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UA leads $15 million border center
By: Shain Bergan
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: News
While border issues remain a controversial topic across the country, the UA is taking an active approach to solving border security issues.
The UA is leading a team of 12 universities in the establishment of the Center of Excellence for Border Security and Immigration to deal with issues concerning the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.
The center will focus on such issues as border security communication, surveillance, situational awareness and risk management. It will also seek to continue the development of new technology and necessary training of border security professionals.
The formation of the six-year, $15 million center is a culmination of over two years of collaboration by several states and educational institutions, said Elyse Golob, director of the UA Center for Management of Information.
Jay Nunamaker Jr., UA professor of management information systems and director of the UA's Center for Management of Information, will lead the Center of Excellence for Border Security and Immigration.
The leadership duties to be bestowed upon the UA include creating and further developing long-term border security research projects, as well as managing much of the research assembled by other universities in the center.
While the UA will be leading the research functions, the University of Texas at El Paso will head up the educational and training aspects of the center. These training duties include instructing researchers, as well as guiding those currently working in the field as customs agents and border security personnel, Golob said.
The UA is leading a team of 12 universities in the establishment of the Center of Excellence for Border Security and Immigration to deal with issues concerning the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.
The center will focus on such issues as border security communication, surveillance, situational awareness and risk management. It will also seek to continue the development of new technology and necessary training of border security professionals.
The formation of the six-year, $15 million center is a culmination of over two years of collaboration by several states and educational institutions, said Elyse Golob, director of the UA Center for Management of Information.
Universities involved with border security project
University of Arizona
University of Texas at El Paso
Arizona State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Tech
San Diego State University
University of Texas - Pan American
University of Minnesota
University of Washington
West Virginia University
University of Southern California
University of Albany
Jay Nunamaker Jr., UA professor of management information systems and director of the UA's Center for Management of Information, will lead the Center of Excellence for Border Security and Immigration.
The leadership duties to be bestowed upon the UA include creating and further developing long-term border security research projects, as well as managing much of the research assembled by other universities in the center.
While the UA will be leading the research functions, the University of Texas at El Paso will head up the educational and training aspects of the center. These training duties include instructing researchers, as well as guiding those currently working in the field as customs agents and border security personnel, Golob said.
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