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Digital defense: Strengthening global health & security in a connected world  

June 9, 2025

As cyber threats grow, innovations in cybersecurity, semiconductors, national security, and IoT are critical to protecting infrastructure, data, and public safety. 

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UF partners with National Security Agency to enhance STEM education

May 20, 2024

The University of Florida has entered into an Education Partnership Agreement with the National Security Agency in efforts to enhance STEM education through technical exchanges and the sharing of educational materials and equipment.

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Strengthening the University of Florida’s national security and defense research program

February 26, 2024

When people hear the words “national security,” their minds might quickly go to three-initialed agencies, clandestine operations, and men in dark suits wearing earpieces. But Damon Woodard, Ph.D., director of the Florida Institute for National Security (FINS) at the University of Florida, envisions something different: jobs and research.

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