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Cybersecurity program graduates first students , articleThe program, known as BIT-Cyber, is a specialty in the business information technology major in the Pamplin College of Business. A hallmark of the program, launched in fall 2019, is its requirement of an extended field study or internship in the final semester to help prepare students for the workplace.
Date: May 10, 2021 -
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Accounting and information systems professor France Bélanger named University Distinguished Professor , articleRanked in the top 1 percent of information systems researchers in the world, Bélanger studies digital interactions among individuals, businesses, and governments and the related information security and privacy issues, with the goal of obtaining a greater understanding of the complex phenomena at the intersection of humans, technology, and society.
Date: Apr 13, 2021 -
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Destination Areas continue to advance Virginia Tech’s transdisciplinary strengths, impacts , articleDestination Areas are designed to support and accelerate Virginia Tech’s transformation of areas of interdisciplinary strength into dynamic, transdisciplinary collaborations.
Date: Apr 01, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive cybersecurity research collaboration grants from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative , articleCCI has four regional nodes and one hub dedicated to specific geographic areas of Virginia along with different research disciplines.
Date: Feb 23, 2021 -
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Department of Defense awards Virginia Tech $1.5 million to prepare students for cybersecurity careers , articleVirginia Tech has been awarded approximately $1.5 million to fuel workforce development in cybersecurity and related professional roles as one of six Department of Defense’s senior military colleges participating in the U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Leadership Development Program.
Date: Jan 28, 2021 -
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National Security Executive Leadership Program offers critical training for rising professionals , articleThe upcoming professional development course, offered virtually this year, sets a new standard for national security professionals in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area.
Date: Jan 12, 2021 -
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Malicious dark web activity unevenly prevalent in free nations, researchers find , articleEric Jardine, an assistant professor of political science, sought to understand the prevalence of internet users employing the dark web for malicious purposes in nations across the globe. The findings present a variety of consequences.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Researchers study how privacy preferences, family tensions can deter use of contact tracing apps , articleFrance Bélanger and Katherine Allen were engaged in a study on smart home speakers and the privacy and other concerns they sparked when the pandemic emerged. Pondering the dilemma of health officials trying to expand the use of contact tracing apps, the researchers wondered whether such apps also triggered similar privacy tensions in families.
Date: Nov 13, 2020 -
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Disaster resilience sociologist Liesel Ritchie joins Center for Coastal Studies , articleThroughout her career, Ritchie has studied the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Hurricane Katrina, and various earthquakes across the globe.
Date: Oct 08, 2020 -
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Student’s comeback story leads to scholarship support , articleWhen the senior from Mount Vernon, Virginia, found himself unable to pursue his dream of being a Navy pilot, he rallied by switching to a national security and foreign affairs major at Virginia Tech and resetting his goal to become an intelligence officer in the Navy.
Date: Aug 07, 2020 -
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Physics professor among researchers detailing how antineutrino detectors could aid nuclear nonproliferation , articlePatrick Huber, a professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Physics, has co-authored an article that describes the potential uses and limitations of antineutrino detectors for nuclear security applications related to reactor, spent fuel, and explosion monitoring.
Date: Mar 19, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech launches the Center for Coastal Studies to address complex issues in the coastal zone , articleThe new center, housed under the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, will engage with a diverse set of stakeholders, create a safe space for difficult conversations with the public around coastal-zone issues, and establish a Coastal Zone Observatory.
Date: Jan 29, 2020 -
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Hume Center awarded $3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense , articleThe goal is to establish programs to better position the current and next-generation manufacturing workforce to produce military systems and components that assure technological superiority of the department, according to the Department of Defense’s website.
Date: Jan 10, 2020 -
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New option in business information technology seeks to meet need for cyber talent , articleAs data breaches and cyberattacks continue to grow, businesses, government agencies, and other employers are seeking employees with the right skills to help them. The cybersecurity option would help meet the tremendous need for talent in this field.
Date: Jan 06, 2020 -
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Joseph Simpson appointed director of Integrated Security Education and Research Center , articleSimpson will provide leadership for the center’s education, research, and outreach activities, help develop its scenario simulations, and teach courses in the Department of Management.
Date: Oct 03, 2019 -
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The American Soldier in World War II project receives National Endowment for Humanities grant , articleA digital humanities project led by Edward Gitre, an assistant professor of history at Virginia Tech, received its second National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
Date: Sep 23, 2019 -
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Danfeng ‘Daphne’ Yao reappointed CACI Faculty Fellow of Computer Science , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2010, Yao has made significant contributions to the field of cybersecurity.
Date: Aug 08, 2019 -
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Jin-Hee Cho appointed associate professor in Department of Computer Science , articleHer research is focused on cybersecurity, decision-making, and network science.
Date: Jan 15, 2019 -
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Daphne Yao recognized for outstanding scientific contributions to computing , articleYao is one of 49 Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery being recognized for outstanding contributions to the field of computer science. The 2018 Distinguished Members are exemplars for their peers and represent ACM’s worldwide geographic reach.
Date: Dec 07, 2018 -
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Department of Computer Science welcomes Bimal Viswanath as assistant professor , articleViswanath’s research interests broadly cover security and privacy aspects of data-driven systems. He currently works on topics at the intersection of security and machine learning.
Date: Oct 30, 2018