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Penn State student Maria Rovers is one of thousands who are earning their degrees online through Penn State World Campus.
The Penn State College of IST offers nine integrated graduate-undergraduate degree (IUG) programs. Vinayak Jayaprakash, a fifth-year IUG student pursuing a master's degree in informatics, hopes to encourage more students to follow his path.
Where: The Washington Post, “Why killer AI is such an alluring horror villain”
Who: Dana Calacci, assistant professor
Tanusree Sharma, assistant professor in the College of IST, recently received the 2024 John Karat Usable Privacy and Security Student Research Award for her research contributions while a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her doctoral degree in July.
Seventeen graduate students from Penn State have been awarded research fellowships and six undergraduate students from the commonwealth have been awarded scholarships for 2024 from the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium.
Seventeen graduate students from Penn State have been awarded research fellowships and six undergraduate students from the commonwealth have been awarded scholarships for 2024 from the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium.
Penn State researchers discuss how to spot AI-generated election misinformation and what voters can do to protect themselves.
Penn State researchers discuss how to spot AI-generated election misinformation and what voters can do to protect themselves.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers received a three-year, $499,796 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office (DOE) of Science to study processes in destructive thunderstorms over the continental United States. The project was one of 20 selected for 2024 Atmospheric System Research (ASR) funding awards.
Researchers from the College of Information Sciences and Technology, the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing received a $432,198 grant from the National Institute on Aging to work on voice assistants to support dementia care.
Researchers from the College of Information Sciences and Technology, the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing received a $432,198 grant from the National Institute on Aging to work on voice assistants to support dementia care.
The College of IST welcomed six new faculty members in 2024 to represent three research areas: data sciences and AI, human-computer interaction and privacy and security. .
The College of IST welcomed six new faculty members in 2024 to represent three research areas: data sciences and AI, human-computer interaction and privacy and security. .
The STEM Libraries at Penn State University Park have announced the calendar of events for the fall 2024 semester.
The STEM Libraries at Penn State University Park have announced the calendar of events for the fall 2024 semester.
On Sept. 11 and 12, Penn State IT, Teaching and Learning with Technology, the College of Engineering, and the College of Information Sciences and Technology are partnering with Top Hat to offer a series of workshops designed to help faculty increase engagement in their courses. Available to use free of charge for all Penn State faculty and students, the Top Hat platform offers a variety of tools educators can use to deliver interactive, personalized learning.
On Sept. 11 and 12, Penn State IT, Teaching and Learning with Technology, the College of Engineering, and the College of Information Sciences and Technology are partnering with Top Hat to offer a series of workshops designed to help faculty increase engagement in their courses. Available to use free of charge for all Penn State faculty and students, the Top Hat platform offers a variety of tools educators can use to deliver interactive, personalized learning.
Sanjana Mendu and Sahiti Kunchay, recent graduates of the College of IST's doctoral program, have joined Ivy League medical schools as postdoctoral researchers.
Sanjana Mendu and Sahiti Kunchay, recent graduates of the College of IST's doctoral program, have joined Ivy League medical schools as postdoctoral researchers.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers received a $432,198 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging to work on voice assistants to support dementia care.
Where: Psychology Today, ’AI Performance Enhanced With Human Developmental Psychology’
Who: Lizhen Zhu, doctoral candidate in the College of IST
Penn State has announced the selection of 23 faculty members for the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program for fall 2024. This initiative highlights individuals who have demonstrated exceptional potential for academic leadership and innovation within their fields.
Penn State has announced the selection of 23 faculty members for the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program for fall 2024. This initiative highlights individuals who have demonstrated exceptional potential for academic leadership and innovation within their fields.
Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has named 13 recipients of the 2024 Faculty Engagement Award with this year’s theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching.” Recipients will collaborate with TLT staff to identify potential uses, constraints and best practices for using generative AI for teaching purposes.
Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has named 13 recipients of the 2024 Faculty Engagement Award with this year’s theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching.” Recipients will collaborate with TLT staff to identify potential uses, constraints and best practices for using generative AI for teaching purposes.
Democracy is a process that works best when citizens are informed and engaged. In the internet age, our relationship to information has been profoundly altered by the shifting role of legacy media, the rise of social media and growing challenges involving misinformation, disinformation, polarization and unequal broadband access. How do these changes help or hinder our participation as democratic citizens?
Democracy is a process that works best when citizens are informed and engaged. In the internet age, our relationship to information has been profoundly altered by the shifting role of legacy media, the rise of social media and growing challenges involving misinformation, disinformation, polarization and unequal broadband access. How do these changes help or hinder our participation as democratic citizens?
Jeffrey Schulman, a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in informatics in the College of IST, recently presented at HammerCon 2024, the national convention of the Military Cyber Professionals Association. This year’s HammerCon theme was “Our Warfighting Workforce: Talent, Teams, Training, Triumph.”
Aidan Engleka earned a bachelor’s degree in human-centered design and development (HCDD) from the College of IST in 2023. More than a year later, the research he contributed to as an undergraduate student has been published.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 14 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 14 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Rachel Desulme, a fourth-year data sciences student in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, spent her summer internship studying dragonflies in Ghana.
Rachel Desulme, a fourth-year data sciences student in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, spent her summer internship studying dragonflies in Ghana.
Some TikTok users acknowledge the technology underlying personalized content online but can’t deny sometimes feeling that a higher power is involved, according to researchers from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology. The researchers spoke with Penn State News about how and why TikTok users interpret algorithmic recommendations as a kind of divine intervention.
Some TikTok users acknowledge the technology underlying personalized content online but can’t deny sometimes feeling that a higher power is involved, according to researchers from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology. The researchers spoke with Penn State News about how and why TikTok users interpret algorithmic recommendations as a kind of divine intervention.
The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology has named Miranda Goodman as its summer 2024 student marshal.
The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology has named Miranda Goodman as its summer 2024 student marshal.
Aiping Xiong, associate professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, has earned a five-year, $585,818 U.S. National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award for a project to develop effective and easy-to-use tools for drivers to increase the situation awareness in connected and automated vehicles.
Aiping Xiong, associate professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, has earned a five-year, $585,818 U.S. National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award for a project to develop effective and easy-to-use tools for drivers to increase the situation awareness in connected and automated vehicles.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 14 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 14 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
The top 11 pictures in the summer Penn State Today photo contest, as selected by our editors, are highlighted in this photo gallery.
Where: Associated Press, “Artists Are Taking Things Into Their Own Hands to Protect Their Work From Generative AI”
Who: Jinghui Chen, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST)
Peng Liu has been reappointed as Raymond G. Tronzo, MD Professor of Cybersecurity in the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The professorship — named for late Penn State alumnus Raymond G.
Justin Silverman, assistant professor, is the recipient of the prestigious Raymond and Diana Tronzo Medical Informatics Endowment in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027. The funds will support Silverman as he engages faculty and students in innovative research related to medical informatics.
Hong Hu, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, earned a five-year, $654,681 U.S. National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award for a project titled, “Enhancing Practical Defense Mechanisms Against Memory Errors and Attacks.”
Sharon Huang, professor in the College of IST, is the new holder of the David Reese Professorship of Information Sciences and Technology.
Lisa Lenze has been named associate dean for undergraduate studies in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, effective Aug. 1. She has served as the college’s director of Teaching, Learning and Assessment since 2019.
A new study by Penn State researchers suggests that giving users control over the interface feature of autoplay can help them realize that they are going down a rabbit hole of extreme content. The work — which the researchers said has implications for responsibly designing online content viewing platforms and algorithms, as well as helping users better recognize extreme content — is available online and will be published in the October issue of the International Journal of Human-Computer Stu
Penn State has once again been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense for the College of Information Sciences and Technology's security and risk analysis major, information and cyber security option, program.