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Hurricane Maria Strikes An Already-Crushed Caribbean

Two weeks after the devastating Hurricane Irma, Puerto Rico was battered by another storm, Hurricane Maria. The storm’s 155 miles-per-hour winds spanned across the entire territory, prompting thousands to take refuge and wrecking an already-crushed island.

Equifax Credit Breach

Among the crazy weather last week, with multiple hurricanes, and even an earthquake in southern Mexico, it’s easy to have missed the Equifax credit breach that was announced on September 7th, in what many are calling the “worst data breach in the history of the modern era.”

Interview With Dean Zu

On Tuesday, I sat down with the new Dean of the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science, Dr. Jean Zu. Walking into the second floor of the EAS building to find her office under renovation, it was clear that change was coming to the school.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeerrres Harvey

On Friday, August 26th, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the small Texas town of Rockport. The storm devastated the area as it made its way inland to Houston, which was inundated with floods and rain, which broke all previous rainfall records for a single storm in the continental US, with 51.88 inches recorded.