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Former Colombian Navy Commander Inducted Into NPS Hall of Fame
Apr 5, 2024
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored retired Colombian Navy Adm. Guillermo E. Barrera for his lifetime of service, both to his country and to the United States, by inducting him as the 30th mem... Read More

NPS Doctoral Program Advances Technical Capacity, Research Capability For NIWC Pacific Employees
Feb 13, 2024
Facing the increasingly complex, and critical, mission of advanced technological and engineering support to the Navy’s information warfare community, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, h... Read More

Medal of Honor Awardee, Iconic Leader Highlight Latest Inductions into NPS Hall of Fame
Dec 5, 2023
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed two new inductees into its prestigious Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Herrmann Hall, Dec. 1. Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Kelley, a recipient of the ... Read More

Marine General Offers Challenge to NPS Summer Quarter Graduates
Sep 22, 2023
Emphasizing the power of collaboration and embracing the inevitable flux of change, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its 2023 Summer Quarter graduates on Sept. 22 during a ceremony at Ki... Read More

NPS’ Inaugural Regional Alumni Symposium Highlights Importance of Strong Alliances, Partnerships
Sep 20, 2023
With an eye on strengthening the United States’ strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) brought together more than 100 international graduates for the inaugural... Read More

NPS Professor’s DURIP Award Will Take Quantum Research to New Heights
Aug 23, 2023
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Professor Dr. Frank Narducci, Chair of the Department of Physics, received a Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) award to build what could becom... Read More

NPS Students’ Quick Reactions Save Classmate Following Serious Injury
Aug 2, 2023
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students were presented with the U.S. Army Commendation Medal for quickly coming to the aid of a fellow classmate following a life-threatening surfing incident in O... Read More

Marine Corps Ph.D. Graduate Explores Uncertainty in Machine Learning
Jun 15, 2023
As battlespace sensors proliferate and data increases, commanders can easily find themselves in an information paradox: drowning in data, but starving for knowledge. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Pedro ... Read More

Extra Credit: Design Challenge Recognizes Students For Innovative Climate Change Solutions
May 22, 2023
A total of 75 students representing 20 science classes and robotics teams from Monterey County high schools competed in the second annual Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Rapid Innovation Design Challe... Read More

Champion for Student Success, Interdisciplinary Research Earns NPS Hamming Award
Apr 21, 2023
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Assistant Professor Douglas Van Bossuyt, Department of Systems Engineering, is the 2023 recipient of the Richard W. Hamming Faculty Award for Interdisciplinary Achievem... Read More

NPS Student Recognized for IW Excellence with 2023 Copernicus Award
Feb 15, 2023
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Schmitt, a computer science student at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), was honored as a recipient of the 2023 Copernicus Award during this year’s WEST 2... Read More

Former Pacific Fleet, STRATCOM Commander Haney Honored as 26th Inductee Into NPS Hall of Fame
Dec 20, 2022
Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, who commanded the United States Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), became the 26th inductee of the esteemed Naval Postgraduate School (NP... Read More

MORS/Tisdale Competition Highlights Relevance, Impact of NPS Research
Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Navy Ensign Ethan Boone is the recipient of the Fall 2022 Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Stephen A. Tisdale Graduate Research Award for his thesis work exploring the use of machine l... Read More

Fellowship Connects NPS Information Warfare Students to NIWC Pacific Needs
Dec 2, 2022
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) selected five U.S Navy and Marine Corps students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for the prestigious NIWC Pacific Fellowship. These war... Read More

NPS Professor Selected for ONR’s Young Investigator Program for Research Impacting Lasers at Sea
Nov 4, 2022
Dr. David Ortiz-Suslow, a research assistant professor in the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Meteorology, was one of 25 awardees selected for the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) highly... Read More

NPS Meteorology Professor Awarded Buchan Prize for Seminal Work in Hurricane Prediction
Oct 14, 2022
Expanding the theoretical knowledge of hurricanes and tropical cyclones is essential to improving early warning systems, especially in a changing climate with increasing potential to fuel the severity... Read More

Exploration of Wolfpack Tactics Earns Submariner Recognition in Operations Research
Oct 11, 2022
Advancements in technology towards secure communication between submarines will significantly affect how they could operate in groups, or modern “Wolfpack Tactics.”  This award-winning analysis c... Read More

Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work Inducted as 25th Member of NPS Hall of Fame
Sep 29, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed the Honorable Robert O. Work, 32nd Deputy Secretary of Defense and acclaimed national security professional, into the school’s prestigious Hall of Fame dur... Read More

Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Challenges NPS Students to Forge the Future of Warfare
Sep 23, 2022
With encouragement from a former Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized the achievements of its Summer Quarter 2022 graduating class during a ceremony at King Audi... Read More

Longtime NPS Professor Snider Retires, Honored with Superior Service Award
Aug 8, 2022
Dr. Keith F. Snider, Professor of Public Administration and Management in the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Defense Management, was presented with the Department of the Navy’s Superior... Read More

Defense Analysis Professor Awarded Oxford Dissertation Prize
Jul 28, 2022
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor has been awarded the Society for the History of American Foreign Relation's (SHAFR) Oxford University Press USA Dissertation Prize in International History.... Read More

Naval War College Monterey Awards Academic Honors for 2022 Summer Quarter
Jul 25, 2022
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 17 students from the 2022 Summer Quarter graduating class for academic excellence during a brie... Read More

Naval War College at NPS Graduates 91st Class
Jun 22, 2022
The latest graduates of the Naval War College (NWC) Monterey partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) were recognized during a brief ceremo... Read More

Chief of Space Operations Congratulates NPS Spring Quarter Graduates
Jun 17, 2022
Recognizing the accomplishments of the most recent graduating class, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its 2022 Spring Quarter graduates, June 17, during a commencement ceremony held in K... Read More

NWC-at-NPS Awards Academic Honors for Winter Quarter Class 2022
Apr 22, 2022
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 13 graduates from its latest class earning academic honors for the Winter Quarter of the 2022 A... Read More

NPS Faculty Recognized for Interdisciplinary Work with Annual Hamming Award
Apr 7, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized two outstanding faculty members for interdisciplinary scholarship with the presentation of the 2022 Richard W. Hamming Faculty Award for Interdisciplinar... Read More

NPS Scores High Marks in Annual Grad School Rankings, Again
Apr 5, 2022
When “U.S. News and World Report” (USNWR) released its well-known annual rankings of U.S. graduate schools, March 29, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) once again maintained high marks in several pr... Read More

NWC-at-NPS Celebrates 90th Graduating Class
Mar 29, 2022
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) celebrated its 90th graduating class during a ceremony in Kin... Read More

USMC Deputy Commandant for Information Honors NPS Winter Quarter Graduates
Mar 25, 2022
One year removed from the last ceremony fully relegated to cyberspace, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored its 2022 Winter Quarter graduates, March 25 during an in-person commencement ceremony... Read More

Nobel Laureate, Game Theorist Shares Perspective on Conflict with NPS Students, Faculty
Mar 8, 2022
Dr. Roger Myerson, an internationally-recognized economist and 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize recipient in Economic Sciences, offered an informal guest lecture with Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students... Read More

NPS Defense Analysis Department Welcomes New Chair
Mar 8, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Department of Defense Analysis, nationally-recognized for its leading graduate education and research programs in information strategy, political warfare and inno... Read More

Annual Menneken Awards Honor NPS Faculty for Research Achievements
Mar 1, 2022
Dr. Marcello Romano of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Dr. Di Zhang of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, have been named the 2021 winners of the Carl E... Read More

Naval War College Monterey Honors Grads, Bids Farewell to Longtime Teammates
Feb 22, 2022
The Naval War College, College of Distance Education program at the Naval Postgraduate School turned a page in its 22-year history with the retirement of two of its founding members, along with its lo... Read More

NPS ITACS Department Honored for Achievement with DON IT Excellence Award
Feb 18, 2022
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (NPS) – The Information Technology and Communications Services (ITACS) department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) received the prestigious Department of the Navy (DON) IT... Read More

NPS Student’s Award-Winning Thesis Helps Naval Station Newport Prepare for Hurricane
Jan 20, 2022
When an extreme weather event hits, emergency preparation and procedures get put to the test, and so does the cohesion of multiple areas’ evacuation plans. A lack of communication between cities, or b... Read More

NPS Distinguished Alumnus Congratulates Fall Quarter Graduates, Encourages Continued Applied Education
Dec 17, 2021
Recognizing the achievements of the latest graduating class, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its Fall Quarter 2021 graduates on Dec. 17 during a graduation ceremony held inside King Aud... Read More

Naval War College Monterey Program at NPS Celebrates 89th Graduating Class
Dec 14, 2021
The 89th graduating class of the Naval War College (NWC) Monterey partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) stands for a group portrait in King Au... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Pins Three Sailors As Chief Petty Officers
Nov 22, 2021
For many decades, the Chief Petty Officer has stood as a symbol for strength, discipline and knowledge amongst the Navy’s enlisted ranks. The motto “Ask the Chief” has been ingrained in the minds of j... Read More

NPS Students Finish Strong, Take Top Honors, in NavalX Challenge
Nov 9, 2021
A field of 200 participants from across the Navy stepped forward to be a force for innovation in the sea services through the NavalX Agility Summit Challenge, part of NaxalX’s annual Agility Summit. ... Read More

Naval War College Monterey Recognizes Summer Quarter's Top Students
Nov 5, 2021
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 12 graduates from the Summer Quarter class of AY2021 for academic honors during a brief ce... Read More

NPS Applied Mathematics Professor Receives International George Boole Prize
Nov 4, 2021
The basis of the digital world resides in Boolean functions, illustrated by random-seeming combinations of zeros and ones. It’s derived from pure math called Boolean logic developed in the mid-1800s b... Read More

NPS Students, Professor Compete in National Sailing Race Regatta
Sep 29, 2021
After only one sailing season of training together for the biggest national sailing race regatta of the year, a crew of both skilled and novice sailors from the Naval Postgraduate School competed agai... Read More

Navy “SWO Boss” Honors Accomplishments of NPS Summer Graduates
Sep 24, 2021
For just the second time in 2021, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated a graduating class in person during a hybrid ceremony for its Summer Quarter graduates, Sept. 24 in King Auditorium, ho... Read More

NPS Aviation Community Graduates Set to Take Command
Aug 13, 2021
A trio of Naval Aviators attending Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) may be starting a trend – heading to command a squadron upon their graduation. All aviation community students attending NPS come to ... Read More

NPS Student Wins Prestigious National Award for High-Energy Laser Research
Jul 8, 2021
“Lasers are the future of U.S. Navy shipboard defense.”  A straightforward statement, but it was all the motivation U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Austin West needed to tackle a highly-challenging research... Read More

DCNO for Warfighting Development Honors NPS Graduates During In-Person Ceremony
Jun 18, 2021
For the first time in more than a year, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated a graduating class in person during a graduation ceremony for its Spring Quarter graduates, June 18, honoring and... Read More

ONR Awards Two NPS Faculty with Young Investigator Program Honors
Jun 18, 2021
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professors recently earned the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, a highly competitive early-career award program for academic s... Read More

MORS Tisdale Competition Recognizes Marine Corps Officer for Outstanding Thesis
Jun 14, 2021
Four Navy and Marine Corps students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) presented theses examining applicable improvements to operational dynamics in ship a... Read More

NPS Team Earns Design Inspiration Award at HACKtheMACHINE Competition
Jun 10, 2021
For this year’s HACKtheMACHINE (HtM) Navy digital competition, NavalX implemented “Heavy Metal,” an additive manufacturing challenge to use metallic 3D printing for fabricating shipboard parts to with... Read More

NPS’ Peter Denning Adds Computer Pioneer Award to Long List of Honors
Apr 27, 2021
The list of accolades and awards for Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor Peter Denning continues to get longer. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), w... Read More

Enlisted Marine Earns Top Marine Corps Student Award
Apr 9, 2021
Out of 35 U.S. Marine Corps students graduating this quarter, Staff Sgt. Warren Diffey, a Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (FASNCO), has earned the 2021 Winter Quarter Marine Corps Associat... Read More

NPS Earns Max 10-Year Re-accreditation from WSCUC, Again
Apr 1, 2021
On March 3, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) reaffirmed the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) overall effectiveness by reaccrediting the... Read More

NPS Military Professor Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Scholar Program
Mar 31, 2021
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thor Martinsen, an applied mathematics professor, has become the first Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Permanent Military Professor (PMP) to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award that... Read More

Navy, NPS Leaders Congratulate Winter Quarter Grads, Virtually
Mar 25, 2021
Acknowledging the exemplary achievements of a new graduating class amidst many challenges, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) commemorated its Winter Quarter graduates virtually, Mar. 26. The new NPS... Read More

MCSC, MCTSSA Utilize NPS graduates
Feb 23, 2021
Many of the officer billets at Marine Corps Systems Command and Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity are filled with Marines who recently graduated with a master’s degree from Naval Postgrad... Read More

Chief Petty Officers Induct New Chiefs in Modified Induction Period
Feb 1, 2021
After a delay in selecting new Chief Petty Officers in 2020 due to COVID, the selections were made and those who had been waiting finally got the good news. For the Naval Postgraduate School, Chief Cr... Read More

Former USSTRATCOM and Pacific Fleet Commander Cecil Haney Talks Great Power Competition During Latest SGL
Feb 1, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) distinguished alumnus retired U.S. Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, former Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty, staff... Read More

NPS Welcomes Retired Vice Adm. Edward Moore Jr. Into Hall of Fame
Jan 27, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) inducted its newest member, retired Vice Adm. Edward Moore Jr., into the university's prestigious Hall of Fame (HOF) during a virtual ceremony, Jan. 26, making him ... Read More

NPS Railgun Lab Propels Technology Leaders, Alumnus into Award-Winning Research
Jan 26, 2021
Since its establishment approximately two years ago, the Naval Postgraduate School's Railgun Laboratory – the largest of any academic institution – has empowered students and faculty with the faciliti... Read More

Marine Corps Commandant, Senior Leaders Commend Fall Quarter Graduates
Dec 18, 2020
Honoring the outstanding achievements of a new graduating class amidst many challenges, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its latest class of new alumni with a virtual celebration of the ... Read More

NWC-at-NPS Awards Academic Honors for Summer AY’2020 Quarter Class
Oct 16, 2020
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 19 graduates from its latest class for earning academic honors for the 2020 Summer Quarter. Gr... Read More

SECNAV, Fleet Leaders Praise Summer Quarter Grads
Sep 24, 2020
Recognizing the challenging yet outstanding achievements of another graduating class, the Naval Postgraduate School celebrated its Summer Quarter graduates becoming alumni, Sept. 25. In a continuously... Read More

NSA Professor Rachel Sigman Honored With 2020 Hamming Teaching Award
Sep 22, 2020
During her five years teaching at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Dr. Rachel Sigman has given her all to her work and her students as a National Security Affairs (NSA) assistant professor. Her de... Read More

NSAM Celebrates Retiring CO Wiley, Welcomes New CO Dale
Sep 16, 2020
The career and exemplary contributions of Naval Support Activity Monterey (NSAM) Commanding Officer (CO) Navy Capt. Rich Wiley – pictured center with his wife Kirsten, daughters Cassidy and Mackenzie,... Read More

NPS Dudley Knox Library’s Greta Marlatt Named Federal Librarian of the Year
Aug 28, 2020
The Library of Congress Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) announced Greta Marlatt, Academic Support Manager at the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Dudley Knox Library (DKL), as the 2... Read More

Open For Autonomous Business: Largest-Ever Unmanned & Robotics Systems Research Contract Awarded For NPS
Jul 29, 2020
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – Military students at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) have firsthand experience with complex challenges in the fleet and the field. They come to NPS to work alongside exper... Read More

NPS Professor Receives Mills Medal for Optimizing Surface Ship Drydock Schedules
Jun 26, 2020
The Mills Medal, awarded by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Alumni Association and Foundation, recognizes research that has had a clear impact on the Navy’s operational efficiency. This year, the ... Read More

NWC-at-NPS Awards Academic Honors for Spring Quarter Class
Jun 26, 2020
The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 19 graduates from its latest class earning academic honors for the 2020 Spring Quarter. Even th... Read More

Lessons in Leadership from Admiral Bill McRaven
Jun 24, 2020
One of the most lauded military leaders in modern history, retired Navy Adm. William H. McRaven shared his own, personal lessons on leadership during the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) latest Virtu... Read More

CNO, Naval Education Leaders Celebrate Spring Quarter Grads
Jun 12, 2020
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated Spring Quarter graduates, June 12, recognizing the remarkable achievements of its latest class. Adapting to the COVID-19 environment may have required a ... Read More

NWC-at-NPS Awards Academic Honors for Winter Quarter Class
Apr 22, 2020
  The Naval War College (NWC) Monterey program for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) recognized 17 graduates from its latest class earning academic honors for the 2020 Winter Quarter.... Read More

GSDM Professor Awarded Prestigious Grant to Research Optimal Parental Support Policies
Apr 13, 2020
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty member has been awarded a prestigious research grant that has the potential to shape the health and well-being of military families - and the American public ... Read More

High Marks for NPS in Annual Grad School Rankings
Mar 30, 2020
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Graduate School of Defense Management (GSDM) earned high marks in the latest “U.S. News and World Report” grad school rankings, released this week.  In an e... Read More

NPS Cancels Winter Quarter Graduation Ceremony to Reduce COVID-19 Risks
Mar 12, 2020
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – In order to reduce the risk of transmission posed by the novel Coronavirus, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has canceled the university’s Winter Quarter graduation ceremon... Read More

Australian Air Commodore Sees Dividends from NPS graduates
Mar 6, 2020
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Commodore Tony Hindmarsh, the Director of General Reserves responsible for the RAAF’s workforce design, explored NPS’ international program, research opportunitie... Read More

NSA Professor Co-Authors Journal of Peace Research Article of the Year
Mar 4, 2020
Dr. Mohammed Hafez, a professor in the NPS Department of National Security Affairs, is one of three collaborating authors recognized with the Nils Petter Gleditsch Journal of Peace Research (JPR) Arti... Read More

Naval War College Monterey Honors Fall Quarter’s Best
Feb 6, 2020
Naval War College (NWC) Monterey students earning academic honors during the first quarter of Academic Year 2020 are pictured following a brief ceremony in their honor near the Naval War College Monte... Read More

NPS partners with RoboNation, Open Robotics to host the first global, nautical-themed Virtual Robotics competition
Jan 16, 2020
Since its official launch in 2014, the biennial international RobotX challenge, a collaboration between the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and private and non-profit partners from the robotics industr... Read More

Two NPS Grads Among NASA’s Newest Astronauts
Jan 15, 2020
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumni have just graduated astronaut basic training with the first cohort for NASA’s Artemis program, poised to open a new chapter of American space exploration. M... Read More

2019 Menneken Award Winners
Jan 14, 2020
The NPS Foundation and Alumni Association has honored Operations Research faculty Drs. Susan Sanchez and Thomas Lucas as winners of the 2019 Menneken Research Award for Significant and Sustained Contr... Read More

Navy’s cyber chief, NPS alumnus emphasizes adaptive leadership to Fall grads
Dec 20, 2019
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Timothy White, Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet, addressed graduating students, family members, faculty and staff during Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) 2019 F... Read More

Army Graduate Turns to NPS to Advance Education for Acquisition Pros
Dec 10, 2019
On December 20, the first cohort of 30 Army Acquisition Corps Officers will graduate from a new degree curriculum, called 522, at NPS with a Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering Management.... Read More

NPS Student, Alumnus Honored With Naval Submarine League Literary Awards
Nov 21, 2019
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Hilger and current student Lt. Bryan Lowry were awarded top honors in the Naval Submarine League’s Literary Award competition, presented during t... Read More

NPS Kicks Off Seapower Conversations Video Series
Nov 14, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) launched a new video series, Nov. 14, featuring university faculty experts discussing the trends, technologies and tactics that shape modern naval power. Coined “Se... Read More

Naval War College at NPS Honors Top JPME Graduates for Summer Quarter
Nov 6, 2019
Naval War College (NWC) Monterey students earning academic honors during the fourth quarter of Academic Year 2019 are pictured following a brief ceremony in their honor near the Naval War College Mont... Read More

NPS Counsel Honored With Second Superior Service Award
Oct 29, 2019
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Counsel Kath Ashton was recognized with the Superior Civilian Service Award, Oct. 22, signed jointly by university President retired Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau and the Pr... Read More

Monterey Peninsula Celebrates “No Higher Honor” at 244th Navy Ball
Oct 23, 2019
Service members and supporters from across the Peninsula gathered in the Barbara McNitt Ballroom in celebration of the Navy’s 244th birthday, Oct. 19. Keynote speaker retired Navy Capt. Paul X. Rinn t... Read More

Wozencraft Award Winner, Summer Quarter 2019
Oct 17, 2019
Over the coming days, we’ll look back at the experiences of several of the Summer Quarter’s top student award winners, from their own words ... First up, Lt. Sean Kennedy, the 2019 Summer Quarter reci... Read More

Naval War College at NPS Celebrates 80th Graduating Class
Oct 7, 2019
The 80th graduating class of the Naval War College (NWC) Monterey partnership with NPS for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) stands together on the steps of Herrmann Hall, Septemb... Read More

TLC Mini-Grants Program Seeds Innovative Efforts Across Campus
Oct 2, 2019
When Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty and students speak, the university’s Teaching and Learning Commons (TLC) listens. In response to input from the NPS community, the TLC has awarded a dozen... Read More

NPS ITACS Recognized with Navy Agility and Accountability Impact Award
Sep 24, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Information Technology and Communications Services (ITACS) department has been recognized for innovative support to the university with its receipt of the Navy Ag... Read More

NSA Distinguished Professor Yost Earns Superior Civilian Service Award
Sep 13, 2019
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor David Yost was recognized for 40 years of service in teaching, impactful research and leadership in the National Security Affairs (NSA) departme... Read More

Dept of Navy Transforms Naval Education, Hires First Chief Learning Officer
Sep 10, 2019
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer on Sept. 10 announced John R. Kroger as the Department of the Navy’s first-ever chief learning officer (CLO), who will lead and unify all N... Read More

Navy Officer to Receive Summer Quarter’s MORS/Tisdale Award
Sep 10, 2019
Three U.S. Navy students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) presented theses examining a variety of operational dynamics such as supply chains, chemical an... Read More

NPS alumna to use education, Career Intermission for higher calling
Aug 16, 2019
Tragedy struck Haiti on the morning of Oct. 4, 2016, when the 150-mph winds of Hurricane Matthew, a category five hurricane, struck the island nation. In its aftermath, 546 people had lost their lives... Read More

Alumnus honors legacy of iconic NPS Professor Richard W. Hamming
Aug 1, 2019
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus Dr. Martin Mandelberg has embarked on an effort to honor one of the 20th century’s greatest minds, esteemed computer scientist and mentor NPS Distinguished Prof... Read More

NPS researchers honored with regional clean air award
Jun 20, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) received Monterey area community recognition recently for its efforts to reduce the Navy’s carbon footprint in developing alternative energy technology. Lecturer D... Read More

Marine’s thesis honored with multiple student awards
May 28, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) awarded Marine Corps Capt. Courtney Thompson the Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Stephen A. Tisdale Thesis Award ... Read More

SECNAV Kicks Off Latest Board of Advisors Meeting
Apr 25, 2019
During his travels through the West Coast, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer made a brief stop at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), April 24, to welcome the university’s Board of Advisors, a... Read More

Distinguished Faculty Awarded Top Spot in Prestigious Essay Contest
Apr 22, 2019
Two leading Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professors have just won a prestigious essay competition for a co-authored article challenging the United States Navy to fully lean into the coming ascenden... Read More