The United States Department of Homeland Security has appointed a consortium of 10 universities, including Rutgers University-New Brunswick, to combat terrorist and criminal attacks on soft targets such as schools, hospitals, shopping malls and sports stadiums. The new Center of Excellence for Engineering Secure Environments from Targeted Attacks combines the strengths of three such DHS centers, including the Command, Control, and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis (CCICADA) at Rutgers.
