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Meet a Retriever—Nathan Wooddell ’23, graduate student specializing in Russian and cybersecurity

Feb 28, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading

Meet Nathan Wooddell ’23, computer science. Nathan is a member of UMBC’s CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service cohort, and is getting his master’s in cybersecurity as a graduate researcher at the National Nuclear Security Agency. Nathan attributes much of his success to the connections he’s made with the staff and faculty at UMBC who have helped him to discover his true passions. During his time as an undergraduate at UMBC, Nathan also completed a Russian language certificate, and has found a way to combine his interests of both cybersecurity and the Russian language in the professional world. Take it away, Nathan. … Continue Reading Meet a Retriever—Nathan Wooddell ’23, graduate student specializing in Russian and cybersecurity

UMBC Responds to Putin’s War in Ukraine

Apr 12, 2022 / 5 minutes of reading

Following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Retriever community has turned to students and faculty to provide insight on the subject, as well as ways to help. Continue Reading UMBC Responds to Putin’s War in Ukraine

Economic Sanctions May Deal Fatal Blow to Russia’s Already-Weak Domestic Opposition

Mar 7, 2022 / 6 minutes of reading

Research suggests that sanctions rarely generate damage that compels their targets to back down, especially in authoritarian regimes like Putin’s. Continue Reading Economic Sanctions May Deal Fatal Blow to Russia’s Already-Weak Domestic Opposition

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Meet a Retriever—Nathan Wooddell ’23, graduate student specializing in Russian and cybersecurity

UMBC Responds to Putin’s War in Ukraine

Economic Sanctions May Deal Fatal Blow to Russia’s Already-Weak Domestic Opposition

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