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UWF students work with Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division to build RoboBoat

A group of four University of West Florida electrical engineering and computer engineering students worked with the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Panama City, Florida, on a RoboBoat kit to get more high school students interested and engaged in marine robotics. 

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A $225,000 gift establishes the Charles Anderson Penton STEM Scholarship Endowment

A $225,000 gift from the Penton Family has established the Charles Anderson Penton STEM Scholarship Endowment for Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering students. Through his estate, the late Carl Penton left the gift in memory of his father, Charles Penton, a devoted advocate for higher education who found great joy in the sciences.

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UWF Center for Cybersecurity highlights CyberSkills2Work program impact on Capitol Hill

On June 24, the University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity hosted a showcase for the National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program, CyberSkills2Work, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The Showcase highlighted the program’s success and impact to legislators and federal partners.

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