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Future of Cybersecurity

November 14, 2019

Cybersecurity hacks can cause irreparable damage to individuals, businesses, and countries. According to a 2018 White House report, the Council of Economic Advisers estimates “malicious cyber activity cost the U.S. economy between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016.” To combat this trend, in the coming years, private citizens, organizations, and governments will be increasingly investing in ways to improve their online security and prevent cyber attacks. To learn more, check out the infographic below about online Cybersecurity. Statistics on Cybersecurity Treats A report published by MarketsandMarkets™ estimates that the global cybersecurity market will grow from $152.71 billion in 2018 […]

Women in STEM: A Guide to Bridging the Gender Gap

November 14, 2019

Historically, women have been systematically excluded from higher education. Although we’ve made great progress in opening education to women in recent decades, there is still a great deal of work to be done. This is especially true in the STEM fields, which see a great imbalance of male to female students compared to other college degree programs. Although the STEM acronym wouldn’t be coined until the 1980s, the United States first began to push STEM-related fields heavily in the late 1950s when the government passed the National Defense Education Act in response to the launch of Sputnik. The Soviet satellite spurred the U.S. to pour billions of dollars into […]

How We Become Ourselves: Exploring Human Development in Psychology

November 8, 2019

Why are we the way we are? It’s one of the oldest questions in human existence. After all, human beings are nothing more than 46 chromosomes, their genetic instructions duplicated across trillions of cells. Despite the fact that 99.9% of our DNA is identical, all 7.5 billion people on Earth are unique. We have different personalities, wants, needs, and likes. How is that possible? Developmental psychology is the study of how and why individuals turn out the way they do. This discipline examines growth and change throughout the human lifespan, studying factors that influence habits, personality, preferences, and health. Dedicated […]

Digital Marketing Trends Marketers Need to Know

October 30, 2019

The world of marketing is going digital. According to the business publication CMO, digital marketing will account for 87% of companies’ marketing budgets by 2022. Americans spend a lot of time engaging with digital platforms, including an average of two hours a day on social media alone, according to Entrepreneur. That trend doesn’t look like it will slow down anytime soon. Smartphones, smart watches, smart billboards, computers, and tablets all offer opportunities for companies to market their products and services digitally. Marketing professionals must equip themselves with the skills and tools to take advantage of these trends, marketing to consumers […]

Women in STEM

October 29, 2019

While serious obstacles remain and gender disparity stubbornly persists, the outlook for women choosing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is brighter than ever. Two trends are converging at the right time: Societal misconceptions about women in technology fields are being blown up just as industry’s need for skilled tech professionals skyrockets. The current state of women in STEM is a case of good news/better news. The good news is the growing awareness of the challenges women and girls face in these important fields. Universities, professional associations, and tech industries are redoubling their efforts to encourage women and girls […]

How Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Saves Lives

October 10, 2019

Wouldn’t it be great if your doctor could anticipate changes in your health before they happened? With predictive analytics, a doctor could look at your charts and anticipate if you would get the flu, develop psoriasis, or have a stroke. With that kind of information, you could mitigate threats to your health. The potential exists for doctors to test babies at birth, reading their genes to develop a picture of their health throughout their entire lives. Though some of the applications of data in healthcare haven’t come to fruition yet, many doctors and researchers are utilizing predictive analytics to improve […]

Why Are Data Scientists in High Demand?

October 8, 2019

This is a great time to be a data scientist. An August 2018 LinkedIn report declared that the demand for data scientists is “off the charts.” The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) expects the job market for data scientists to grow at a rate more than triple the national average. The job site Glassdoor also ranked data scientist jobs as the best in the United States in 2019, marking the occupation’s fourth consecutive year atop that list. Industries across the country need data scientists, and this demand doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. Becoming a data scientist doesn’t […]

The Future of Engineering: Staying in Step with Technology

October 3, 2019

Connected technologies are impacting how people and systems communicate with each other, how engineering and construction projects are managed, and how products and machines are made. These disruptive technologies are also changing the employment landscape, particularly for data scientists and data analysts in engineering. A glimpse into the future of engineering is visible with every new technology that comes to market. This is because the insights derived from the work of data scientists and data analysts are at the epicenter of transformative innovations taking place throughout energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, finance, technology, and other sectors. Averaging over 30% annual growth, insights-driven […]

Anxiety in Children: What Parents, Educators, and Students Can Do to Help

August 30, 2019

According to a Pew Research Center survey, 70% of teenagers listed anxiety and depression as major issues among their peers. But anxiety isn’t just experienced by teenagers, nor is it something that only exists in one form. The Child Mind Institute notes that children can also struggle with issues such as separation anxiety, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. Although society may perceive children as having little reason to experience anxiety, the opposite is true. The effects of school, family, peer pressure, hormones, and other factors can leave many children feeling apprehensive about their life experiences. Bullying can also serve as […]

An Interview with Professor Suzanne Jones

August 9, 2019

“That’s something I hear from all students: that faculty at Maryville are available. Students don’t send a message and then never hear back ― they get responses really fast.” Maryville University has always been different from other schools. In fact, we’ve been challenging the status quo in education for nearly 150 years. But what is it that makes us unique? We sat down with Suzanne Jones, an adjunct professor in our psychology department, to discuss what makes Maryville’s online programs perfectly suited to accommodate our students. She says the key that makes our programs so tuned in to the […]