Higher Education

The moves aim to bolster higher ed cyber training, narrow workforce gaps and open access to services for municipalities, small businesses and nonprofits. Two campuses will open SOCs and cyber ranges in 2023 and 2024.

A consortium of Western Massachusetts colleges and universities has received a $1.46 million state grant to establish a security operations center and cyber range at Springfield's Union Station.

Although student proficiency scores and mental health issues worsened during remote learning, educators should try to understand other factors at work and see the game-changing potential in virtual instruction.

The IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which would award Black- and minority-serving institutions additional grant funding for tech upgrades and broadband, has the support of a philanthropic organization for Black students.

A yellow quadrupedal robot nicknamed Yubie, branded Spot the Agile Mobile Robot, is wandering around campus helping researchers study robotics, computer science, artificial intelligence and other high-tech fields.

Students who are enrolled at least half-time in STEM programs at the University of Montana, Montana Technological Institute or Salish Kootenai College and can demonstrate financial need are eligible for scholarships.

Amid declining overall enrollment, online tuition for PennWest University will be discounted by 20 percent for Pennsylvania state employees starting in January 2023 for both graduate and undergraduate programs.

The new Upskill Together program from SkillStorm and a host of university and private-sector partners aim to give tech credentials and training to students from underserved communities who demonstrate financial need.

Cybersecurity services company Steel Root is relaunching its $10,000 scholarship to benefit a high school junior in Massachusetts looking to pursue higher education in the field of cybersecurity.

Montgomery County Community College will use a federal grant to boost certificate completion rates, transfer rates to four-year institutions, and student interest in employment in science, technology and defense.

New certificate programs at the college will train students for jobs in aerospace and manufacturing, industries in which North Carolina is likely to see increasing demand for skilled workers.

The university and its dining services partner are preparing to deploy automated food delivery vehicles from the company Kiwibot, which will be mapping the campus to aid with future deliveries.

State auditors found 16 areas of concern at Western Connecticut State University, including that it did not sanitize electronic storage devices in a timely manner nor adequately document their disposal.

A public research university in Virginia is preparing a facility in Virginia Beach Town Center to accommodate a wind-energy lab and undergraduate data science programs in cybersecurity and marine engineering.

Indiana’s Office of Technology, Purdue University and Indiana University are teaming up to offer free cybersecurity assessments to interested local governments in an effort to improve cyber postures statewide.

The university opened its new CRST Data Intelligence Lab this week, paid for with a $1.25 million donation from the company, with plans in the works for new programs and initiatives for high school students in the area.

Far from being limited to technological savvy, essential skills for a chief information officer are evolving with the role's scope of influence, today including management, business, security and communication.

A fleet of dog-like delivery robots from Boston Dynamics and Unitree will roam the campus at University of Texas at Austin next year so researchers can study and improve human-AI interactions.