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National experts to gather for Cybersecurity Symposium

Leading authorities on computer network security will join with digital forensics experts and U.S. Congressman James L. Langevin at the University of Rhode Island's Cybersecurity Symposium this week. Free and open to the public, the event will be Wednesday, May 2nd, at URI�s Kingston Campus.

The symposium comes on the heels of URI being designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

Two keynote addresses will be delivered. The first keynote speaker will be Mark Weatherford, Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity, Department of Homeland Security. Weatherford has a wealth of experience in information technology and cybersecurity at the Federal, State and private sector levels...

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[Cybersecurity] thumbnail placeholder URI named National Center of Excellence by NSA, Homeland Security: The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security (NSA/DHS) have selected the University of Rhode Island as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

[Student-Athletes] thumbnail placeholder Standout student-athletes honored at Rhode Island State House: Ten University of Rhode Island student-athletes, and a distinguished alum, were honored at the State House's House of Representatives Chamber. The annual event was hosted by the Speaker of the House, the honorable Gordon D. Fox.

[Emergency Response] thumbnail placeholder Zombie outbreak is target of mock URI pharmacy clinic: On April 26th, 25 pharmacy students ran a mock dispensing clinic, during which anti-viral medications mockingly named Zombivir and Gummivir (really just Sour Patch and Gummy Bears candies) will be given to individuals to prevent the disease�s spread.