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Six receive Faculty Scholar Medals

4/2/18

Six University faculty members have received 2018 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement -- John M. Carroll, distinguished professor of information sciences and technology; Neil Christensen, professor of pathology, and microbiology and immunology; Bernhard Luscher, professor of biology, biochemistry and molecular biology; Sandra Spanier, liberal arts professor of English; Qing Wang, professor of materials science and engineering; and Fuqing Zhang, professor of meteorology and atmospheric sciences.

Six faculty members receive 2018 Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching

4/2/18

Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2018 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching — Fred Aebli, information sciences and technology program co-coordinator and lecturer at Penn State Worthington Scranton; Elaine S. Barry, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Fayette; Mary Connerty, senior lecturer in English at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Dennis Decoteau, professor of horticulture and plant system health in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Fred Fonseca, associate professor of information sciences and technology in the College of Information Sciences and Technology; and Michael Janik, professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering.

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Seminar to explore Bayesian statistics in the social sciences

3/16/18

On April 4, the Institute for CyberScience (ICS) will present a seminar on the potential of Bayesian statistical methods for understanding social science data. The speaker, Zita Oravecz, is a professor of human development and family studies at Penn State and an ICS co-hire. The talk is from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in 233A HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus.

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Women in IST to host 'Lean In' panel

3/14/18

The Women in Information Sciences and Technology (WIST) student organization will host its annual “Lean In” leadership panel and networking reception from 7 to 9:30 p.m. March 19 in Alumni Lounge at the Nittany Lion Inn.

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IST class helps Penn State place fourth in NSA Codebreaker Challenge

3/7/18

Thanks to help from students in Xinyu Xing's security and risk analysis class, Penn State recently placed fourth in the National Security Agency's Codebreaker Challenge, which tasks students with solving different cybersecurity issues. Penn State’s fourth-place finish is the University’s highest.

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ICS to offer additional high-performance computing training

3/1/18

In response to increased demand, the Institute for CyberScience (ICS) will be holding additional training sessions as part of the ICS-ACI Training Series. This series of tutorials and workshops helps Penn State researchers learn to use ICS-ACI, the University’s high-performance computing system.

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Hail technology: Deep learning may help predict when people need rides

2/28/18

A computer model based on deep learning technology was able to better predict taxi demand in a city than current systems. This technology could help taxi companies and ride-sharing services, such as Uber, save money by better allocating vehicles and drivers. Fewer idling cars and less congested highways could lead to smarter cities that are safer and more sustainable.

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