Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers Jun Dai and Xiaoyan “Sherry” Sun are launching a three-year project, funded with a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, that will train high school teachers across the country to teach quantum information science and cybersecurity to their students. 

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In a world where trust in institutions is mostly in decline, levels of trust in science remain relatively high. Yet at the same time, belief in scientific conspiracy theories, such as hushed-up effects of vaccines or airplane “chemtrails”, is also widespread.

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The University’s nationally recognized School of Cybersecurity has launched a new Ph.D. in cybersecurity designed to prepare the next generation of cyber leaders, researchers and educators as the world faces new and complex security challenges.  

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