Senator, Intelligence Chief Join UVA Leaders To Open National Security Institute

Audience listens to Sen. Mark Warner's remarks at NSDPI Ribbon Cutting

November 22, 2024

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Sen. Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and Professor Philip Potter to cut a ceremonial ribbon Friday marking the opening of the National Security Data and Policy Institute, UVA’s sixth university-level institute. 

The new institute, backed by a $20 million government contract, will combine UVA’s expertise in data science, artificial intelligence, research computing and public policy to address important national security challenges.