The Bangor Daily News spoke with George Markowsky, associate director of the UMaine School of Computing and Information Science, about the three-day 2013 regional Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition that begins Friday, March 8. Ten teams will compete in UMaine’s Neville Hall by defending against computer hacking attempts made by national cybersecurity professionals. Markowsky, who […]
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Regional Cyber Defense Competition bringing Internet ‘warfare’ to UMaine.
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A Bangor Daily News article about a new Project>Login initiative designed to attract more students in Maine to information technology programs at the University of Maine and other colleges and universities in the state included comments from University of Maine President Paul Ferguson, Harlan Onsrud, a UMaine professor of computer science and information technology, and […]
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In a Bangor Daily News article about a project linking UMaine computer science students to potential employers, President Paul Ferguson was quoted as saying, “Partnering with Project>Login offers even more opportunities for our graduates to help Maine’s economic development.”
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UMaine students interested in IT internships and jobs after graduation are invited to a Project>Login networking reception from 5–7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, in Room 3, Wells Conference Center. The reception is an opportunity for students majoring in computer science and computer engineering to meet IT professionals and leaders of some of the Maine companies […]
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University of Maine computer science and computer engineering students networked with Maine information technology professionals and business leaders in a two-hour campus reception Feb. 25, sponsored by Project>Login, the newest program of Educate Maine. The networking reception was the first in a statewide series of relationship-building events for aspiring IT professionals and potential Maine employers […]
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Barbara Baker, University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and a principal investigator of a 4-H Engaging Youth, Serving Community Program in Maine, coauthored a paper about 4-H being a successful case study on engaging youth in community service activities. The paper is part of a research-based series of papers, The Kinder & Braver World […]
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Channel 7 (WVII) interviewed University of Maine associate professor of management information systems Nory Jones in the Maine Business School for a 6 p.m., Nov. 26 report about the significance of Cyber Monday holiday shopping, considered at one time to be the busiest online shopping day after the Thanksgiving weekend. Jones said analysts were predicting […]
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Business experts weigh in on shopping trends and implications for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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The UMaine School of Computing and Information Science is inviting the campus community to join students at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 on the plaza in front of Boardman Hall for an informal barbecue, open house and to learn about the activities of the Cyber Defense Club, the Association for Computing Machinery, the Computing Honor […]
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