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Cybersecurity Clinic Lead Publishes Article on How Clinics Can Help Fight Ransomware
Francesca Lockhart, Cybersecurity Clinic Program Lead at the Strauss Center, published an article in Cyberscoop on “How university cybersecurity clinics can help cities fight ransomware.” “By serving as force multipliers, university cybersecurity clinics help to accomplish cyber defense goals across local, state, and federal governments. Clinics alleviate requests for state and federal resources by emphasizing…
SSSS Lead Jah Quoted in Article About Rocket Explosions
Moriba Jah, UT Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, and Lead for the Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability (SSSS) program at Strauss was quoted in an Inverse article titled “Was the Starship Explosion a Health Hazard? Future Explosions Could Present an Even Bigger Problem.” The article primarily discussed the issues surrounding SpaceX’s Super…
Director Klein Quoted in Politico Article About FISA’s Section 702
Strauss Center Director Adam Klein was recently quoted in a Politico article regarding the expiration of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702, which allows targeted intelligence collection of foreign persons abroad. “The intelligence community and the administration now need to demonstrate the value of section 702 and how it’s relevant to today’s foreign intelligence…
CAMPI Releases May 2023 Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border Report
The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by our CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly report on Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border. This May 2023 report provides an asylum processing update along the U.S.-Mexico border and focuses on the CBP One appointment process, asylum processing at ports of entry, waiting…
UT Austin Becomes Westin Scholar Institution
The Strauss Center is happy to announce that the University of Texas at Austin is a Westin Scholar school, the result of discussions between the Strauss Center, the Center for Identity, and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The IAPP has created a fund designed to support students identified by their professors as future…
Director Klein Cited in Durham’s 2016 Election Report
Strauss Center Director Adam Klein’s work on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was recently cited in Special Counsel John Durham’s report on investigations related to the 2016 election. The report cited Klein’s recommendations for improving scrutiny of the FBI’s use of FISA. Read more here: https://www.justice.gov/storage/durhamreport.pdf.
Strauss Center Announces Inaugural Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic Cohort
The Strauss Center is pleased to announce its inaugural 2023-2024 cohort of Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic students. We are excited to welcome this interdisciplinary class of highly motivated undergraduate students dedicated to bringing cybersecurity lessons learned in the classroom into the Austin community. The Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic is a two-course program which trains students in the…
CAMPI Releases Report on Migration and Migrant Smuggling in South Texas
The Strauss Center’s Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI) Director Stephanie Leutert, with Maureen Rendón, a 2022-23 Strauss Brumley Next Generation Fellow, have published a report on migration and migrant smuggling in South Texas. This report focuses on the time period from 2014 to 2022 and attempts to answer two broad questions. The first question is related…
Strauss Center Announces 2023 – 2024 Brumley Next Generation Scholars
The Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the acceptance of ten undergraduate students to its 2023 – 2024 class of Brumley Next Generation Scholars. We are incredibly excited to welcome this dynamic cohort of students into the Brumley Program from across the Forty Acres, and know they will bring unique perspectives to the multi-disciplinary…
Strauss Center Announces 2023 – 2024 Brumley Next Generation Fellows
The Strauss Center is thrilled to announce the acceptance of nine graduate students to the 2023 – 2024 cohort of Brumley Next Generation Fellows. We are incredibly excited to welcome this dynamic cohort of students into the Brumley Program from across the Forty Acres, and know they will bring unique perspectives to the multi-disciplinary programs…
