College of Science News Archive
Eight Marshall University cyber students kicked off a nearly yearlong internship this summer with the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security’s Fusion Center, where they will rotate through positions with the Fusion Center’s Open-Source Intelligence Threat Group, Human Trafficking Section and Digital Forensics Lab. They will also meet with agency partners to get a better understanding of agencies’ collaboration efforts.
Marshall University welcomes 120 rising ninth-graders from throughout West Virginia next week for its annual Health Science and Technology Academy (HSTA) “Fun with Science” Summer Institute.
Marshall University’s cyber competition team placed 14th of 450 colleges and universities in the National Cyber League’s Spring 2023 season. Students performed in individual and team events that showcase the real-world cybersecurity skills they would use in the workplace.
Marshall University, in collaboration with the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and West Virginia University, are working together to establish a National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure in West Virginia. In support of the partnership, Marshall plans to develop a state-of-the-art Information Technology and
Eight Marshall University students participated last month in the world’s largest international cyber defense exercise, run virtually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia. The students traveled to Morgantown to partner with the U.S. Blue Team for the exercise, hosted by the West Virginia National Guard, under the leadership of
Two Marshall University faculty members are among the co-principal investigators on a neuroscience research project for which $20 million in National Science Foundation (NSF) grant funds were announced Monday as part of NSF’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
Marshall’s Institute for Cyber Security has received $1.75 million from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Byrne Discretionary Grant Program to establish a Law Enforcement Training Center in Forensic Sciences (FTC), including digital forensics and forensic genetic genealogy (FGG). In partnership with the West Virginia State Police Forensics Laboratory, Mountwest Community and Technical College (MCTC) and
Marshall University’s chapter of the Society of Physics Students has earned an Outstanding Chapter award from the national SPS office for a third year.
A team of Marshall University cyber students scored 28th out of 3,926 teams at the National Cyber League’s Fall 2022 competition last month, putting the team in the top 0.71% of the competitors.
Marshall University will host a ribbon-cutting at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, for the newly expanded West Virginia State Police Digital Forensics Lab, located at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center’s annex. With 800 additional square feet of space, the now 1,400-square-foot lab accommodates more space for Marshall students to complete internships with the state police.