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Three Students in the U of A Autism Support Program Invited to Hewlett-Packard for Success Program
Three students in the Autism Support Program — Jimmy Beatty, Sam Hudson and Ben Hudson — were recently invited to participate in the Hewlett-Packard Spectrum Success Program.
Oak Ridge Cybersecurity Expert to Present Thursday
Shaun Gleason, director of the Cyber and Applied Data Analytics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will talk about the development of cybersecurity for the nation at 11 a.m. Thursday in J.B. Hunt 236.
Data Science Professor Is Newest U of A Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar
Justin Zhan’s research focuses on big data, blockchain technologies, information assurance, social computing and biomedical informatics.
Computer Science Doctoral Student Earns Best Paper Award for Security Research
Mohammed Alshehri Sr. took home the top honors from the 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage.
Ungar to Be Inducted as Fellow of Arkansas Academy of Computing
Peter Ungar, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of the Environmental Dynamics doctoral program, will be inducted Oct. 11 in Little Rock.
Award to Provide Major Upgrade for Big Data Research
Funding from the Army will allow faculty member Justin Zhan to build a device that can process huge data sets more than 100 times faster than previous technology.
Arkansas Water Resources Center Is Hiring Student Website Developer
The Arkansas Water Resources Center is looking for a student to fulfill a part-time position primarily related to website development and maintenance. Other administrative tasks will be assigned as needed.
$4.6 Million Award Creates Program to Train Cybersecurity Professionals
The program will address a shortage of highly skilled cybersecurity professionals and train students for careers in government agencies.
Research Center Hosts Cybersecurity and Energy Leaders
Leaders in cybersecurity and energy delivery gathered in Fayetteville in June to discuss research related to protecting energy systems from attack.
Engineering Student Teams Highlight Collaboration, Innovation at Poster Competition
Students from six engineering departments presented their work at the third annual Senior Capstone Design Poster Competition.