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  How COVID-19 Changed Human Trafficking

  Maria Burns shared with the TEDx Sugar Land audience the story of a flight attendant working a flight from Seattle to San Francisco. She noticed a young girl traveling with an older man. The girl looked distressed and when the flight attendant discreetly passed her a note asking if she needed help, the girl said yes. The pilot notified the police, and the man was apprehended in San Francisco. He was a human trafficker. “This case has a happy ending for the victim, but upon researching thousands of cases, most do not,” said Burns, assistant professor in the UH Cullen College of Engineering-Technology Division.
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  A Fort Bend County Cohort and the Value of Online Learning

  “Social workers strive for social justice, and to create a world that is equitable and accessible to all,” said Virginia (Ginger) Lucas, clinical associate professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. After completing undergraduate work, Lucas pursued a master’s in social work, which put her on a path to work with people who shared those ideals. “The value base of the profession matched something that was inspiring to me,” she said.
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  The Future of Cybersecurity Amidst Potential for Widescale, Multi-vector Attacks

  With our lives more dependent than ever on digital networks, and the arrival of emerging technologies like the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Industry 5.0, the field of cybersecurity is booming. As cyberspace technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, cybersecurity professionals predict that digital attacks, known as “next-gen cyber-attacks,” will be persistent, sophisticated and well-funded by organized criminals or nation states. Individuals, organizations and government institutions are all at risk.

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  Leading the Way to Cyber Safety on Roads and Highways

  A new research center led by the University of Houston is helping prevent potential cyberattacks that could threaten to impede the safe and efficient movement of people and goods in the United States and throughout the world. CYBER-CARE – the Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education – is a U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center, Tier 1. The center is supported by a $2 million USDOT grant for its first year with anticipated total federal funding of $10 million over five years.
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  New Services Added for Clients of the UH Nurse Managed Health Clinic

  Clients of the Gessner College of Nursing’s Nurse Managed Health Clinic soon will have another service available at the UH mid-town facility. Thanks to a new collaboration with the UTHealth School of Dentistry, the clinic will now provide patients access to a monthly dental service. “We are very grateful for this new partnership,” said Shainy Varghese, associate professor of nursing and director of the health clinic. “We will have monthly visits from their dental van to offer care for both children and adults.”
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  Houston BioTech Donation Enriches UH Program, Prepares Future Professionals

  The Technology Division of the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is the recipient of a generous donation of biotechnology equipment from Alaunos Therapeutics. The Houston-based, clinical-stage biotechnology company develops novel T-cell receptor (TCR) cell therapies for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. “We are incredibly grateful to Alaunos for investing in our program and our students’ futures,” said Fatima Merchant, professor and chairwoman of the Engineering Technology Department.