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<p>Logan Pratt, a 2021 alumnus of the College of Information Sciences and Technology, turned an internship with Apple into a full-time career. As a senior software engineer, he recently presented new Game Center features at the company's 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference.</p>

September 07, 2025

IST alumnus turned an internship into a career at Apple

<p>The College of Information Sciences and Technology announced IST Research Talks, a series of lectures that highlight the interdisciplinary work of Penn State faculty and scholars. The first set of talks, featuring IST professors James Wang and Sharon Huang, is scheduled for 12:05–1:15 p.m. on Sept. 11 in E202 Westgate Building at University Park. </p>

September 04, 2025

IST announces Research Talks series for fall 2025 semester

<p>Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has named 15 recipients of the 2025 Faculty Engagement Awards with this year’s theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching including Microsoft Copilot 365.” Recipients will collaborate with TLT to experiment with AI-driven tools to support course planning, content design and instructional delivery.</p>

September 03, 2025

2025 Faculty Engagement Awards recipients to explore Microsoft Copilot and AI

<p>Twelve Penn State alumni will be honored for their outstanding professional accomplishments and named Alumni Fellows, the most prestigious designation given by the Penn State Alumni Association.  </p>

September 03, 2025

Twelve Penn Staters honored with Alumni Fellow Award

<p>The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to the Penn State College of Information Science and Technology for the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program, a federal government initiative to recruit and train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. This year’s award also serves as a three-year pilot to educate students in both artificial intelligence and cybersecurity skills.</p>

September 02, 2025

IST receives $1.5 million grant to educate future AI+cybersecurity leaders

<p>"Personalizing Student Success With Intentional Design" is a new course now being offered through Penn State World Campus Online Faculty Development that aims to support instructors in adding a cultural component to their teaching and course design with a framework called INCLUSIVE ADDIE. </p>

August 28, 2025

Tailoring teaching design to help more students succeed

August 27, 2025

Penn State launches online master’s degree in computer science

<p>This summer, 10 Penn State students from diverse majors immersed themselves in urban sustainability and high-performance building design thanks in part to the Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State.</p>

August 26, 2025

Urban sustainability, high-performance building design lessons in Pittsburgh

<p>The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology welcomed 11 new faculty members in July. They represent the college's three departments, including Human-Centered Computing and Social Informatics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems and Privacy and Cybersecurity Informatics.</p>

August 21, 2025

College of Information Sciences and Technology welcomes 11 new faculty members

<p>As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 21 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University. </p>

August 21, 2025

Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — Aug. 21

<p>The Nittany AI Alliance in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology brings together students from across colleges and disciplines with experiential opportunities that provide the critical artificial-intelligence literacy, problem-solving abilities and collaborative mindset needed to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.</p>

August 20, 2025

Nittany AI’s experiential programs prepare students for an AI-driven future

<p>Faculty and leaders from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology recently attended the 2025 Computing Research Association Summit in San Francisco. The conference featured artificial intelligence in education. </p>

August 19, 2025

IST makes a statement on AI education at national computing conference

<p>Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences co-hires Ed O'Brien and Romit Maulik use Penn State's Roar supercomputer to super charge their research across different scientific domains. Roar enables O'Brien and Maulik to complete large-scale simulations, build machine learning models and algorithms, and perform complex statistical and mathematical calculations and analyses that aren't possible on a personal computer.</p>

August 18, 2025

Q&A: Boosting research with supercomputing

<p>Older siblings and friends who play video games can help parents keep their children safe on online gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft, according to researchers at Penn State.</p>

August 15, 2025

Sibling and friend game time key to keeping children safe in online video games

<p>More than 900 Penn State World Campus students will graduate from Penn State at the culmination of the summer 2025 semester. The students’ academic achievements will be recognized during the University’s commencement ceremony on Aug. 16.</p>

August 13, 2025

Congratulations to the World Campus summer graduates of the Class of 2025

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