Category: Tech & Science

Retired CIA and NSA director to speak at UVU

Posted by Abby Van Buren | Sep 19, 2017 | Events, Front Page, News, Politics, Tech & Science |

With North Korea, ISIS and Russia on the frontpage, former director of the CIA, NSA and retired four-star general, Gen. Michael Hayden, will join UVU to discuss national security issues Oct. 11. “It seems very timely to have him here now,” Frederick White, associate vice president of engaged learning and organizer for the event, said. As head of the CIA and NSA, Hayden has seen the world, both good and bad, according to White. “I couldn’t be more excited to have General Hayden coming to UVU,” said Ryan Griffith, a political science and national security student. “He has a...

NUVI Social Media Command Center offers state of the art technology to students

Posted by Lilly Van Buren | Sep 1, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, News, Recent, Tech & Science |

Photo by Marcela Violeta Cuttingedge technology is now available to students as social media mining company, NUVI, joins with UVU to create the new Social Media Command Center. Cameron Martin, vice president of university relations, hosted the ribbon cutting of the SMCC Aug. 3 in the Losee Center. Guests included executives from NUVI and members from UVU such as Keith Nellesen, NUVI chairman and CEO Randi Zuckerberg and president Holland. The center was introduced by demonstrating how the technology analyzes social media in a professional and dynamic atmosphere. NUVI, a social media marketing company, includes real-time data visualization to...