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Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

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The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has selected Northeastern University’s Center for Awareness and Location of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT) to lead a renewed DHS Center of Excellence for Explosives Research. S&T will provide ALERT with a $2.5 million grant for the first of five years. Northeastern and its partners, which include the University of Rhode Island, are the incumbents as the Center of Excellence for Explosives Research. The Defense Department’s Washington Headquarters Services has awarded a $3.2…

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