Our Partners

Global Infectious Diseases Institute

The Global Infectious Diseases Institute (GIDI) brings together over 100 UVA researchers who are invested in combating infectious diseases worldwide. GIDI has collaborations on six continents and are engaging local and global communities in infectious disease research, from fundamental mechanisms of disease, to diagnostics and treatment approaches and their appropriate implementation.

Cyber Innovation and Society Institute

The mission of the Cyber Innovation and Society Institute is to carry out multidisciplinary research and education initiatives that focus on the complex technical, social and policy challenges posed by emerging cyber innovations to ensure that cyber technology benefits all of society equally, fairly and dependably.

MD5 is now NSIN, the National Security Innovation Network. Our new name reflects our mission, to build new networks of innovators. We remain dedicated to the work of bringing together defense, academic and entrepreneurial innovators to solve national security problems in new ways.

Global Policy Center

The mission of the Global Policy Center is to promote and deepen global teaching and research at the Batten School. It supports international activities in scholarship, curriculum development, service and student engagement.

National Security, Intelligence, and Defense Club

The National Security, Intelligence, and Defense Club (NSID) is a Contracted Independent Organization at the University of Virginia. Its goal is to help students who are interested in national security. This ranges from learning about different national security challenges present in the world today to advice and networking for those interested in pursuing a public sector career, and a forum where students can meet others who share similar interests and passions.