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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established primarily in the post-Civil War era to meet the educational needs of Black Americans. They provide pathways to upward social mobility and have a long-standing commitment to promoting both academic success and students' health and well-being. But persistent funding inequities at both the state and federal levels actively undermine those commitments and leave the sector particularly vulnerable during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.This report, a collaboration between The Hope Center and the Center for the Study of HBCUs, uses data from the #RealCollege Survey to examine the overlapping challenges affecting students attending HBCUs during fall 2020. In total, nearly 5,000 students from 14 public and private four-year HBCUs responded to the survey.Topics covered include:Impacts of the pandemic on students' health and employmentStudents' basic needs securityUtilization of public and campus supports, including emergency aid and SNAPRecommendations for federal and state policymakers

The Defense Department must ensure the long-term utility and security of DOD networks in the face of increasingly sophisticated state and non-state cyber threats. Developing an exceptional cyber workforce through improved training and certification programs would represent a significant step in reaching DOD security goals. This paper examines the current impediments to effective cybersecurity workforce preparation and offers new concepts to create Cyber Sentries through realistic training, network authorities tied to certification, and ethical training. These actions present an opportunity to significantly enhance workforce quality and allow the Department to operate effectively in the contested cyber domain in accordance with the vision established in its Strategy for Cyberspace Operations.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1961., Includes bibliographical references (leaf 70)., by Alan C. Curtiss., M.S.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1961., Includes bibliographical references (leaf 58)., by John Carl Tamulis., M.S.

Microelectromechainical systems (MEMS) is a rapidly expanding field of research into the design and fabrication of actuated mechanical systems on the order of a few micrometers to a few millimeters. MEMS potentially offers new methods to solve a variety of engineering problems. A large variety of MEMS systems including flip-up platforms, scanning micromirrors, and rotating micromirrors are developed to demonstrate the types of MEMS that can be fabricated. The potential of MEMS for reducing the vibration sensitivity of surface acoustic wave and surface transverse wave resonators is then evaluated. A micromachined vibration isolation system is designed and modeled. A fabrication process utilizing two sided anisotropic etching of {110} silicon wafers is developed. The process utilizes standard microelectronic fabrication equipment to batch fabricate the isolation systems. The fabricated systems are only 1 cm by 1 cm by 1 mm. Several oscillators are fabricated using commercially fabricated STW resonators mounted on the isolation systems. The resonators are driven by their standard oscillator circuit. Incorporating the isolation system into the oscillator does not result in an appreciable increase the size or the weight of the oscillator. Testing of the oscillators shows that the isolators successfully function as passive vibration isolation systems.