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
Josh Maldonado-Santiago learned early on that nothing would ever be handed to him. From blue-collar beginnings in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to the threshold of a Penn State degree and an officer’s commission in the U.S. Air Force, every success in Maldonado-Santiago’s life has been achieved through two guiding principles: hard work and sacrifice.
The final rough-cut screening of Penn State assistant professor Boaz Dvir’s post-Holocaust film, “Cojot,” will be conducted at 6 p.m. April 29 at New York University.
This episode of the Quickcast looks at changes to THON fundraising travel, a Spanish faculty member's appearance on "Jeopardy!" and awards for Bellisario students.
For graduate student Bumgi Min, experience drives his research ideas. It was a chance meeting with North Korean refugees that sparked his interest in refugee communications, and it was a conversation with a student that led Min to his dissertation idea.
A pair of recent Penn State graduates will be working at one of the world’s most famous golf tournaments this week, helping ESPN produce coverage of the Masters.
Penn State student work earned six first-place finishes, including Best All-Around Television News Magazine, in the 2018 Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards.
On April 3, five interdisciplinary teams of students participated in the final pitches round of the IdeaMakers Challenge. Hosted by the College of Information Sciences and Technology during Penn State Startup Week, the challenge tasked student teams representing two or more majors to pitch an idea that aims to solve a problem using information technology.
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Center for Education and Civil Rights and the Africana Research Center at Penn State will convene Brown@65, a national symposium of education, law and policy scholars and practitioners, May 10 on Penn State's University Park campus.
This episode of the Quickcast looks at the sentencing of three defendants in the Timothy Piazza case, a memorial scholarship established for a State College shooting victim and the annual Take Back the Night march.
With commencement just a few weeks away, senior Jon Gross has made the most of his Penn State experience.
Penn State faculty members researched Penn State students’ usage of the references that were recommended and analyzed if those references were currently being used throughout their education at Penn State to gain insight on the information-seeking behavior of students.
The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication announced funding for two important areas within the public communications field for its 2019 call for research proposals — advocacy communications and narratives in public communications. Page scholars were selected to create research projects that will build scholarly and public understanding of the two topics.
Award-winning and multitalented journalist Tom Verducci, who has been honored for his work in a variety of mediums, will present the commencement address for the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications during exercises May 4 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
