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Federal grant helps underrepresented UTSA students prepare for cybersecurity careers

 A UTSA professor is leading important research to enhance the nation’s critical cybersecurity infrastructure, while also developing the industry’s next-generation workforce. Guenevere Chen, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the UTSA College of Engineering and Integrated Design, recently secured a grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program totaling approximately $5 million over a five-year period. The research is being conducted through the Consortium on National Critical Infrastructure Security (CONCISE). Chen and her team will leverage ...
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To boost or not to boost—an immunological question

Editor’s note: This op-ed by Bernard Arulanandam, immunologist in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and vice president for research, economic development, and knowledge enterprise; and Neal Guentzel, microbiologist in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; originally appeared in the San Antonio Express-News. As long as SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate—and individuals refuse to immunize themselves to prevent transmission and the onset of new coronavirus variants—additional shots, whether they be called part of a vaccine series or boosters will likely be required, ...
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UTSA research helps football coaches evaluate concussion risk in real time

A recent study conducted at UTSA has resulted in the development of a first-of-its-kind inventory to measure the use of psychological skills among law enforcement personnel. The research was led by William Land and Jianming Guan, associate professors in the UTSA Department of Kinesiology, in collaboration with Brandi Burque, staff psychologist in the Bexar County Sheriff’s office. According to a recent report by U.S. News & World Report, policing is ranked among the 25 most stressful jobs. Compared to workplace stress found in other occupations, police officers and ...
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UTSA Cyber Range to showcase its hands-on training against cyber attacks

The Cyber Range at the UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business is hosting an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 9 and 10 to showcase its world-class, interactive cybersecurity training facility. Simulating real-world cyber-attack scenarios, the range provides individuals and companies with hands-on training in a safe and secure environment. “Given the nationwide shortage in trained cyber professionals, our Cyber Range serves as a testbed for individuals to hone their skills and for corporations to practice their incident ...
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CISA leadership visits UTSA National Security Collaboration Center

David Mussington, executive assistant director for infrastructure security for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), spent time at the UTSA National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC) Thursday to meet with UTSA leadership and researchers about their innovations in the cybersecurity field. His visit was part of a four-day, four-city visit to explore the cyber landscape in the state of Texas while connecting with the talent and workforce in this space. A political scientist by training, Mussington leads CISA’s ...
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