UWF and Escambia County School District partner with Pine Forest High School Cyber Academy to participate in national cybersecurity competition

The University of West Florida Department of Computer Science will host two student teams from Pine Forest High School for the online state rounds of the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition on Friday, Dec. 5 at the University. Pine Forest is the first high school in the Escambia County School District to compete in […]

UWF Innovation Institute launches Center for Cybersecurity

UWF Innovation Institute recently launched the Center for Cybersecurity, providing a hub for research on cybersecurity and opportunities for students to move into high-demand career fields through collaborative partnerships. In February 2014, Dr. Pamela Northrup, executive director of Innovation Institute and associate provost for academic innovation, appointed UWF professor and chair of the Department of […]