The University of Florida (UF) has entered into an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the National Security Agency (NSA). The partnership will seek to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) education at UF by enabling technical exchanges, as well as the sharing of educational materials and equipment between the two entities. Moreover, as a result of this agreement, any UF student or faculty would have access to a wide pool of resources and expertise – all while gaining invaluable experience working.

FINS faculty, Professors Bonnie J. Dorr and Sonja Schmer-Galunder, are among the recipients of a new, large, multi-institutional award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) agency – the research arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence- that delves into the psychology of cyber attackers.

The FINS leadership team “is an integral part of a groundbreaking $992,000 initiative at UF called Charting the Course to Preeminence in National Security Leadership”. Part of one of President Ben Sasse’s Strategic Funding Initiatives, which aims to position UF as a leader in national security research, defense, policymaking, and workforce development – the FINS Clearable Talent Pipeline (CTP) program will focus on cultivating a talent pool of undergraduate researchers which will graduate with, or be close to obtaining, a security clearance.