Recommendation systems that merely suggested that users could customize privacy settings tended to boost users' sense of control, which eased their privacy concerns about the site.
Six accomplished and involved seniors will cap off their Penn State careers by representing the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications as student marshals during commencement exercises May 4 in the Bryce Jordan Center.
A group of about 70 Penn State students, faculty and staff from a range of fields and disciplines took a step toward taking on roles as interdisciplinary cyber hack responders in the 2019 Penn State Hack Response Simulation Competition.
Two Penn State entries were named national winners in the Society of Professional Journalists 2018 Mark of Excellence Awards, which honor the best in collegiate journalism from the year. Three additional entries were chosen as national finalists.
Penn State's Institute for CyberScience has awarded $367,632 in seed funding for projects designed to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to assist the public good. The grants support projects in 20 different departments and units, 10 colleges and three institutes.
An “open house” for a school bus a Penn State student has converted into a tiny home will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28 near the Berkey Creamery on the University Park campus.
Student broadcasters from CommRadio, the internet-based radio station housed in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, will cover the NFL Draft for the 11th year in a row.
Six faculty members, two staff members, two graduate students and two adjunct lecturers were honored during the annual Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications Faculty and Staff Awards and Recognition Reception.
Film Professor Pearl Gluck has produced a short, call-to-action film featuring actors whose credits include “Atlanta,” “Law and Order” and “Orange is the New Black,” for the New Jersey-based The Nature Conservancy. The film will be available online on Earth Day, April 22.
Once the fodder of science fiction books and movies, Artificial intelligence -- AI -- and machine learning are making an impact on nearly every facet of society.
The inaugural winner of the David Ethics Award, Anita Varma of Stanford University, suggests journalists would do better to aim for a sense of "solidarity" with the plight of marginalized groups rather than trying to cultivate empathy.
For first-generation college student Josh Maldonado-Santiago, a Penn State telecommunications degree and a future commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force are proof positive that hard work does indeed pay off.
A film written, directed and produced by a Penn State student about the challenges of adapting to American college life as a foreigner will screen at 5 p.m. on April 21 in Carnegie Cinema on the University Park campus.
Developers may think that adding humanlike features — like an icon or a name — to their chatbot may make it more relatable. However, users may react strongly against a chatbot with human features that doesn't have the swift back-and-forth of a normal conversation.
A strong work ethic met with a Penn State education has led first-generation student Josh Maldonado-Santiago to a world of opportunity and a life of service as a future Air Force officer. To learn more about how Maldonado-Santiago has made the most of his Penn State experience to build a bright f
