By Katelyn Ideus National Strategic Research Institute

NSRI and federal partners tour UNMC, other NU campuses

Leaders from the Defense Health Agency and Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute recently visited the university.

Aug 24, 2026

Front row from left: Oleg Korzyukov, PhD, UNMC; Brianna McGhee, 55 CONS; Tiffany Arizmendi, 55 CONS; Capt. Gerald Burke, AFRRI; Neal Woollen, PhD, NSRI; David Evans, DHA; Dr. Emily Luteran, PhD, DHA; Valentina Gumenyuk, PhD, UNMC. Back row from left: Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.) Rick Evans, NSRI; Martin LaFrance, PhD, DHA; Ryan Hartung, PhD, ARS Steering Committee; Chad Briscoe, PhD, ARS Steering Committee; Vijay Singh, PhD, AFRRI; Terry Thiem, PhD, NSRI; Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC; Jim Miller, UARC Program Manager, USSTRATCOM.

NSRI, UNMC awarded military medical contract

Group led by Alicia Schiller, PhD, to develop military medical personnel assessment tools.

Feb 18, 2021

Alicia Schiller, PhD

NSRI to fund NU projects focused on DOD needs

Proposals are due on Jan. 15.

Nov 17, 2020

Josh Santarpia, PhD, National Strategic Research Institute research director for CWMD programs

NU, NSRI receive $10.3 million contract

UNMC will help investigate chemical, biological threats, countermeasures.

Nov 5, 2020

From left, Rick Bevins, PhD, Kaushik Patel, PhD, Daniel Monaghan, PhD, Joshua Santarpia, PhD, and Daryl Murry, PharmD

NSRI founding executive director to retire

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Hinson will retire from the National Strategic Research Institute on Dec. 31.

Oct 16, 2020

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Hinson