Veracode Tackles Cybersecurity Skills Gap with Launch of The Hacker Games
Secure coding competition challenges university students to hack and patch real-life apps online Veracode, the largest global provider of application security testing (AST) solutions, announced today the launch of the Veracode Hacker Games. The two-week collegiate competition will challenge computer science and cybersecurity student teams from eight leading universities across the U.S. and the U.K., including University of Virginia, Tufts and University of Warwick, to test their secure coding skills and give them the opportunity to win individual prizes, plus $15,000 in charitable donations for the top universities.
March 6, 2021 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, Penn State University will host its 11th annual TEDxPSU event, a virtual conference for students, faculty, and the community. This year, our conference theme “Time To Pause” reminds us to pause our bustling lives and reflect on new ideas, encourage new perspectives, and take a moment to appreciate the little things in life. With the pause of life that COVID-19 has brought, this theme feels more fitting than ever, and there’s never been a better time to sit back and challenge your mind.
Even though we can’t be together in Schwab Auditorium this year, you can attend our free conference at watch.psu.edu/TEDxPSU to listen to our engaging and exciting speakers. On February 13, we had the privilege to pre-record speakers in Schwab Auditorium and it was a success! Following COVID-19 precautions, some TEDxPSU team members were able to join and be present in Schwab auditorium as well. Additionally, we have two speakers who recorded remotely from
On Friday, March 5, Penn State faculty, staff and students are invited to take part in the forum Energy University: Energy Education, which is the second in a series designed to discuss how Penn State can continue to strengthen its position as an energy leader.
Image: iStock/DiyanaDimitrova February 25, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State faculty, staff and students are invited to take part in the second forum designed to discuss how Penn State can continue to strengthen its position as an energy leader. The forum, titled Energy University: Energy Education, will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 5. Registration is required.
Revelle College, Director of Humanities Program- Associate Teaching Professor
University of California San Diego
Revelle College invites applications for an Associate Teaching Professor position to serve as the Director of the Revelle College Humanities Program. Associate Teaching Professors have nine-month (academic-year) appointments and are full members of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of the University of California, San Diego.
Revelle College is the oldest of UC San Diego s seven colleges and is named for the founder of this campus, the distinguished scientist Roger Revelle. The Humanities Program forms a core part of the college s general education requirements, which are designed to introduce undergraduate students to a wide variety of subjects and methods scientific, social scientific, and humanistic. The Humanities is an interdisciplinary program principally taught by faculty from the humanities and social sciences.
Many Northeast Pennsylvania ensembles found new ways to share their talents this holiday season.
When the coronavirus pandemic left them unable to hold in-person concerts and fundraisers as usual, they moved their efforts online. Hereâs how you can stream these local performances from the safety of quarantine.
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The Scranton Shakespeare Festival put together a virtual variety show featuring a series of holiday music videos by festival alumni and Northeast Pennsylvania natives alongside host and season regular Conor McGuigan. Proceeds benefit the festivalâs upcoming 10th season. The show will be available to download until the new year.
Details: Tickets cost $20 for an individual download, $40 for a family download and $15 for the album only.