UA Little Rock receives $5 million to advance cybersecurity education

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to boost cybersecurity in the energy sector through education, innovation, and workforce development. The initiative will include a certificate program in cyber-informed engineering, a regional workforce needs assessment, and an innovation startup program fostering entrepreneurship in energy cybersecurity. The funding also supports research initiatives using AI to enhance cybersecurity threat analysis.