Institutes of Energy and the Environment announces seed grant recipients
5/7/19
The 2018–19 Institutes of Energy and the Environment seed grant recipients have been awarded to 18 groups of interdisciplinary researchers at Penn State.
Information Sciences and Technology
Information Sciences and Technology
IST researcher receives Amazon Research Award for work in affective computing
5/7/19
James Wang, professor of information sciences and technology, has received a 2018 Amazon Research Award for his work in affective computing. With the funding, Wang and his students will expand on previous research examining how to train a computer to recognize human emotional expressions from body movements.
IST senior honored with Multicultural Resource Center's Resilient Student Award
5/7/19
Zachary Dyer, a 2019 graduate of the College of Information Sciences and Technology, was recently awarded the Penn State Multicultural Resource Center’s Resilient Student Award, which is presented to a student who demonstrates initiative, perseverance, and the ability to overcome significant obstacles in obtaining his or her degree.
Libraries' 2019 research prizes honor 13 students at University Park events
5/7/19
Penn State University Libraries awards recognized three outstanding undergraduate thesis authors as well as one graduate student and nine undergraduate student researchers, all exhibiting exemplary scholarly research methods and communication at University Park campus presentations this spring.
Probing question about online learners leads doctoral student to develop app
5/6/19
In an effort to address the low retention rates of online learners, education student Nicole Wang developed SPOT, a web-based application that allows for students to interact in an online classroom while remaining anonymous.
Interviews with U.S. House special election candidates to air on WPSU
5/6/19
WPSU will air interviews on May 9 and 14 with Marc Friedenberg and Fred Keller — the candidates running in a special election to fill the vacated seat for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. The special election will be held on May 21.
Libraries' Research Awards recognize 105 students across 19 campuses
5/6/19
Penn State University Libraries awarded its Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy to students at nearly all undergraduate Penn State campuses in April, honoring 97 undergraduate students as well as eight graduate students participating in their respective campus-wide research exhibition events.
Protecting a community while more than 400 miles from home
5/1/19
During the day, you can find Alexa Tiemann in a College of Information Sciences and Technology classroom, where she is pursuing a degree in security and risk analysis. At night, she spends her time protecting and serving State College and the surrounding community, as a volunteer firefighter.
Libraries Short Stories spring contest winners explore 'The Other Side'
4/30/19
Penn State University Libraries Short Stories’ “The Other Side” spring 2019 contest winners included 11 student honorees, three faculty/staff honorees, and one local middle school student honoree. Each of the four Libraries Short Stories Editorial Board winners and the People’s Choice winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card. All winners and honorable mentions will have their stories placed on the Libraries’ Short Edition short story dispensers.
Penn State DuBois grad to launch career with Lockheed Martin
4/29/19
A 2019 graduate of the Penn State DuBois Information Sciences and Technology (IST) program is launching his career with the nation’s leading producer of military technology in areas of aeronautics, maritime systems, space exploration and more. CJ Seitz, of Treasure Lake, landed a position as a software engineering associate with Lockheed Martin months before his graduation.
Penn State, National Taiwan Normal University announce collaborations for 2019
4/29/19
Penn State and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) have announced the awardees for the 2019 Joint Collaboration Development Fund. Seven projects were chosen for funding, in a variety of disciplines, from math education to geosciences to information sciences and technology.
Prospective federal agent selected as IST ROTC student marshal
4/25/19
Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Detachment 720 and Honor Guard member and four-year Marching Blue Band clarinet player Lauren Boehmer has been selected as the College of Information Sciences and Technology ROTC student marshal for the commencement ceremony on May 4. She will lead the graduates of the college at the ceremony, accompanied by Col. Nathan Allerheiligen.
IST student marshal strengthens tech interests through cybersecurity program
4/25/19
From the start of her college career, Christina McMahon was determined to excel in her academics. In her four years at Penn State, McMahon has been recognized as both Freshman and Sophomore of the Year for the College of Information Sciences and Technology, and earned four Presidential Awards offered through the University. She also earned the Evan Pugh Scholar Senior Award, which means that she is in the top 0.5 percent of her University-wide class at Penn State.
Penn State students to compete in Collegiate Star League Fortnite finals
4/25/19
Penn State junior Benjamin Giles (information sciences and technology) and sophomore Sean Lebovitz (criminology) have qualified as one of the final 16 teams in the Fortnite division of the Collegiate Star League tournament. They will travel to Atlantic City, New Jersey, this weekend to compete with students from universities nationwide.
New research shows promise for success of underrepresented scholars in STEM
4/25/19
With the goal of preparing scholars from underrepresented groups to succeed in graduate and professional programs, Penn State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) partnered to develop undergraduate programs aimed at increasing retention and academic performance of historically racially underrepresented undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.