April 2024 News Archive
How Much Can Bomb Threats Cost a Business? MBA Students Find Out in NCITE-Funded Project
April 26, 2024This spring, a group of UNO MBA capstone students built a tool for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) that helps retail stores estimate the cost of bomb threats. "The experience is easily one of the best I can remember in over a decade working in my current position," said Curtis Tilley of CISA.
From Soccer to Criminology – and Back. Meet NCITE's Callie Vitro
April 24, 2024Growing up, NCITE graduate student Callie Vitro's plans to pursue Division 1 soccer were derailed by a series of knee surgeries. A beloved TV detective helped chart her path toward security studies, which she hopes will one day bring her back into the soccer sphere.
NCITE Insights: The Early Career Researcher Perspective
April 12, 2024Guest host Blake Ursch speaks with NCITE graduate student Callie Vitro, a graduate student in UNO's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, about her research interests, travel to London, and how a classic TV detective inspired her career ambitions.
'If we're going to have ambition, it should be big': NCITE and CREST Host Inaugural IAPSS Meeting in London
April 02, 2024The first meeting of the International Academic Partnerships for Science and Security (IAPSS) consortium, held March 5-6 in London, drew more than 60 attendees from 17 research centers across 12 countries. The goal was to answer two pressing questions: What problems do our nations share? And how can we work together to solve them?