On April 4, 2013, the Kostas Research Institute hosted the semi-annual meeting of the Regional Response Team (Region 1). The RRT1 is the federal component of the National Response System for the states of Main, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode … Continue reading
Events
Manufacturing Technologies for Nano-Enabled Projects
On February 21, 2013, the Kostas Institute hosted a workshop on Manufacturing Technologies for Nano-Enabled Products. Organized by the National Science Foundation Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (www.nano.neu.edu), the workshop was to develop a strategy and vision for a new national Institute for … Continue reading
FEMA EMI L363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education
The Boston Consortium hosts a FEMA led training exercise for its 15 member institutions at the Kostas Research Institute. This is one of FEMA Emergency Management Institute’s 25 national EMI L363 Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education sessions this year. … Continue reading
Maritime Security Research Briefing
The Kostas Research Institute hosted a maritime security research briefing at Northeastern’s main campus on August 14th. Several Northeastern professors attended the briefing which included presentations from the Coast Guard’s research and development team and a discussion about the state of … Continue reading
Homeland Security Investigations at the Kostas Institute
The Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Security Investigations within the Immigration Service hosted a 2day financial crimes training seminar for 60 ICE agents from offices throughout New England at the Kostas Institute. Dr. Nikos Passas, Professor of Criminal Justice … Continue reading
1st District Coast Guard District Conference
The U.S. Coast Guard District Commander, Rear-Admiral Dan Neptune, held an inter-agency conference at the Kostas Research Institute on May 1st. Coast Guard field commanders from Main to New Jersey joined Admiral Neptune and Kostas Co-Directors Dr. Stephen Flynn and … Continue reading