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USNA CYBER COURSE SUCCESS Midshipmen who completed the Naval Academy’s inaugural course on the basics of cyber security indicated that 95 percent were more aware of threats facing them online as a result of the class according to a survey released Jan. 4. Computer science professor Christopher Brown presented these survey results, along with an explanation of what the Midshipmen learned in the course, during a cyber security presentation for faculty and staff. The Naval Academy is the only institution in the country that requires mandatory comprehensive cyber awareness training for all students. The course is designed to teach Midshipmen the technical foundations of cyber security through lectures, demonstrations and hands-on activities. During the first part of the course, Midshipmen learned the components of what Brown referred to as the “cyber battlefield,” including digital data, computer hardware, operating systems, programs > > A RT I C L E and networks. TO P S TO R I E S
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High school students throughout Maryland will participate in a statewide robotics qualifying tournament at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Jan. 14, where they will display their prototypes and battle for the chance to compete in the state championship. > > A RT I C L E
With the start of the new year, Midshipmen from the academy are preparing for their annual donation to Books for International Goodwill. Books for International Goodwill is a local program that donates textbooks to schools and libraries overseas. > > A RT I C L E
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USNA - THERE’S AN APP USNA SPRING MASTER F O R T H AT > > I P H O N E > > A N D RO I D S C H E D U L E R E L E A S E D
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If you didn’t catch this two-hour exclusive docu-drama looking into America’s two oldest military academies as their students prepare for the Army-Navy football game, it will re-air Jan. 6 at 11:00 p.m (ET). on SHO EXTREME and Jan. 7 at 9:15 p.m. on SHOWTIME. > > V I D E O
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FITNESS CENTER
The MWR Fitness Center on the lower level of Recreation Services Bldg. #89 will remain closed for renovations until Jan. 27. Only the cardio and circuit training rooms will re-open at that time.
YO U T H C E N T E R T R I P
The Billy the Kidd Youth Center is offering a trip to the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Jan. 24 for teens in 6-12 grades. Museum admission free. Call Rhiannon DiMaggio at 410-293-4998.
GARDEN CLUB
The Naval Academy Garden Club will meet Jan. 17 at the Naval Academy Club. Social hour begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by the meeting at 10 a.m. Sam Droege, wildlife biologist with the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, will present the program “Bees and Our Gardens.” Call 410-757-9177 for more information.
FREE SKI LIFT TICKETS
Roundtop, Liberty and Whitetail Ski Resorts are offering free lift tickets to active duty military, paid and volunteer EMS, firefighters and police officers on Jan. 31, Feb. 1 and Feb. 2, respectively.
INFO LINKS
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TODAY ONLY! Special Facebook Ticket Deal - Get a ticket to THREE Navy Basketball games for the price of ONE. That’s a ticket to both games of the Army/Navy Doubleheader on 1/14 and the men’s game against > > O R D E R I N G I N F O R M AT I O N Bucknell on 1/28.
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