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$4.6 Million Award Creates Program to Train Cybersecurity Professionals

A five-year, $4.63 million award from the National Science Foundation will enable a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas to recruit, educate and train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Read more...

Ricke Receives the National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award

Steven C. Ricke will receive National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award at the annual Poultry Science Association meeting, which will be held virtually July 20-22.  Read more...
From left, Karen Marrongelle (NSF), F. Fleming Crim (NSF), Jia Di (UofA), Dale Thompson (UofA), Bradford J. Willke (DHS), and Veronica Villalobos (OPM)

CyberCorps® Student Job Fair

From left, Karen Marrongelle (NSF), F. Fleming Crim (NSF), Jia Di (UofA), Dale Thompson (UofA), Bradford J. Willke (DHS), and Veronica Villalobos (OPM)   The National Science Foundation hosted its Scholarship for Service (SFS) annual CyberCorps® Student Job Fair...

ASCENT Team Discusses Needs and Capabilities with Walmart Security Team

On February 20, ASCENT team visited Walmart cybersecurity team and had a productive discussion on ASCENT capabilities and Walmart’s needs in security-related research and education.

University of Wisconsin College Names Ricke a Distinguished Alumnus

Steven C. Ricke, professor of food science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has been named a Distinguished Alumnus by the University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Read more...

Joint Engineering Team Earns Grant to Study Health Care Cybersecurity

An interdisciplinary team from the College of Engineering has earned nearly $600,000 to research ways to better protect patient data in the health care industry.  Read more...
CyberCorps® Student Job Fair

CyberCorps® Student Job Fair

From left, Karen Marrongelle (NSF), F. Fleming Crim (NSF), Jia Di (UofA), Dale Thompson (UofA), Bradford J. Willke (DHS), and Veronica Villalobos (OPM)   The National Science Foundation hosted its Scholarship for Service (SFS) annual CyberCorps® Student Job Fair...

New U of A Research Center Focuses on Security Across Disciplines

New U of A Research Center Focuses on Security Across Disciplines

Sep. 15, 2016 The Arkansas Security Research and Education Institute (ASCENT), a new center at the University of Arkansas, will focus on spreading security expertise across several different fields. ASCENT is now officially approved by Arkansas Higher Education...