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First-generation student celebrates success as IST student marshal

Since Joselyne Mera Vargas moved to the United States from Ecuador when she was 9 years old, she has developed valuable leadership and communication skills, dis

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These Penn State grads feel confident about their future goals

Adalice Burgos and Aaron Spak balanced their jobs and families while working toward their degrees. They’ll share their stories of their educational journeys a

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Center for Security Research and Education announces spring 2020 grant program

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education has announced its spring 2020 grant program to support security-related scholarship and educational pr

https://news.psu.edu/story/602018/2019/12/16/research/center-security-research-and-education-announces-spring-2020-grant News

Multi-college, online Digital Multimedia Design program sees first graduates

Penn State’s new Digital Multimedia Design program is seeing its first graduates this week. The interdisciplinary program is offered through Penn State World

https://news.psu.edu/story/602151/2019/12/17/academics/multi-college-online-digital-multimedia-design-program-sees-first News

From picking locks to leading information security

“A lock isn’t designed to keep people out; it’s designed to slow people down.” That was the key point that Nick Leghorn, Penn State class of 2010, took

https://news.psu.edu/story/601946/2020/01/03/impact/picking-locks-leading-information-security News

Scholars invited to submit papers on privacy, technology and vulnerability

Penn State’s Dickinson Law, the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), and Monash University have joined together to sponsor the “

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One family, one college, four different career paths

Many times, attending Penn State is a family tradition, but one family takes that tradition to a whole new level. Vince Derr, his cousin Jaclyn Carradorini, and

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Technology for cosmetics consumers

For their final project, students in the Foundations of Human-Centered Design and Development course in the College of Information Sciences and Technology had t

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Six top-10 rankings for Penn State in U.S. News’ 2020 Best Online Programs

Penn State World Campus is recognized in six top-10 rankings of U.S. News and World Report’s 2020 Best Online Programs. U.S. News also ranked Penn State World

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Penn State to host Study Abroad Week from Jan. 20 to 24

Penn State will host Study Abroad Week 2020 during the week of Jan. 20-24 on the University Park campus. Students who attend can learn more about the process of

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Using machine learning to reduce traffic congestion

Researchers in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology are advancing work that utilizes machine learning methods to improve traffic sig

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The impacts of automation and AI on the next WPSU 'Digging Deeper'

Penn State President Eric Barron and a pair of University experts will discuss the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence during the next episode of

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Enhancing a law enforcement career with a Penn State cybersecurity education

With a law enforcement career spanning more than 20 years and an established private investigations firm of his own, Ron Long could be considered an expert in t

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Alumnus uses IST skills to drive content analytics at Audible

When Steve Cassey began his journey at Penn State’s then-new School of Information Sciences and Technology nearly 20 years ago, he was told that there would b

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Student who lost his leg in hunting accident has some doors close, others open

RJ Shirey, a sophomore in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, overcame life-changing trauma: a gunshot that led to the amputation of his right l

https://news.psu.edu/story/605023/2020/01/27/impact/student-who-lost-his-leg-hunting-accident-has-some-doors-close-others News

Select IST students get hands-on experience with Penn State IT pros

As thousands of their classmates got a break from classes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a handful of Penn State students went to work as the first group to tak

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Former Marine awakens entrepreneurial spirit through Penn State's Online MBA

In May 2018, former Marine Robert Bussey enrolled in the Penn State Online MBA program, led by the Penn State Smeal College of Business and delivered by Penn St

https://news.psu.edu/story/606931/2020/02/04/academics/former-marine-awakens-entrepreneurial-spirit-through-penn-states News

Penn State receives five-year $3.7 million grant to study virus evolution

The evolution of viruses will be the focus of a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s new program on convergence research, to a

https://news.psu.edu/story/607419/2020/02/07/research/penn-state-receives-five-year-37-million-grant-study-virus News

Open, affordable textbook efforts save students $4.8 million in potential costs

Strategic efforts by Penn State University Libraries faculty and staff over the past three years to lower or eliminate the cost of textbooks and other course ma

https://news.psu.edu/story/607328/2020/02/07/academics/open-affordable-textbook-efforts-save-students-48-million News

Citizen scientists may be an untapped resource for water quality improvement

Raising awareness and offering technological tools to the thousands of citizens groups in the U.S. that monitor water quality might help community leaders tap t

https://news.psu.edu/story/607533/2020/02/10/research/citizen-scientists-may-be-untapped-resource-water-quality News

TEDxPSU curator and president gained leadership skills through IST

For Leah Miller, a junior studying data sciences in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, activities outside of the classroom are just

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Twenty teams funded to develop 'AI for Good' in the Nittany AI Challenge

Twenty teams have been awarded $500 to pursue their ideas to use artificial intelligence for good in the 2020 Nittany AI Challenge to improve the world by provi

https://news.psu.edu/story/607879/2020/02/13/academics/twenty-teams-funded-develop-ai-good-nittany-ai-challenge News

New research center will focus on socially responsible artificial intelligence

Penn State has launched the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence, a multi-unit research center that promotes the thoughtful development and a

https://news.psu.edu/story/608338/2020/02/14/research/new-research-center-will-focus-socially-responsible-artificial News

Program to introduce undergrad researchers to machine learning in cybersecurity

Undergraduate students interested in machine learning in cybersecurity research activities are invited to apply to a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates

https://news.psu.edu/story/608409/2020/02/17/academics/program-introduce-undergrad-researchers-machine-learning News

Bringing the IST community together in support of THON

Katt Shatinsky has been familiar with THON since she was young and remembers seeing students canning for money on her drives through Pennsylvania to visit famil

https://news.psu.edu/story/608787/2020/02/18/bringing-ist-community-together-support-thon News

Scholarships from University Libraries available for Penn State undergraduates

Undergraduate students who access Penn State University Libraries’ resources or services and who struggle to pay for their education are encouraged to apply f

https://news.psu.edu/story/608804/2020/02/19/academics/scholarships-university-libraries-available-penn-state News

Disrupting the sleep market was all in a day's work for alumnus JT Marino

Every parent knows college students like sleep. College of Engineering graduate John-Thomas “JT” Marino, however, committed all his energy to sleep after gr

https://news.psu.edu/story/609107/2020/02/20/impact/disrupting-sleep-market-was-all-days-work-alumnus-jt-marino News

Improving qualitative data management by agencies responding to refugee crises

As of September 2019 there were approximately 330,000 Venezuelans that had fled to neighboring Ecuador amid an economic and political crisis in their home count

https://news.psu.edu/story/608795/2020/02/21/science-and-technology/improving-qualitative-data-management-agencies News

Schreyer Honors scholar applies neural networks to better predict severe storms

As part of his honors thesis, a Penn State and Schreyer Honors student is researching data that could help increase preparation time for severe storm systems.

https://news.psu.edu/story/610150/2020/02/27/science-and-technology/schreyer-honors-scholar-applies-neural-networks News

Profit-prediction system may lower suicide rates among indebted Indian farmers

Researchers from the College of Information Sciences and Technology are taking steps to address the alarming rate of suicides among indebted farmers in India, b

https://news.psu.edu/story/610126/2020/02/27/research/profit-prediction-system-may-lower-suicide-rates-among-indebted News

Financial literacy mentoring program provides 'lifeline' for Penn State students

The Mentoring Program in the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center is enabling students to benefit from the perspectives of experienced adults.

https://news.psu.edu/story/609657/2020/02/28/academics/financial-literacy-mentoring-program-provides-lifeline-penn-state News

Student’s Penn State experience fuels personal growth

Looking back on his Penn State journey, Jonathan Adrien said he is grateful for the opportunity to have evolved into an even better version of himself.

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Making drones a part of everyday life

As a staff research associate in the Homeland Protection and Air Traffic Control Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Penn State alumnus Andrew Weinert focuses o

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Women across IST at Penn State are creating a 'culture of empowerment'

The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology recently hosted a “Sit With Me” initiative, which was held as part of the global campaign powe

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Penn State adds new areas of study to its top-10-ranked online MBA

The Penn State Online MBA now has concentrations with additional courses of study in the fields of information technology, engineering, health care, homeland se

https://news.psu.edu/story/611121/2020/03/06/academics/penn-state-adds-new-areas-study-its-top-10-ranked-online-mba News

Crowdsourcing plot lines to help the creative process

Creative authors could soon have a new option to help overcome writer’s block, thanks to a system launched by researchers in the College of Information Scienc

https://news.psu.edu/story/611778/2020/03/13/research/crowdsourcing-plot-lines-help-creative-process News

Virtual office hours offer remote teaching help

To continue supporting Penn State faculty’s remote teaching, Teaching and Learning with Technology is offering virtual office hours each day during the week o

https://news.psu.edu/story/612015/2020/03/16/academics/virtual-office-hours-offer-remote-teaching-help News

IST knowledge translates to creativity for student musician

Nicholas Arndt -- senior, information sciences and technology -- has always had an interest in technology and a passion for music. His experience at Penn State

https://news.psu.edu/story/611723/2020/03/16/academics/ist-knowledge-translates-creativity-student-musician News

Two College of IST students recognized among 'Top 50 Hackers'

Two College of Information Sciences and Technology students have been named to this year’s list of Top 50 Hackers by Major League Hacking. The Top 50 Hackers

https://news.psu.edu/story/612462/2020/03/22/academics/two-college-ist-students-recognized-among-top-50-hackers News

Two IST undergraduate researchers present at iConference

Two undergraduate researchers from the College of Information Sciences and Technology were invited to present their work in Boras, Sweden, this week at iConfere

https://news.psu.edu/story/612696/2020/03/23/academics/two-ist-undergraduate-researchers-present-iconference News

Penn State experts contribute to NATO counterterrorism training curriculum

A new international publication, which will be utilized as a framework for counterterrorism training in organizations around the world, has expert input from se

https://news.psu.edu/story/612100/2020/03/23/academics/penn-state-experts-contribute-nato-counterterrorism-training News

NSF CAREER Award work aims to reimagine algorithmic managers driving gig economy

Benjamin Hanrahan, assistant professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State, will explore how digital tools to automate and remotely manage work

https://news.psu.edu/story/613102/2020/03/30/academics/nsf-career-award-work-aims-reimagine-algorithmic-managers-driving News

IST alumnus advises federal leaders on information technology policy matters

As U.S. citizens engage with the federal government for their digital needs such as enrolling in government benefits online or completing the census online for

https://news.psu.edu/story/613229/2020/03/30/academics/ist-alumnus-advises-federal-leaders-information-technology-policy News

IST students gather information to help inform emergency management officials

A group of students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology are using their collective knowledge and skills to help inform Penn State emergency ma

https://news.psu.edu/story/613846/2020/04/01/academics/ist-students-gather-information-help-inform-emergency-management News

Penn State researchers explore what's next with COVID-19 in videos

How will COVID-19 end? Matthew Ferrari and Nita Bharti of the Penn State Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics explore this question in a new video produced in

https://news.psu.edu/story/614008/2020/04/02/impact/penn-state-researchers-explore-whats-next-covid-19-videos News

Penn State launches online version of its bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity

Penn State is expanding its online portfolio of information technology degrees with one focused on how to prevent and respond to cyber attacks at a time of the

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Penn State to recognize class of 2020 with virtual commencement ceremony

In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will h

https://news.psu.edu/story/614272/2020/04/06/academics/penn-state-recognize-class-2020-virtual-commencement-ceremony News

Teams’ technology tools may give researchers a boost in quest to stop COVID-19

Teams of Penn State data scientists and students, including ones led by the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and the Applied Research Labora

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Research aims to help online workers build skills to advance their career paths

A new research project led by Benjamin Hanrahan, assistant professor of information sciences and technology, aims to enrich online platform workers and improve

https://news.psu.edu/story/614497/2020/04/08/research/research-aims-help-online-workers-build-skills-advance-their-career News

Virtual tutors help train nursing students for trauma care

A new web-based tutor developed by researchers in the College of Information Sciences and Technology is helping nursing students earn clinically relevant exposu

https://news.psu.edu/story/614745/2020/04/09/academics/virtual-tutors-help-train-nursing-students-trauma-care News

Cybersecurity professional speaks to students via Zoom

Penn State Greater Allegheny’s current students recently joined a virtual conversation about Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, Greater Allegheny’s new

https://news.psu.edu/story/615020/2020/04/10/cybersecurity-professional-speaks-students-zoom News

Two IST doctoral students earn IBM Ph.D. Fellowships

Yueqi Chen and Wenbo Guo, both studying in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, are among 24 doctoral students worldwide who have been awarded 20

https://news.psu.edu/story/614953/2020/04/10/science-and-technology/two-ist-doctoral-students-earn-ibm-phd-fellowships News

Seed grants jump-start 47 interdisciplinary teams to conduct COVID-19 research

With speed and ingenuity, more than 100 researchers across Penn State are shifting their research programs to address the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to funding fro

https://news.psu.edu/story/615456/2020/04/14/research/seed-grants-jump-start-47-interdisciplinary-teams-conduct-covid-19 News

Penn State to continue remote learning, online courses into summer

Given the continuing challenge and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic and to protect the health of students, faculty and staff, Penn State has made the dec

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'Ahead-of-the-trend' College of IST prepared security adviser for his career

The experiences that Chris Eggerman, a 2017 graduate, had while at Penn State gave him a glimpse of the challenges and rewards he would enjoy in a career, and,

https://news.psu.edu/story/615636/2020/04/15/ahead-trend-college-ist-prepared-security-adviser-his-career News

Penn State competes in Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition regional finals

Penn State’s Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) team reached new heights earlier this month when they participated in the regional finals of the Mid-

https://news.psu.edu/story/615483/2020/04/15/academics/penn-state-competes-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition-regional News

Ten student teams compete for $25,000 prize pool in the Nittany AI Challenge

Ten student teams will be funded to use AI for Good to build and submit a minimum viable product in the Nittany AI Challenge for a chance to compete for a porti

https://news.psu.edu/story/615323/2020/04/15/academics/ten-student-teams-compete-25000-prize-pool-nittany-ai-challenge News

Additional details announced on virtual commencement for the Class of 2020

At 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Penn State will host its first virtual commencement. The ceremony will be livestreamed, and available internationally, at https://

https://news.psu.edu/story/615812/2020/04/16/academics/additional-details-announced-virtual-commencement-class-2020 News

Human and AI annotations aim to improve scholarly results in COVID-19 searches

Seed funding provided by the Huck Institute of the Life Sciences and the Institute for Computational and Data Science is supporting two research teams from the

https://news.psu.edu/story/616031/2020/04/17/research/human-and-ai-annotations-aim-improve-scholarly-results-covid-19 News

Following footsteps on the IST path

Being apart from family is a tough part of college for many students, but Kelly and Kevin Costello are two Penn Staters who were able to spend two years in Happ

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College of IST announces spring 2020 student marshals

The College of Information Sciences and Technology will honor two graduates as student marshals at spring 2020 commencement. Genesis DuBon (information sciences

https://news.psu.edu/story/616571/2020/04/22/academics/college-ist-announces-spring-2020-student-marshals News

Do privacy controls lead to more trust in Alexa? Not necessarily, research finds

Giving users of smart assistants the option to adjust settings for privacy or content delivery, or both, doesn’t necessarily increase their trust in the platf

https://news.psu.edu/story/617031/2020/04/23/research/do-privacy-controls-lead-more-trust-alexa-not-necessarily-research News

Anxious about public speaking? Your smart speaker could help

A team of Penn State researchers has developed a public-speaking tutor on the Amazon Alexa platform that could help users reduce their public speaking anxiety.

https://news.psu.edu/story/617105/2020/04/27/research/anxious-about-public-speaking-your-smart-speaker-could-help News

Competing for views: IST student develops app for extreme sports athletes

Thaddeus Lorenz, senior in information science and technology, wasn’t always sure what his academic path would be. After starting at Penn State in the Divisio

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Web of psychological cues may tempt people to reveal more online

In a study published in the latest Proceedings of Computer-Human Interaction, a team of Penn State researchers identified a dozen subtle — but powerful — re

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IST professor receives Fulbright Cyber Security Award

Anna Squicciarini, associate professor of information sciences and technology, has received a Fulbright Cyber Security Award to conduct research in London in su

https://news.psu.edu/story/618131/2020/04/30/science-and-technology/ist-professor-receives-fulbright-cyber-security-award News

Using data to maximize hospital resources

As a student in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology, Steve Ney learned critical skills, from coding to data design and architecture

https://news.psu.edu/story/618237/2020/05/01/student-success/using-data-maximize-hospital-resources News

Online tutor helps general public turn COVID-19 prevention efforts into action

Penn State researchers have developed a comprehensive online tutor to educate the general public about the science behind COVID-19 and appropriate steps anyone

https://news.psu.edu/story/618715/2020/05/06/research/online-tutor-helps-general-public-turn-covid-19-prevention-efforts News

Institute awards 32 computational and data sciences seed grants

The Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, in conjunction with several Penn State colleges, awarded more than $725,000 in seed grants to fund 32 new com

https://news.psu.edu/story/618769/2020/05/06/research/institute-awards-32-computational-and-data-sciences-seed-grants News

IST student creates app to help underrepresented students find community

A College of Information Sciences and Technology student has created a way to help new students, particularly those who are underrepresented, discover community

https://news.psu.edu/story/619501/2020/05/11/academics/ist-student-creates-app-help-underrepresented-students-find News

IST announces 2020 Dean's Circle of Teaching Excellence recipients

For their contributions to the teaching mission of the College of Information Sciences and Technology, nine faculty members have been selected as recipients of

https://news.psu.edu/story/619467/2020/05/11/academics/ist-announces-2020-deans-circle-teaching-excellence-recipients News

Mentorship program strengthens professional network for IST students

Sometimes, the greatest lessons come from someone who has lived them. That’s why the College of IST has revitalized its alumni mentorship program — to give

https://news.psu.edu/story/620247/2020/05/14/academics/mentorship-program-strengthens-professional-network-ist-students News

IST seed grants support tech projects related to COVID-19

The College of Information Sciences and Technology recently announced six projects that will receive funding from the college’s seed grant program. Each proje

https://news.psu.edu/story/619919/2020/05/14/research/ist-seed-grants-support-tech-projects-related-covid-19 News

Projects use technology to assist people with rare medical conditions

There are many health conditions that individuals experience — especially those that are rare or underrepresented — which could benefit from new technologie

https://news.psu.edu/story/619939/2020/05/14/academics/projects-use-technology-assist-people-rare-medical-conditions News

Maitland earns Fulbright Global Scholar Award

Carleen Maitland, associate professor of information sciences and technology, is a recipient of a Fulbright Global Scholar award.

https://news.psu.edu/story/620349/2020/05/15/science-and-technology/maitland-earns-fulbright-global-scholar-award News

Alumni Association announces 2020-21 Young Alumni Ambassadors

The Penn State Alumni Association has selected 11 recent graduates as 2020-21 Young Alumni Ambassadors. These young alumni will share a yearlong experience aime

https://news.psu.edu/story/620445/2020/05/18/impact/alumni-association-announces-2020-21-young-alumni-ambassadors News

Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2020-21

The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences

https://news.psu.edu/story/620740/2020/05/20/academics/three-selected-administrative-fellows-2020-21 News

Understanding trade-offs between connectedness and online privacy during crises

A new grant is helping researchers explore how attitudes toward privacy change during times of crises, and whether oversharing has been expedited or even encour

https://news.psu.edu/story/621235/2020/05/26/research/understanding-trade-offs-between-connectedness-and-online-privacy News

Bringing information security professionals to the virtual classroom

Early this spring semester, Joanne Peca led several organic in-class conversations in her Information Security Management course for graduating seniors about to

https://news.psu.edu/story/621464/2020/05/27/academics/bringing-information-security-professionals-virtual-classroom News

Well prepared: TLT fellowship equips IST professor for shift to remote learning

When Penn State swiftly transitioned to a remote learning environment this spring due to COVID-19, College of Information Sciences and Technology teaching profe

https://news.psu.edu/story/621418/2020/05/27/academics/well-prepared-tlt-fellowship-equips-ist-professor-shift-remote News

'The Investment' student startup TV show taping to take place virtually

For the past three years, WPSU, Penn State University Park’s local NPR and PBS affiliate station, and the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP)

https://news.psu.edu/story/621362/2020/05/27/arts-and-entertainment/investment-student-startup-tv-show-taping-take-place News

Camilla Beaderman selected for Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship

Camilla Beaderman, a rising junior studying Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, is one of 15 students

https://news.psu.edu/story/621933/2020/06/02/academics/camilla-beaderman-selected-foreign-affairs-information-technology News

College of IST launches new degree in enterprise technology integration

A new bachelor of science degree in enterprise technology integration degree offered by Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology will launc

https://news.psu.edu/story/622271/2020/06/04/academics/college-ist-launches-new-degree-enterprise-technology-integration News

Keeping water and energy secure

Javad Khazaei, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Penn State Harrisburg and affiliate professor of architectural engineering in the College of Eng

https://news.psu.edu/story/622226/2020/06/04/research/keeping-water-and-energy-secure News

IST professor receives award, earns reappointment to University College position

Penn State Scranton IST professor Alan Peslak has received the International Association for Computer Information Systems’ 2020 Ben Bauman Award for Excellenc

https://news.psu.edu/story/622430/2020/06/05/academics/ist-professor-receives-award-earns-reappointment-university News

Peng Liu, co-authors earn Test-of-Time Award

A paper co-authored by Peng Liu, Raymond G. Tronzo, MD Professor of Cybersecurity in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, has been selected as on

https://news.psu.edu/story/622665/2020/06/08/research/peng-liu-co-authors-earn-test-time-award News

New cybersecurity master’s degree aims at protecting digital information

The College of Information Sciences and Technology will launch a residential master's degree in cybersecurity analytics and operations this fall to help me

https://www.psu.edu/news/academics/story/new-cybersecurity-masters-degree-aims-protecting-digital-information/ News

A leader from the start: First-year IST student heads new student organization

Lauren Pearl never imagined she would become so involved with the newest major at the College of Information Sciences and Technology during the first semester o

https://news.psu.edu/story/623129/2020/06/12/academics/leader-start-first-year-ist-student-heads-new-student-organization News

Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program inducts six new fellows

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program in 2020-21 will include six new fellows from Penn State.

https://news.psu.edu/story/623580/2020/06/17/academics/big-ten-academic-alliance-academic-leadership-program-inducts-six News

A federal internship in the remote workplace

This summer, as many students acclimate to virtual internship experiences due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, one Penn State World Campus student has just su

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Bringing an international conference online

With the shift of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development to a virtual format due to COVID-19, general chair

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Two College of IST faculty members earn Amazon Research Awards

Professor James Wang and Assistant Professor Xinyu Xing — both from the College of Information Sciences and Technology — are among 51 computing experts repr

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Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80 times greater than originally reported

A new study from Penn State tracked excess influenza-like illness data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to estimate that the number of early

https://news.psu.edu/story/623797/2020/06/22/research/initial-covid-19-infection-rate-may-be-80-times-greater-originally News

Hacker bootcamp: Alumnus creates cybersecurity experience for IST students

With students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology having offers rescinded from their internship placements, one alumnus launched an eight-week

https://news.psu.edu/story/624463/2020/06/29/academics/hacker-bootcamp-alumnus-creates-cybersecurity-experience-ist News

Center for Security Research and Education announces seed grant awardees

The Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) has selected 13 interdisciplinary projects through its spring 2020 seed grant program. CSRE is providing a

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IST student awarded Erickson Discovery Grant to further Tumblr research

Courtney Smith, a rising Penn State junior studying security and risk analysis, recently received a 2020 Erickson Discovery Grant to further her research on par

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Penn State sophomore runs summer STEM program for underprivileged children

As a child, Rahil Mehta found that many science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts weren't taught in a participatory way. So now as a rising

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Alumnus-driven startup aids IST students seeking internship experiences

When the novel coronavirus pandemic struck, and many College of Information Sciences and Technology students faced challenges in securing summer internships due

https://news.psu.edu/story/626193/2020/07/20/academics/alumnus-driven-startup-aids-ist-students-seeking-internship News

Learning designers and faculty show quick collaboration in times of change

Educators and instructional and learning designers at Penn State have been key elements of the pivot to remote instruction as the University works to overcome t

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Project-based learning leads to leadership role for College of IST alumna

Shara Beach Ryan’s list of career experiences is quite extensive — she has worked as an advertising campaign manager, front-end developer, business analyst,

https://news.psu.edu/story/626211/2020/07/22/student-success/project-based-learning-leads-leadership-role-college-ist