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NPS Team Turns to Machine Learning to Predict Social Unrest
Jan 16, 2019
The balloon of cyber warfare has gone up, and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) remains at the forefront of developing vital technologies to win the fight in this very gray domain. The Defense Inte... Read More

Safety Professional Retires with 40 Years of Federal Service
Jan 9, 2019
During his 40-year federal government career, Michael Berry went from tax examiner to radiological technician to occupational safety and health (OSH) officer. The bulk of his varied career occurred at... Read More

NPS National Security Affairs Graduates
Dec 21, 2018
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held a graduation ceremony for six service members who graduated from the National Security Affairs (NSA) Regional Security Studies Course Dec. 13, 2018. “This is a ce... Read More

NPS Student receives Navy League Award
Dec 18, 2018
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) student Lt. Cmdr. Scott Stafford has been recognized with the quarter’s top academic honor, receiving the Monterey County Navy League Award for Highest Academic Achieve... Read More

Congressman Jimmy Panetta Rallies Fall Quarter Grads
Dec 14, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) bid farewell to 365 graduates earning 368 advanced degrees, including 37 international students, during the 2018 Fall Quarter Graduation ceremony in King Auditorium... Read More

MACO Graduate Commissioned to Warrant Officer
Dec 7, 2018
Chief Cryptologic Technician (Networks) Kurt Myers was commissioned to Chief Warrant Officer 2 in a ceremony held on the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) campus, Nov. 30. Myers, a recent graduate of NP... Read More

Tillman Leadership Award Recognizes Maples’ Enduring Legacy
Dec 6, 2018
NPS Special Operations Program student U.S. Army Maj. Peter Arendt is the recipient of the NPS Foundation Pat Tillman Leadership Award for the 2018 Fall Quarter, presented Dec. 4 on the university cam... Read More

Chair Professor Recognized by AIAA for Advancing Astronautics
Nov 30, 2018
NPS National Reconnaissance Office Chair Professor retired U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Bursch has been presented with the Haley Astronautics Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ... Read More

Physics Professor’s Patents Could Help Speed Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Nov 29, 2018
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) applied physics associate professor was recently awarded a series of patents which could dramatically reduce the cost and time of infectious disease diagnosis. Dr. E... Read More

NDIA Honors NPS Distinguished Professor Through Young Professional’s Award
Nov 19, 2018
NPS Distinguished Professor Emeritus Robert E. Ball of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department was honored by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) as it renamed its award for... Read More

NPS Volunteers Recognize Veterans Across Monterey County
Nov 13, 2018
NPS student volunteers joined several informal ceremonies of varied sizes over the weekend to recognize Monterey County Veterans who set the standard in service before them. On Friday, Nov. 9, at The... Read More

Students Attend Experience Tour at PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Nov 2, 2018
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students recently participated in an internship trip sponsored by the Program Executive Office (PEO) Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS). The annual experience tour allows... Read More

SFS Grad Turns Opportunity into Award-Winning Research
Oct 9, 2018
For the past 17 years, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has offered a Scholarship for Service (SFS) program for its master’s degree in computer science with a specialization in cybersecurity and cy... Read More

Alumnus Shares a Powerful Story of Transformation With Summer Grads
Sep 21, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) bid farewell to 320 graduates, including 29 international students from 11 nations, earning 323 advanced degrees during the 2018 Summer Quarter Graduation ceremony ... Read More

Four NPS Faculty Recognized as Distinguished Professors
Sep 14, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized four of its top faculty by conferring the honored title of Distinguished Professor in recognition of their exceptional and sustained scholarly, teaching ... Read More

Summer Quarter’s MORS/Tisdale Award Recipient Named
Aug 30, 2018
The NPS Department of Operations Research (OR) held its summer quarter Military and Operations Research Society (MORS) Stephen A. Tisdale Graduate Research Award competition in Glasgow Hall, Aug. 23. ... Read More

NPS Students, Faculty and Alumni Well Represented in SECNAV Innovation Awards
Jul 25, 2018
In early 2018 during his first visit to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Richard V. Spencer offered his vision for the future of the university, callin... Read More

NPS Professors Honored With Navy’s Distinguished Service Award
Jul 10, 2018
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professors have received the highest honorary award bestowed on Navy civilians by the Secretary of the Navy. Operations research (OR) professors Gerald Brown and N... Read More

Spring Grad’s Thesis Examines Vulnerabilities in the Space Domain
Jun 19, 2018
A Spring Quarter Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) graduate received two of the school’s prestigious student awards for the master’s thesis he wrote on his way to dual master’s degrees. U.S. Army Maj. ... Read More

NPS Inducts Newest Member into Esteemed Hall of Fame
Jun 18, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently welcomed its newest inductee into the university’s prestigious Hall of Fame. Vice Adm. Jan E. Tighe was presented with the NPS Hall of Fame medal – honori... Read More

Former NPS President Tighe Returns to Honor Spring Quarter Grads
Jun 15, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) bid farewell to 317 graduates earning 323 advanced degrees, including 27 international students, during the 2018 Spring Quarter Graduation ceremony in King Auditori... Read More

ECE Professor Recognized with Annual Schieffelin Award
Jun 12, 2018
The Rear Adm. John J. Schieffelin Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Naval Postgraduate School was awarded to Dr. Frank Kragh, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Eng... Read More

Future Ph.D. Student Earns Spring Quarter’s Navy League Award
Jun 8, 2018
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) student U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chris Angelopoulos has been recognized with the quarter’s top academic honor, receiving the Monterey County Navy League Award for Highest Academ... Read More

Air Force Student Honored With Distinguished Flying Cross
May 31, 2018
NPS student U.S. Air Force Maj. Philip Garito was presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross during a special ceremony in King Auditorium, May 22, with Garito’s family and fellow Air Force officers... Read More

Operations Research Grad’s Analysis Recognized by CJCS
May 30, 2018
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus was recently honored by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford for his work in text analysis and security cooperat... Read More

Former NPS Professor Returns to Lecture on Future of Undersea Communication
May 18, 2018
Dr. Joe Rice, a former research professor in the NPS Department of Physics, returned to campus to offer the latest Menneken Lecture, May 3. While on campus, Rice was also honored with the NATO Science... Read More

Founding Faculty Member of NWC Monterey Program Retires
May 16, 2018
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program honored longtime NPS Professor Jan Breemer with the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award and Medal prior to his retirement, recognizing his 30 years of ded... Read More

University Librarian Leads an Era of Change for Dudley Knox Library
May 14, 2018
To step into the Dudley Knox Library (DKL) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) today is to enter a busy, vibrant world. Throughout the library, students are diligently absorbed in their work; group... Read More

Winter Quarter Grad Prevails in Global Simulation Competition
Apr 16, 2018
A recent Graduate School of Business and Public Policy (GSBPP) graduate has emerged triumphant in a major international simulation competition. U.S. Navy Lt. Jessika Hall represented the Naval Postgr... Read More

NPS Earns High Marks in Annual Grad School Rankings
Apr 4, 2018
“U.S. News and World Report” released their annual rankings for graduate universities across the nation, and once again, NPS programs performed well in the analysis, including a number one overall ran... Read More

Naval War College Monterey Celebrates 74th Graduating Class
Mar 26, 2018
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) celebrated its 74th graduating class during a ceremony in Herrmann Hall, March 22. Since September of 1999... Read More

Awards Ceremony Honors Winter Quarter’s Top Performers
Mar 22, 2018
An audience of students, faculty, family and friends gathered in Herrmann Hall to honor the quarter’s top students and faculty during the Winter Quarter Awards Ceremony, March 20, recognizing achievem... Read More

Military Operations Research Society Selects Thesis Award Recipient
Mar 15, 2018
The NPS Department of Operations Research (OR) held its latest Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Tisdale Thesis Award competition in Glasgow Hall, March 8. Four finalists were selected to pr... Read More

Hamming Award Recipient Recognized for Interdisciplinary Studies in Big Data
Mar 14, 2018
Dr. James Scrofani, Associate Professor in the NPS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the university’s Center for Multi-INT Studies (CMIS), is the winner of the... Read More

Local Mayor Helps ECE Faculty Evaluate Wozencraft Competition
Mar 7, 2018
Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Kampe joined the usual panel of NPS Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty as the finalists for the quarterly John McReynolds Wozencraft Academic Award in electrical and ... Read More

NPS Students Selected for Prestigious Fellowship at SPAWAR Pacific
Feb 14, 2018
U.S. Navy Capt. Mel Yokoyama, Commanding Officer of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific), met with NPS students who have been selected for participation in the (SSC Pacific... Read More

NPS Conrad Scholar Award Continues Legacy of Rear Adm. Peter Conrad
Jan 22, 2018
Retired Rear Adm. Peter Conrad died in Leonardtown, Maryland Dec. 10, 2017 at the age of 88 years old. He was predeceased by his wife Judith Coville Conrad and by his younger twin siblings Julia Conra... Read More

Annual Menneken Awards Honor NPS' Top Researchers
Jan 10, 2018
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Provost Dr. Steven R. Lerman announced the winners of the 2017 Menneken Awards, Jan. 10. Made possible by the NPS Foundation through a grant from the Carl E. and Jessie... Read More

Distinguished NPS Alumna Congratulates Fall Quarter's Graduates
Dec 15, 2017
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) bid farewell to 396 graduates earning 399 advanced degrees, including 36 international students, during the 2017 Fall Quarter Graduation ceremony in King Auditorium... Read More

Communications Award Recipient Recognized by Former CJCS Mike Mullen
Dec 13, 2017
Electrical and Computer Engineering student Lt. Cmdr. Ehren J. Bittner is the 2017 Fall Quarter recipient of the 138th Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) John McReynolds Wo... Read More

Air Force Officer Recognized with Multiple Student Awards
Dec 6, 2017
U.S. Air Force Capt. Margarita Balish, set to graduate from NPS’ National Security Affairs program, Dec. 15, is the recipient of two prestigious awards for the 2017 Fall Quarter, the Superior Service ... Read More

Large Class of NPS Marines Complete EWS, CSC Programs
Nov 22, 2017
In one of the largest classes in recent years, 80 U.S. Marine Corps students currently studying at NPS were awarded certificates of completion for the Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) distance educa... Read More

Operations Research Professor Honored with INFORMS Fellowship
Nov 16, 2017
Professor of Operations Research Susan Sanchez has been elected a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), one of the highest and most prestigious designa... Read More

NSA Monterey Strikes Gold in SECNAV’s Energy and Water Management Awards
Nov 14, 2017
Naval Support Activity Monterey struck “Gold” in the Secretary of the Navy's (SECNAV) Energy and Water Management Awards program. The 2017 Gold level of achievement for the installation, which evaluat... Read More

CHDS Director Woodbury Earns National Emergency Management Association’s Suiter Award
Oct 31, 2017
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Director Glen Woodbury was honored with the 2017 Lacy E. Suiter Distinguished Service Award. Officials of the National E... Read More

NPS Grad’s Thesis Catches the Eye of the ‘Father of the Internet’
Oct 10, 2017
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Julian D’Orsaneo graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) with high praise, earning the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) John McReyno... Read More

Vice Chief Celebrates Summer Quarter's Graduating Class
Sep 22, 2017
The Naval Postgraduate School bid farewell to 298 graduates earning 301 advanced degrees, including 23 international students from eight nations, during the 2017 Summer Quarter Graduation ceremony in ... Read More

Junior Cyber Ops Officer Recognized with Top Army Student Award
Sep 19, 2017
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Richard Shmel was presented with the Association of U.S. Army (AUSA) Stilwell Chapter Award for Top Army Student during the quarterly Student Awards Ceremony in Herrmann Hall, Sept. ... Read More

DA Professor Honored for Teaching Excellence With Annual Hamming Award
Sep 13, 2017
NPS Department of Defense Analysis Associate Professor Heather Gregg is the recipient of the 2017 Richard W. Hamming Annual Faculty Award for Achievement in Teaching, recognizing her exceptional work ... Read More

Financial Management Grad, Conrad Chair Honored with NPS Distinguished Alumnus Award
Sep 8, 2017
NPS President retired Vice Adm. Ronald A. Route surprised NPS alumnus retired Vice Adm. John T. "Terry" Blake with the Distinguished Alumnus Award during a class session in Ingersoll Hall, Sept. 7. Bl... Read More

NPS Honors Longtime ECE, Space Systems Professor, Herschel Loomis
Jul 11, 2017
Distinguished Professor Dr. Herschel “Hersch” Loomis Jr. was honored at his retirement ceremony by being awarded the Superior Civilian Service Award by NPS President retired Vice Adm. Ronald A. Route ... Read More

Marine Corps Brothers Graduate NPS With High Honors
Jun 22, 2017
Marine Corps Capts. Ezra and Micah Akin have accomplished quite a bit during their time together at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), culminating with their participation in the Spring Quarter grad... Read More

NASA Accepts Two NPS Graduates Into Latest Astronaut Candidate Class
Jun 20, 2017
Of the 11 candidates selected for NASA’s latest class of astronaut candidates, Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Dominick and Marine Corps Maj. Jasmin Moghbeli have something in common ... a master’s degree from the ... Read More

Former NPS Professor and Personal Computing Pioneer Memorialized on Campus
May 24, 2017
Dr. Gary A. Kildall is not a household name, but he should be. Kildall’s contributions to personal computing could easily place him on equal billing with modern day tech moguls like Steve Jobs and Bi... Read More

NPS Operations Research Professor Wins Two Prestigious INFORMS Awards
Dec 7, 2016
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor of Operations Research (OR) Dr. Gerald G. Brown accomplished something no other OR practitioner ever has … He was awarded both the 2016 INFORMS ... Read More

NPS Team Patents New Global Positioning Method Using Broadcast TV Signals
Mar 28, 2016
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumna Kaylene Carter, along with Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty Drs. Murali Tummala and John McEachen, and electrical engineer Rohan Ramlall... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Well Represented in SECNAV Innovation Awards
Feb 18, 2016
When the winners of the Secretary of the Navy Innovation Awards were announced, Feb. 8, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) was well represented among the honorees. NPS alumnus Lt. Brendan Geoghegan w... Read More

Student’s Explosive Containment Technique Leads to Patent
Feb 5, 2016
Former Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Defense Analysis student Navy Lt. Deward Cummings was awarded a patent for his “Explosive Storage System,” Jan. 12. His invention reveals a novel t... Read More

NPS Foundation Announces 2015 Menneken Award Winners
Jan 29, 2016
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Menneken Awards. NPS Dean of Research Jeff Paduan made the announcement which included the introduction of a new facul... Read More

Apache Engineer Takes Top DOD Student Award for Summer 2015
Sep 25, 2015
James B. “Brent” Logan received the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for DOD Students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for the 2015 summer quarter. Logan, a production engineer with the... Read More

Former NPS Army War College Fellows Call for Irregular Cyber Strategies
Jul 14, 2015
Former NPS students and U.S. Army War College Fellows Army Lt. Cols. Robert Schultz and Patrick Duggan earned first-place honors while competing in the 2015 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Natio... Read More

NPS Promotion and Tenure Ceremony Casts Light on Relevant Education, Research
May 18, 2015
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) President retired Vice Adm. Ronald A. Route and Provost Dr. Douglas Hensler, honored a diverse crowd of academics during NPS’ annual promotion and tenure ceremony in th... Read More

Iconic Researcher, Teacher Richard Hamming Maintains Lasting Legacy on Campus
Jan 6, 2015
“The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers,” once noted renowned mathematician and former Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Professor Richard W. Hamming. For the man who set aside a lifetime of g... Read More

Fall Quarter Graduate’s Research Recognized by Navy Oceanographer
Dec 18, 2014
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) student Lt. Cmdr. Kathryn “Kate” Hermsdorfer, graduating this Fall Quarter in the university’s Meteorology and Physical Oceanography curricula (METOC), was recently rec... Read More

SEED Center Research Team Earns NATO Scientific Achievement Award
Nov 24, 2014
A team of faculty and researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Simulation, Experiments and Efficient Design (SEED) Center for Data Farming has been honored with a 2014 NATO Science and T... Read More

Senior Brazilian Officer Honored With Distinguished Alumni Award
Aug 8, 2014
Military Advisor for the Minister of Defense, Vice Admiral Almir Garnier Santos of the Federal Republic of Brazil Navy was presented with the Naval Postgraduate School’s Distinguished Alumni Award dur... Read More

NAVAIR Employees Earn Master’s Degrees from Naval Postgraduate School
May 6, 2014
Calling their academic milestone a “huge accomplishment and a life event,” Rear Adm. Mark Darrah, commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division welcomed the ninth graduating class of NAV... Read More

Information Sciences Professor Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Award
Mar 24, 2014
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Associate Professor Alexander Bordetsky was selected to receive a prestigious J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar award, March 10. Bordetsky intends to use his Fulbrig... Read More

NPS Professor Dr. Nita Shattuck Honored With Surface Navy Association's Literary Award
Jan 23, 2014
In the wake of a time that requires the fleet to “do more with less,” somewhere sleep is overlooked in the equation of mission readiness.  Navy tradition didn’t necessarily include sleep to begin... Read More

Physics Professor Joe Hooper Honored With Menneken Research Award
Jan 22, 2014
Like any component of the Navy, the Naval Postgraduate School is dedicated to preserving and honoring the history of the installation and the legacy of those who have contributed to the betterment of ... Read More

NPS Supply Corps Student Honored With Prestigious Batchelder Award
Nov 27, 2013
Naval Postgraduate School operations analysis student Lt. John Sprague was officially presented with the Navy League of the United States Vice Adm. Robert F. Batchelder Award by university President, ... Read More

NPS Alumni Sweep Prestigious Stockdale Leadership Awards for 2013
Nov 8, 2013
Naval Postgraduate School alumni, Navy Cmdrs. Richard N. Massie and Leif E. Mollo, have been selected to receive the Navy’s coveted Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership, and will be honored du... Read More

NPS Professors Awarded Prestigious Grant to Explore Ethics of Cyberwarfare
Nov 8, 2013
The National Science Foundation has awarded NPS Department of Defense Analysis Assistant Professor Dr. Bradley “BJ” Strawser and Department of Computer Science Professor Dr. Neil C. Rowe with a three-... Read More

Naval War College Review Honors NPS Faculty with Best Paper Awards
Sep 12, 2013
Retired Navy Capts. and NPS operations research Professors of Practice, Wayne P. Hughes and Jeffrey Kline, took first and second place in the prestigious Hugh G. Nott Prize competition for their contr... Read More

Pakistani Air Force Pilot Honored With Quarter’s Top International Student Award
Jul 3, 2013
Each quarter, the Naval Postgraduate School honors a select international student for excellence in both academics and research. This past quarter, the honor, entitled the Outstanding Academic Achieve... Read More

Turkish Officer Awarded Prestigious NPS Ops Research Award
Jun 14, 2013
Turkish Air Force Officer 1st Lt. Begum Ozcan has been selected as the Naval Postgraduate School’s spring quarter recipient of the prestigious MORS/Tisdale Award for her thesis, “Effectiveness of Unma... Read More

Senior Pakistani Officer Honored With Thesis Award
May 23, 2013
Pakistani Air Force Air Commodore Shahid Latif Bajwa will graduate with outstanding thesis honors during the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) upcoming Summer Graduation Ceremony, an honor bestowed up... Read More

NPS OR Department Wins Prestigious INFORMS Award
Apr 18, 2013
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) was awarded the 2013 UPS George D. Smith Prize by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORM... Read More

Monterey Naval Installations Honored with Environmental and Historic Stewardship Awards
Apr 5, 2013
The Naval Support Activity (NSA) Monterey, home to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), was recently awarded two prestigious Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) awards for cultural resource management and... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Inducts Iconic SEAL, Industry Mogul Into University Hall of Fame
Dec 6, 2012
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed its two newest inductees into the university’s prestigious Hall of Fame during a formal ceremony in Herrmann Hall, Nov. 30. Interim President Rear Adm. Jan... Read More

NPS Cyber Student Honored With Prestigious Vice Adm. Richard Mayo Award
Nov 20, 2012
NPS Cyber Systems and Operations student Lt. Jason Hughes was presented the Vice Adm. Richard W. Mayo Award during a small ceremony, Nov. 5. Hughes was nominated for the award by his previous command,... Read More

NPS, AFIT Partner on Development of Cost Estimation Certificate Program
Nov 5, 2012
A joint educational effort between the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) celebrated the completion its first cohort of students in the cost estimating an... Read More

NPS Distinguished Professor Awarded Prestigious OR Prize
Oct 18, 2012
NPS Distinguished Professor Donald Gaver has been awarded the 2012 Military Applications Society of INFORMS J. Steinhardt Prize. The award recognizes individuals for lifetime achievements in the field... Read More

NPS Graduate Honored With Navy’s Coveted Stockdale Leadership Award
Oct 16, 2012
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus Cmdr. Chase D. Patrick of Manassas, Va., has been honored as one of two recipients of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership –... Read More

Defense Analysis Professor Reflects on Receipt of USSOCOM Medal
Aug 9, 2012
There are many occasions when a star pupil returns to his or her alma mater to pay tribute to a key teacher, a mentor who played a significant role in the educational experience. But rarely has that s... Read More

EUCOM Recognizes NPS Professor, Student for Humanitarian Assistance Research
Jul 11, 2012
As the designated U.S. Partnership for Peace Training and Education Center (USPTC), the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) develops programs with a focus on preventing conflict, establishing capabilities... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Honors NCO with University’s Top Army Student Award
Jun 26, 2012
Naval Postgraduate School Defense Analysis student Master Sgt. Jim Monroe was recently the first non-commissioned officer (NCO) to ever be awarded the Association of the U.S. Army, Gen. Joseph W. Stil... Read More

NPS Provost, Chair Professor to Be Honored With Ellis Island Medals of Honor
May 1, 2012
Naval Postgraduate School Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Leonard Ferrari and Chair of Systemic Strategy and Complexity Navy Capt. Wayne Porter will soon join a prestigious group of American ... Read More

Distinguished Professor Honored with Fulbright Award
Apr 20, 2012
Distinguished Professor Dr. Nancy Haegel was recently awarded a Fulbright scholar award for research and lecturing for her work in near-field scanning optical microscopy. Her work will take her to Heb... Read More

NPS, DLIFLC Honored with CENIC’s Innovations in Networking Award
Mar 23, 2012
The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) presented the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) with the 2012 Inno... Read More

University Inducts Two New Members into Prestigious Hall of Fame
Dec 13, 2011
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) inducted two new members, retired Adm. Stan Arthur and Dr. Jack London, to its Hall of Fame during a ceremony, Dec. 2. Adm. Stanley Arthur served as Commander U.S.... Read More

NPS Team Wins MILCOM Best Paper Award for Plan to Secure Networks From Compromised Devices
Dec 6, 2011
NPS Computer Science Professor Geoffrey Xie, recent NPS graduate Lt. Scott Huchton, and Assistant Professor Robert Beverly were awarded the 2011 Fred W. Ellersick Military Communications (MILCOM) Awar... Read More

Systems Engineering Professor Awarded Prestigious ACE Fellowship
Sep 1, 2011
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Professor of Systems Engineering, Dr. David H. Olwell, was recently named a Fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE). The ACE Fellowship Program is a yearlong ... Read More

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Returns Home to Address NPS Community
Aug 25, 2011
The United States Secretary of Defense returned to his hometown, Aug. 23, to deliver a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL) to NPS students, faculty and staff packed into King Auditorium. Longtim... Read More

NPS Student Named “Marine Corps Times” Marine of the Year
Jul 20, 2011
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) student has been named the “Marine Corps Times” Marine of the Year for 2011, and will be presented the award during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., July 21, with memb... Read More

Retired Navy Officer Turned Business School Prof. Honored with Annual Schieffelin Teaching Award
Jul 14, 2011
E. Cory Yoder, a retired Navy commander turned Senior Lecturer for the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy (GSBPP) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), received the Admiral John Jay Schie... Read More

Ops Research Professor Honored with National SCEA Award
Jun 29, 2011
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Visiting Professor of Operations Research, Dr. Dan Nussbaum, was recently honored with the Society of Cost Estimating & Analysis’ (SCEA) 2011 Service to the Society... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Awards Longtime Senator John Warner with Honorary Doctorate
May 27, 2011
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored former Senator John Warner with an honorary Doctor of Military Science degree, May 25, during a formal ceremony held on the university campus. Warner served... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Earns Landmark Second Consecutive Ten-Year WASC Reaccreditation
Apr 5, 2011
The Naval Postgraduate School just received the highest possible ten-year reaccreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), for the second consecutive term. In his letter o... Read More

CNO Roughead Keynotes Winter Graduation Ceremonies
Mar 30, 2011
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead inspired graduates from all the military services and nine allied and coalition partner nations during his keynote address at the Naval Postgraduate Sch... Read More