 13, 2021
A high-energy laser beam pointed over the ocean will get distorted by the atmosphere and marine layer, reducing its effectiveness in long-range defensive applications, particularly when the target is ... Read More

NPS’ Modeling, Virtual Reality Center Reimagines Navy Training
Dec 8, 2021
Before making offensive or defensive maneuvers, it’s important to run through all the scenarios of what might happen. But when those moves involve massive aircraft carriers and multi-thousand-person c... Read More

Financial Management Team Bids Farewell to Fallen Teammate
Dec 1, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Financial Management Directorate (FMD) team member Paul Effinger passed away on October 20, at the age of 57. A memorial service celebrating Effinger’s life will be hel... Read More

NPS Student-Professor Team Connects Research to Marines in the Field
Dec 1, 2021
This past Summer, a Marine infantry officer and a cryptographer from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) journeyed to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, where I Marine Expeditionary Force (... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Pins Three Sailors As Chief Petty Officers
Nov 22, 2021
For many decades, the Chief Petty Officer has stood as a symbol for strength, discipline and knowledge amongst the Navy’s enlisted ranks. The motto “Ask the Chief” has been ingrained in the minds of j... Read More

NPS Marine Corps Student to Compete in National Judo Competition
Nov 19, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) electrical engineering student U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ben Branson has been practicing judo since the age of four. After 23 years of demanding study and perfecting his ... Read More

NPS Students Finish Strong, Take Top Honors, in NavalX Challenge
Nov 9, 2021
A field of 200 participants from across the Navy stepped forward to be a force for innovation in the sea services through the NavalX Agility Summit Challenge, part of NaxalX’s annual Agility Summit. ... Read More

Naval War College Monterey Recognizes Summer Quarter's Top Students
Nov 5, 2021
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 12 graduates from the Summer Quarter class of AY2021 for academic honors during a brief ce... Read More

NPS Applied Mathematics Professor Receives International George Boole Prize
Nov 4, 2021
The basis of the digital world resides in Boolean functions, illustrated by random-seeming combinations of zeros and ones. It’s derived from pure math called Boolean logic developed in the mid-1800s b... Read More

WTI Scholars Program Sends First Cohort Back to the Fleet
Nov 4, 2021
Last year, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) launched a pilot program to take fleet Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTIs) and give them the academic theory behind those tactics to improve their warfigh... Read More

Doctoral Student Explores Nexus of Media Narratives and Cyber Intrusion
Oct 22, 2021
The power of narratives in the mainstream media has proven to be a powerful force in capturing attention and shaping perspectives. But can international media events also serve as a precursor to cyber... Read More

Former Colombian CNO and NPS Grad Returns to Monterey
Oct 22, 2021
In the Fall of 1981, a young Colombian naval officer arrived in Monterey, Calif. to begin his studies at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). Exactly 40 years and an absolutely stellar career later, r... Read More

Pacific Fleet Leverages NPS, Silicon Valley to Advance Solutions to Key Challenges
Oct 19, 2021
With the constant evolution of Strategic Competition, Navy leaders must explore all avenues to master complex advanced technologies to maintain an advantage over competitors.  Commander, U.S. Pa... 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

New Approaches in Prediction Models Shines Light on Numerical Analysis
Oct 14, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor Frank Giraldo, Chair of the NPS Applied Mathematics department, recently released his latest textbook, “An Introduction to Element-based Galerki... Read More

National Security Agency Turns to NPS to Support Cyber Summer Internship Program
Oct 12, 2021
As cyber operations gained prevalence as a national security imperative, the National Security Agency (NSA) organized the National Center of Academic Excellence (NCAE) in Cybersecurity program to deve... Read More

New LP-CRADA Between NPS, TMGcore Focused on High-Density Computing
Oct 5, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and TMGcore, a company specializing in the development and commercialization of emerging technologies, signed a five-month Limited Purpose Cooperative Research and ... Read More

NPS Students, Professor Compete in National Sailing Race Regatta
Sep 29, 2021
After only one sailing season of training together for the biggest national sailing race regatta of the year, a crew of both skilled and novice sailors from the Naval Postgraduate School competed agai... Read More

Acoustics Experimentation Helps NPS Researchers Better Understand Sensor Capabilities, Monterey Bay Soundscape
Sep 28, 2021
It was a surprisingly sunny day when the small group of researchers equipped the R/V Fulmar for their first of five days data collection trip off the coast of Santa Cruz in the Monterey Bay. Their goa... Read More

NPS Hosts High-Energy Laser Working Group to Address DOD Domain Needs
Sep 28, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted the latest annual Laser Lethality Technical Area Working Group (TAWG) sponsored by the Joint Directed Energy Transition Office (DE-JTO), Aug. 24-26. The even... Read More

Navy “SWO Boss” Honors Accomplishments of NPS Summer Graduates
Sep 24, 2021
For just the second time in 2021, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated a graduating class in person during a hybrid ceremony for its Summer Quarter graduates, Sept. 24 in King Auditorium, ho... Read More

NPS Hosts JIFX 21-4 at Camp Roberts and SLAMR in Monterey
Sep 20, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held the latest iteration of its Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) 21-4 event, August 23-27, with experimentation taking place at the NPS Field Lab at ... Read More

NPS Refurbishes Old Wastewater Plant into a Lab for Defense Tech
Sep 16, 2021
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – Once a county wastewater treatment plant, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is creatively redesigning the site into a novel defense technology lab.  Called the Sea Land... Read More

Annual Course Builds Strategy, Resource Management Skills for U.S., Int’l Leaders
Sep 15, 2021
Established in 1965, the Naval Postgraduate School's Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI) provides integrated professional education programs in resources management and analytical decision m... Read More

Interagency “TEAMS” Effort to Tackle Federal Talent Management Challenges
Sep 14, 2021
The federal government has a problem. More than half of its defense acquisition employees are currently within 10 years of retirement age, according to a 2019 Navy report … This means there needs to b... Read More

NPS Honors Victims, First Responders, Service Members at 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Sep 10, 2021
Students, faculty and staff at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and the continued commitment of first responders and service members in the 20... Read More

NPS Collaboration Keeps NATO Up To Speed in Cyber Security
Sep 7, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) initiated a relationship in 2004, with NPS serving as a United States' Partnership for Peace Training and Educatio... Read More

NPS Community Honors Longtime DKL Staff Member Sam Hornbeck
Sep 7, 2021
NPS Dudley Knox Library (DKL) staff member Sam Hornbeck passed away peacefully, July 18, 2021, at age 90. A memorial exhibit honoring Hornbeck’s contributions to the school’s library is now on display... Read More

NPS Develops Custom Curriculum for Navy’s Cyber Warfare Engineer
Aug 31, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has launched an all-new, customized track within the existing Electronic Systems Engineering curriculum in response to an ever-changing and increasing need within c... Read More

NPS Hosts 70th Annual Ordnance and Ballistics Working Group
Aug 26, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), in partnership with the National Armaments Consortium (NAC), hosted the 70th annual Ordnance and Ballistics Technology Working Group, Aug. 3-5, combining top acade... Read More

Energy Academic Group’s NE3T Workshop Tackles DON Energy Problem With Education
Aug 19, 2021
The Energy Academic Group (EAG) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted experts in multiple fields to explore opportunities to utilize education to advance the DON’s operational energy issues du... Read More

NPS Aviation Community Graduates Set to Take Command
Aug 13, 2021
A trio of Naval Aviators attending Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) may be starting a trend – heading to command a squadron upon their graduation. All aviation community students attending NPS come to ... Read More

NPS Space Systems Grad Carlos Del Toro sworn in as 78th Secretary of the Navy
Aug 13, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus Carlos Del Toro was sworn in as the nation’s 78th Secretary of the Navy, August 9. Del Toro served 26 years in uniform followed by 17 years as CEO and President... Read More

78th Secretary of the Navy Message to the Fleet
Aug 11, 2021
To our Sailors, Marines, civilian employees, and their families and loved ones: Today, together, we again embrace the most sacred duty defending our nation and working to build a world more defined b... Read More

NPS Cybersecurity Expert Explores ‘Weapons of Mass Disruption’ in New Book
Jul 30, 2021
The German War Machine of World War II utilized a military tactic, known as Blitzkrieg, to create psychological shock and disorganization of enemy forces through surprise, speed and superiority in fir... Read More

NPS Launches New Certificate Program in Implementing Technological Change
Jul 30, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) just took a big step forward in cultivating leaders’ ability to bring emerging technologies to the Fleet. The university launched a new certificate program called ... Read More

Experts Explore Information Defense, Strategy During NPS Symposium
Jul 29, 2021
In today’s environment of ‘alternative facts’ and false narratives propagated over social media, along with masterful campaigns of disinformation shaped by both China and Russia, effective information... Read More

NPS Financial Analyst Receives Navy-wide Financial Management Award
Jul 22, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Supervisory Financial Management Analyst Airyn O’Brien is the winner of the Department of the Navy’s (DON) Financial Management Award, Budget Category, for the 2020 cal... 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

NWC-at-NPS Awards Academic Honors for Spring AY’2021 Quarter Class
Jul 20, 2021
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 20 graduates from its latest class earning academic honors for the Spring AY’2021 Quarter. ... Read More

HASC Chairman Talks Defense Innovation, Technological Leadership During Visit and Lecture at NPS
Jul 15, 2021
Congressman Adam Smith, 17th Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), visited the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), July 13, to participate in the university’s Secretary of the Navy Guest... Read More

NPS Researchers Use Predictive Analytics to Improve Military Retention
Jul 12, 2021
Many top industry names like Google, Cisco and Sprint are starting to use predictive analytics to aid in critical workforce management functions, like hiring, retention and salary decisions. So why no... Read More

NPS Student Wins Prestigious National Award for High-Energy Laser Research
Jul 8, 2021
“Lasers are the future of U.S. Navy shipboard defense.”  A straightforward statement, but it was all the motivation U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Austin West needed to tackle a highly-challenging research... Read More

NPS Students’ Acquisition Research Steals the Spotlight at Annual Symposium
Jul 1, 2021
During the 18th annual Acquisition Research Symposium (ARP) in May, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students presented theses and research projects to the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition commu... Read More

NPS Oceanography Professor Wins National Science Foundation CAREER Program Grant
Jun 30, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Assistant Professor of Oceanography Dr. Mara Orescanin was recently awarded a five-year grant through the highly-competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER pr... Read More

NPS Launches “Cyberspace and Military Operations” Course Open to all Students
Jun 29, 2021
Understanding the role of cyberspace in military operations is not limited to just the cyber experts and practitioners, especially in this modern era of Great Power Competition. With this in mind, the... Read More

Game On! NPS’ Wargaming Week Ties Tactics, Strategy to Improve Defense Planning
Jun 23, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) just took on some of the nation’s most critical national security issues … through analytic wargaming. NPS’ program has evolved into a national leader in the field... Read More

DCNO for Warfighting Development Honors NPS Graduates During In-Person Ceremony
Jun 18, 2021
For the first time in more than a year, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated a graduating class in person during a graduation ceremony for its Spring Quarter graduates, June 18, honoring and... Read More

ONR Awards Two NPS Faculty with Young Investigator Program Honors
Jun 18, 2021
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professors recently earned the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, a highly competitive early-career award program for academic s... Read More

NWC-at-NPS Awards Academic Honors for Winter AY’2021 Quarter Class
Jun 16, 2021
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 15 graduates from its latest class earning academic honors for the Winter AY’2021 Quarter. ... Read More

Aquatic Laboratory Adds Maritime Domain to JIFX Field Experiments
Jun 14, 2021
The Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) program at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), held quarterly, recently added another warfighting domain to its range of venues used to conduct fiel... Read More

MORS Tisdale Competition Recognizes Marine Corps Officer for Outstanding Thesis
Jun 14, 2021
Four Navy and Marine Corps students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) presented theses examining applicable improvements to operational dynamics in ship a... Read More

Evaluating Artificial Intelligence: NPS Researchers Seek to Improve Acquisition of AI Systems
Jun 10, 2021
A challenge in defense acquisition can be the ability to keep up with the speed of innovation in emerging technology, but specifically, the acquisition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems can... Read More

NPS Team Earns Design Inspiration Award at HACKtheMACHINE Competition
Jun 10, 2021
For this year’s HACKtheMACHINE (HtM) Navy digital competition, NavalX implemented “Heavy Metal,” an additive manufacturing challenge to use metallic 3D printing for fabricating shipboard parts to with... Read More

Problems Solved Here: Central Coast Tech Bridge, Innovation Accelerator Foundation to collaborate on technology solutions
Jun 7, 2021
The NavalX Central Coast (C2) Tech Bridge is partnering with Innovation Accelerator Foundation (IAF) to expand collaboration between the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and public sector innovation or... Read More

10 Years Later … McRaven, Operation Neptune Spear, and the Role of NPS
Jun 3, 2021
Just over a decade ago, one of the most consequential and well known missions in modern U.S. history was executed on an unremarkable compound in an unknown city in northern Pakistan. The national lead... Read More

Future Force: Naval Research Chief Discusses Disruptive Technologies During Latest V-SGL
Jun 2, 2021
Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff about “Re-Imagining the Future Force,” and how the United States militar... Read More

18th Acquisition Research Symposium Explores Synergy, Technology in Acquisition Strategies
May 26, 2021
Under the theme of “Creating Synergy for Informed Change,” the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Acquisition Research Program (ARP) held the 18th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium May 11-13 focusi... Read More

NPS Professor Advancing Quantum Technology for Navy Applications
May 24, 2021
Quantum mechanics, the study of nature at an atomic and subatomic level, is a quickly emerging field of research and technology. This new way to look at the world can improve how we navigate, communic... Read More

NPS Student Uses Multidisciplinary Approach to Study Sea Level Rise at Navy Installation
May 21, 2021
For the large number of naval bases located on an ocean’s coast, the prospect of sea level rise (SLR) poses a real potential threat, especially since a rising sea doesn’t necessarily impact everywhere... Read More

NPS Hosts “Ask an Astronaut” Connecting Military Children with Space Veterans
May 20, 2021
In honor of Month of the Military Child, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted “Ask an Astronaut” giving the children of Monterey County service members an opportunity to pose questions to a pane... Read More

NPS Students Use Big Ideas Exchange to Advance Readiness and Mobility
May 20, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted its annual Big Ideas Exchange (BIX), May 14, with six students – U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force officers – presenting innovative research involving ar... Read More

Deputy CNO for Operations and Strategy Explores NPS, Warfighter Solutions
May 19, 2021
Vice Adm. Philip Sawyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5), and Flag Sponsor for the Navy Foreign Affairs Officer (FAO) community, visited the Naval Postgradu... Read More

Associate Provost Positions Identify Key Priorities and Opportunities for Faculty Leadership
May 18, 2021
Over the last few weeks, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Provost Dr. Scott Gartner released announcements for three leadership opportunities for faculty looking to explore new ways to impact the unive... Read More

NPS Students Tackle Key Challenges of the Mobile CubeSat Network
May 18, 2021
Four Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, representing the Navy and Army, have each conducted thesis research to advance and address unique aspects of the Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3)... Read More

NPS Acquisition Research Program to Host 18th Annual Symposium
May 10, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Acquisition Research Program (ARP) will host the 18th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, virtually, May 11-13. The Symposium will serve as a forum for the pre... Read More

NPS, NASA Team Up on “Astrobatics” Project to Advance Spacecraft Robotics
May 4, 2021
On March 17, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students and researchers in the NPS Spacecraft Robotics Laboratory, working with NASA and the International Space Station research team, including astronau... Read More

Annual NRWG Connects NPS Researchers to Fleet Sponsors, Warfighter Challenges
May 3, 2021
The Naval Research Program (NRP) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held its annual Naval Research Working Group (NRWG) event virtually, April 20-22, providing a forum for Department of Defense (D... Read More

NPS Student Invents, Patents Durable Uniform Nametags
May 3, 2021
Using his own time and resources, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Space Systems Engineering student Lt. Mitchell Kempisty ventured into unchartered waters to bring an invention of his making through t... Read More

Pentagon’s Senior Climate Advisor Delivers Talk on Security, Climate Change in Latest SGL
Apr 30, 2021
Mr. Joseph Bryan, Senior Advisor on Climate to the U.S. Secretary of Defense spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff about “The Security Implications of Climate ... Read More

Missile Defense Agency Chief Discusses Technology, Education, Mission During Virtual SGL
Apr 29, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) distinguished alumnus and current Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill spoke virtually to NPS faculty, staff and students on the topic of “Missil... Read More

VCNO Explores Warfighting Research at the Naval Postgraduate School
Apr 29, 2021
Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher made a brief visit to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), April 28, touring several key research labs and speaking with senior leadership about... Read More

Design Challenge Seeks to Advance Prototype for “Athena” Collaboration Tool
Apr 27, 2021
In an effort to modernize the way that research is conducted and shared, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted a design challenge workshop for students, faculty and staff to further develop Athen... Read More

NPS Professor, Students Explore Innovative Ways to Power the Navy
Apr 27, 2021
Imagine a machine that collected water from the air, broke the water down into hydrogen and oxygen, then used hydrogen as a power source. That’s the goal of Dr. Anthony Gannon, associate professor at ... Read More

NPS’ Peter Denning Adds Computer Pioneer Award to Long List of Honors
Apr 27, 2021
The list of accolades and awards for Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor Peter Denning continues to get longer. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), w... 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

NPS, U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center to Jointly Research Maritime Solutions
Apr 14, 2021
As a result of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy (TSMS) released in December, which underscored the need for joint cooperation in today’s security environment, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in M... Read More

Enlisted Marine Earns Top Marine Corps Student Award
Apr 9, 2021
Out of 35 U.S. Marine Corps students graduating this quarter, Staff Sgt. Warren Diffey, a Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (FASNCO), has earned the 2021 Winter Quarter Marine Corps Associat... Read More

Dr. Scott S. Gartner Takes the Helm as NPS' 16th Provost & Academic Dean
Apr 5, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and its community of students, faculty and staff welcomed Dr. Scott Sigmund Gartner to campus as he officially assumed the position of Provost and Academic Dean, Ma... Read More

NPS Earns Max 10-Year Re-accreditation from WSCUC, Again
Apr 1, 2021
On March 3, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) reaffirmed the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) overall effectiveness by reaccrediting the... Read More

NPS Announces the Graduate School of International and Defense Studies
Mar 31, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) School of International Graduate Studies (SIGS) has officially changed its name to the Graduate School of International and Defense Studies (IDS), effective Apr. ... Read More

NPS Military Professor Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Scholar Program
Mar 31, 2021
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thor Martinsen, an applied mathematics professor, has become the first Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Permanent Military Professor (PMP) to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award that... Read More

Panetta Offers Beltway Perspective on Budget Policy During Guest Lecture
Mar 29, 2021
Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California's 20th Congressional District offered an insider’s perspective on national budget policy during a virtual guest lecture for university students in the Defense Budget a... Read More

Navy, NPS Leaders Congratulate Winter Quarter Grads, Virtually
Mar 25, 2021
Acknowledging the exemplary achievements of a new graduating class amidst many challenges, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) commemorated its Winter Quarter graduates virtually, Mar. 26. The new NPS... Read More

NRWG 21 Builds on Success as Virtual Event – Register Now!
Mar 24, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) continues to showcase its exceptional research capacity via the next Naval Research Working Group (NRWG), April 20-22, 2021. Per continued COVID-19 guidance, this y... Read More

A Message From the NPS President: Women’s History Month
Mar 19, 2021
Today marks the 104th anniversary of when women were first authorized to enlist in the U.S Navy. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, I want to take this opportunity to be mindful of the leader... Read More

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Visits NPS to Discuss Enlisted Education
Mar 18, 2021
Seeking ways to provide more educational opportunities for senior enlisted Marines, Sgt. Maj. of the U.S. Marine Corps Troy E. Black explored options and possibilities with faculty and students at the... Read More

Hybrid JIFX Leverages Virtual, Field Experimentation for Record-Setting Event
Mar 17, 2021
For nearly 20 years, the Naval Postgraduate School’s Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) program has hosted quarterly in person experimentation events at the NPS Field Lab located at Camp R... Read More

Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Discusses Quantum Reform of the Metric System
Mar 15, 2021
Nobel Prize recipient Dr. William Phillips, a pioneer of atomic timekeeping used by the Navy, spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff on the topic of “Quantum Re... Read More