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Biometrics

05/24/2013 - The Center for Global Development released a study in January looking at 160 cases wherebiometrics have been used in developing countries. Learn more about how biometrics have been used as an identifier in voting systems, national ID databases, and more.
Intelligence: Research & Studies

Intelligence

05/24/2013 - A new approach to problem solving from the bottom up, and researchers voluntarily lift a moratorium on bird flu studies.
International: Research & Studies

Biometrics in Developing Regions

05/24/2013 - First-world countries have long used biometrics for security and forensics, but developing countries are using biometrics to create IDs that can be used to facilitate services like voting or the distribution of financial aid.
The Workplace: Research & Studies

Social Media

04/26/2013 - A global study by Proskauer includes best practices for businesses that allow social media at work for corporate and personal use. Read the full results of the study.
Beyond Print: Research & Studies

Extremism

03/27/2013 - Researchers are looking into how leaders’ speeches can trigger violent responses. Read their report.
Book Reviews: Research & Studies

Arctic Security in an Age of Climate Change

03/27/2013 - This book contemplates defense and security from the perspective of the affected states (Canada, Russia, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, United States, Iceland, Sweden, and Finland) based on the foreseeable transition from an ice-bound region to an ice-free one.
Intelligence: Research & Studies

Intelligence

03/26/2013 - Researchers examine how emotional cues in speeches can trigger violence, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police forms a comprehensive center for officer wellness issues.
Beyond Print: Research & Studies

Employment

02/19/2013 - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that a company violated federal law when it fired an employee for writing offensive and threatening remarks on newsletters in a staff break room.
Daily Headline : Research & Studies

Researcher: Empowering Civil Society is Right Approach to Disaster Recovery

11/09/2012 - Local organizations, like churches, charities, and businesses, should lead recovery efforts rather than government after natural disasters, a researcher argues.
Beyond Print: Research & Studies

Security Metrics

08/27/2012 - See an example of how a security department can come up with reliable and consistent metrics for security. The first step was to develop categories into which incidents could be recorded.
Daily Headline : Research & Studies

Device Could Allow Cell Phones to Detect Bioagents

08/22/2012 - In 2004, researcher Nosang Myung started building a miniature device that could detect airborne toxins. Eight years later, the newest prototype is about a month from completion.
Daily Headline : Research & Studies

Researchers Offer New Solution to Active Shooter Mitigation

08/10/2012 - Colleges and universities seeking to reduce casualties on campus during an active shooter incident should invest in networked technologies that would limit the gunman’s access to easy targets.
Daily Headline : Research & Studies

Safecast Uses Kickstarter to Fund Citizens' Geiger Counter

06/19/2012 - A campaign to increase public radiation data raises more than $100,000 in two weeks.
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