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title: June 2024
date: 2024-06-27T16:44:00-04:00
author: Lauren Stephenson
canonical_url: "https://greatercollegepark.umd.edu/news/june-2024"
section: News
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# June 2024

*June 27, 2024* — by Lauren Stephenson
> The Department of Defense awarded UMD the largest research contract in the institution’s history to support the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS). Established in 2018 to combat complex national security problems by utilizing a multidisciplinary approach,“ARLIS bridges social and technical sciences to address pressing national security needs in the areas of cognitive security, supply chains, technology engagement and insider risk”. Read more in Maryland Today.

*Lead image: Exterior of ARLIS building — ARLIS at the University of Maryland*

The Department of Defense awarded UMD the largest research contract in the institution’s history to support the [**Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS)**](https://www.arlis.umd.edu/). Established in 2018 to combat complex national security problems by utilizing a multidisciplinary approach,“ARLIS bridges social and technical sciences to address pressing national security needs in the areas of cognitive security, supply chains, technology engagement and insider risk”. Read more in [**Maryland Today**](https://today.umd.edu/umd-awarded-record-setting-research-contract-worth-up-to-500m).

- [June 2024 Discovery District Newsletter](https://mailchi.mp/umd/discovery-district-newsletter-june-2024)