UM terrorism center receives federal funding

COLLEGE PARK - A University of Maryland center has received federal funding to study homegrown terrorist groups.

The researchers will also study the effectiveness of counterterrorism strategies and efforts to build community resilience to attacks.

University officials say the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, established in 2005, will receive nearly $12 million over three years from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ...