Bianca Ionescu (Cybersecurity), Master of Cybersecurity student and CyberCorps SFS scholar, was invited to present a talk at the OSINT for Good Community at DEFCON 2026. Established in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference. Ionescu's presentation, "Classical OSINT Using AI" focused not on 'artificial…
Matthew Childs (World Languages and Cultures), Ph.D., received the Metzler-Mews Conference Travel Grant from the American Association of Teachers of German. This competitive award provides funding for scholars to present their work at national and international conferences. This grant will support Childs's attendance at the German Studies…
Master's student Nefeli Georgilas (Cybersecurity) was invited to present at the Aerospace Village during this year's DEFCON conference. Founded in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference. Georgilas'  presentation, "Racing PX4: Memory Corruption and Timing Vulnerabilities" analyzed remote vulnerabilities in the PX4…
Esther Adaji (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented findings from a collaborative research study titled “Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating Among U.S. School-Aged Children: A Qualitative Systematic Review” at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The study examined factors…
Soon Cho (Couple and Family Therapy) presented on "It's nice having someone to talk to, even if you are just AI. Relational Distress in the Age of AI: Why People Turn to AI in Relational Distress and What Happens in the Conversation" at the 11th Annual Asian Academy of Family Therapy Conference in Seoul, South Korea. 
Soon Cho Ph.D. (Couple and Family Therapy) presented on "Generative AI Chatbots and Mental Health Help-Seeking: A Pre-Post Trial" at the Annual American Psychological Association 2026 in Washington, D.C.
Soon Cho (Couple and Family Therapy) presented on "Talking to AI about Stress: A Content Analysis of Human-AI Conversations on Personal Distress" at the Annual American Psychological Association 2026 in Washington, D.C. 
Researchers from the CANE (Cognitive Aging & Neuropsychological Equity) Lab, Stacey Moeller (Psychology) and Samantha John (Brain Health), along with collaborators Marta Meana (Psychology), Brenna Renn (Psychology), Elizabeth Lawrence (Sociology), and Nanako A. Hawley, published a study in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment…
Prasun Guha (Life Sciences) gave a talk at the FASEB Acetylation International Meeting (2026) in Porto, Portugal.

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