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ASCENT Featured in Food Quality and Safety Magazine

In a recent article published in Food Qualify and Safety Magazine, co-directors Steven Ricke and Chase Rainwater highlighted ASCENT’s cross-training among different academic departments to address interdisciplinary security challenges. Food Quality and Safety Magazine...

ASCENT introduced to the University of Arkansas chapter of AAoC

Dr. Jia Di, Director of the Arkansas Security Research and Education Institute (ASCENT), spoke to the University of Arkansas chapter of the Arkansas Academy of Computing (AAoC) during their annual meeting on April 10, 2016. He introduced the ASCENT Institute to the...

Ricke Receives Lectureship Award, Discusses Salmonella Research

Steven C. Ricke, director of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's Center for Food Safety, received the W.C. Frazier Memorial Lecture award from the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May. Click here for full...

Dr. Dale Thompson discusses the Cyber-Centric Multidisciplinary Security Workforce Development program

Dr. Dale Thompson was interviewed by Steve Taylor from KZNG radio in Hot Springs, Arkansas, regarding the $4.63 million award from the National Science Foundation for the “Cyber-Centric Multidisciplinary Security Workforce Development” project.

Fayetteville Ranked as 3rd Best Place to Live in the U.S.

Fayetteville has been growing more and more each year and with growth comes attention. The 2016 U.S News and World Report ranked the best places to live in the U.S. and Fayetteville, Arkansas came in third on the list.

ASCENT Director receives grant from the National Science Foundation

ASCENT Director, Dr. Jia Di, was awarded $349,198 to advance his design of microcontrollers that can operate in extreme environmental conditions, such as space.  The award is part of the NSF's Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry program. Click here...
ASCENT Presentation to NCCoE

ASCENT Presentation to NCCoE

Dr. Jia Di gave a presentation about ASCENT to visitors from the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).