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Released: 29-Mar-2023 12:05 PM EDT
DoD funds new project aimed at protecting global supply chains, infrastructure
Northern Arizona University

A new project led by Northern Arizona University, with various collaborators throughout the nation, will help the United States better protect the critical supply chain infrastructure and the supply chains that keeps the country and its economy running.

Newswise: Duling Named Associate Lab Director at PNNL
Released: 24-Mar-2023 7:10 PM EDT
Duling Named Associate Lab Director at PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Joel W. Duling will steward PNNL’s $1.2-billion campus development plan and guide the Laboratory’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions among other duties.

Newswise: ORNL malware ‘vaccine’ generator licensed for Evasive.ai platform
Released: 23-Mar-2023 7:00 PM EDT
ORNL malware ‘vaccine’ generator licensed for Evasive.ai platform
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and used by the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command to test the capabilities of commercial security tools has been licensed to cybersecurity firm Penguin Mustache to create its Evasive.ai platform.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 2:05 PM EDT
William Evans Joins Hertz Foundation Board of Directors
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the most promising innovators in science and technology, has announced the election of William Evans to its board of directors.

Newswise: Social media experts explains why Congress set the stage for a TikTok ban
Released: 13-Mar-2023 5:30 PM EDT
Social media experts explains why Congress set the stage for a TikTok ban
Virginia Tech

TikTok, the world’s fastest-growing social media app, used by two-thirds of America’s teenagers, has federal lawmakers debating its potential threat to national security with legislation introduced by a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators  empowering President Joe Biden to ban its use. Mike Horning, an associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication, offers his perspective about the issues with TikTok that have put government officials on edge.

 
Newswise: Johns Hopkins Expert: National Cybersecurity Strategy Neglects Public Awareness
Released: 2-Mar-2023 4:20 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Expert: National Cybersecurity Strategy Neglects Public Awareness
 Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University information security expert Anton Dahbura is available to discuss the Biden administration's newly released national cybersecurity strategy.

 
Released: 1-Mar-2023 12:40 PM EST
Biden taps Sandia Labs’ senior leader for quantum advisory committee
Sandia National Laboratories

Deborah Frincke, associate laboratories director of national security programs at Sandia National Laboratories, has been appointed to the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.

Released: 23-Feb-2023 1:35 PM EST
Is South Africa Taking a Financial Risk by Conducting Naval Exercises with Russia?
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD Smith's Lemma Senbet, an advisor to the G20 Compact with Africa, describes the impetus and economic implications of South Africa joining a 10-day naval exercise with Russia and China.

   
Newswise: Anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: IU experts available to comment
Released: 20-Feb-2023 3:25 PM EST
Anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: IU experts available to comment
Indiana University

Indiana University experts are available to discuss the political, economic and humanitarian implications of the ongoing war as the 1-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches.

Newswise: Weather balloons and UFOs: FSU professor offers historical perspective on aerial surveillance
Released: 15-Feb-2023 12:50 PM EST
Weather balloons and UFOs: FSU professor offers historical perspective on aerial surveillance
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: February 15, 2023 | 12:03 pm | SHARE: The recent incursion of a Chinese spy balloon and other flying objects into American airspace evoked memories of aerial reconnaissance missions from the Cold War era. After a U.S. Air Force fighter downed the balloon, officials sent its antenna array to a Federal Bureau of Investigation lab.

Released: 15-Feb-2023 12:10 PM EST
Li-Bridge outlines steps for U.S. to double annual lithium battery revenues to $33 billion and provide 100,000 jobs by 2030
Argonne National Laboratory

A public-private alliance, convened by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by Argonne National Laboratory, released an action plan to accelerate the creation of a robust domestic manufacturing base and supply chain for lithium-based batteries.

Newswise: Why Spy Balloons? Computer Engineering Expert Explains the 'Sneaky Surveillance' Technology
Released: 9-Feb-2023 5:05 PM EST
Why Spy Balloons? Computer Engineering Expert Explains the 'Sneaky Surveillance' Technology
California State University, Fullerton

When it comes to China’s global surveillance efforts over military sites around the world, spy balloons are just as capable of collecting images as a satellite, according to U.S. officials.



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