Peng Liu, professor of information sciences and technology, was recently awarded the first Raymond G. Tronzo, MD Professorship in Cybersecurity by the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The professorship will help the college recruit and retain leading faculty in support of the college’s newly created Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations bachelor’s degree program.

In recognition of Memorial Day and Military Appreciation Month, the College of Information Sciences and Technology honors the men and women among its faculty, staff, students and alumni who are serving or who have served in the armed forces.

Scott Pezanowski, a doctoral candidate in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, has received the NASA Space Grant Graduate Fellowship given by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium for 2018-2019. The mission of the program is to expand opportunities for Pennsylvanians to learn about and participate in NASA’s aeronautics and space programs by supporting and enhancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, research and outreach programs.

For many students, graduating with a single degree in four years is no easy feat.

So imagine graduating with four.

Jin Zhang did exactly that, earning four degrees in four and a half years at Penn State.

Ten years ago, Massachusetts native Sophia Mazurczyk never would have imagined that she’d be part of a Penn State family. This past weekend, she joined her daughters as Penn State alumnae, earning her master of professional studies in information sciences degree with an option in cybersecurity and information assurance that she completed through Penn State World Campus.