UWF’s Center for Cybersecurity GenCyber camps for area students inspire, educate about careers in cybersecurity

The University of West Florida’s Center for Cybersecurity is preparing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals through its innovative GenCyber Experience Cyber Challenge courses and GenCyber Summer Camp. The GenCyber Experience Cyber Challenge courses took place on April 15 and April 22 at the UWF Center for Cybersecurity and provided the opportunity for area middle […]

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UWF alumnus named NSF Graduate Research Fellow

University of West Florida alumnus Joseph “Joey” Yount was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship will allow Yount to pursue a Ph.D. in materials engineering at Purdue University. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind. NSF Fellows are anticipated to become leaders in their […]

Dr. Guillermo Francia III, faculty scholar of the UWF Center for Cybersecurity, instructing a UWF student in the Cybersecurity Battle Lab in the Science and Engineering Building, Building 4.

UWF to showcase cybersecurity program on Capitol Hill

The University of West Florida will highlight the success of its cybersecurity program on Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Cybersecurity Centers of Academic Excellence Grant Showcase in Washington, D.C. The NSA and Department of Homeland Security administer the CAE program. Representatives from 15 higher-education institutions, along with participating federal agencies and related industry representatives, will […]