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Noted statistician to receive honorary degree at Dec. 20 commencement

11/26/08

Penn State will honor J. Stuart Hunter, a world-renowned innovator and one of the most influential industrial statisticians of the last 50 years, at one of three University Park fall commencement ceremonies to be held Saturday, Dec. 20. An estimated 14 associate degrees and 2,261 baccalaureate degrees will be conferred at two ceremonies at University Park, over which Penn State President Graham B. Spanier will preside. He also will lead the Graduate School ceremony for an expected 699 graduate students.

Risks of research: Office helps maintain research integrity

11/20/08

One of Penn State's key components in its mission is research. The University handles innovative research every day in a long list of areas making it one of the nation's top research institutions.
Since 1990, the Office of Research Protections (located in the Kern Graduate Building) has run the research review process for Penn State and most of its commonwealth campuses. It also has provided training, education and workshop services for both professional and student research projects.

Penn State introduces environmental standards into computer purchasing

11/19/08

Penn State Purchasing has been recognized for its commitment to establishing environmental standards when buying University computer equipment. The Pennsylvania Recycling Market Center and Northeast Recycling Council distinguished the University as a leader in green purchasing and has requested Penn State to be a part of a case study to measure the benefits of the EPEAT environmental standards.

Penn State Web 2009 Conference: presentation proposals sought

11/12/08

Penn State faculty and staff are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the 12th annual Penn State Web Conference, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 8, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at University Park. Post-conference workshops will take place on Tuesday, June 9. Proposal criteria and submission forms are available at http://webconference.psu.edu/call/. Multiple submissions are welcome; however, each proposal must be submitted separately. Though this conference is designed for the Penn State community, the Web Conference committee will entertain nominations for presenters from outside of the Penn State system, in addition to internal submissions. Proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5.

Times change, presidential poll consistent

11/6/08

Although the political climates surrounding the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections were markedly different, participants voting in an online straw poll conducted by IST researchers showed behavior similar to that when the poll was conducted in 2004.

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IST survey on voting experiences concludes

11/4/08

The College of Information Sciences and Technology's online voters survey to gauge reaction to factors including voting equipment, election staff and atmosphere at the polling places has concluded.

Computer model can predict human behavior and learning

11/3/08

A computer model that can predict how people will complete a controlled task and how the knowledge needed to complete that task develops over time is the product of a group of researchers, led by a professor from Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology.

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Register for PSUTXT now

10/31/08

Many areas of Pennsylvania already have seen the first significant snowfall of this winter season, and others saw a preview of what is to come. Soon winter will officially be here and bad weather will be playing havoc with schedules. Other situations may arise that affect the ability of the campus -- students, faculty and staff -- to function normally. In those situations, it is critical that the University be able to reach as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. The PSUTXT text-messaging system is a key tool by which Penn State can communicate directly with the University community in these situations. Don't be caught uninformed. Sign up for PSUTXT, and have messages sent directly to a cell phone when bad weather delays or cancels classes, or if another emergency situation arises. To register, visit http://live.psu.edu/psutxt online. For information, contact Annemarie Mountz at amountz@psu.edu.

IST launches Web science club

10/30/08

The Web Sciences club will explore emerging Web technologies. Its first meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in 206 IST Building.

e-Community experiment examines the promise of being connected

10/28/08

An experiment testing the feasibility of a community-based wireless data system for local smart phone users, as well as an examination of ways to boost peoples' involvement in the future of their town, strategies for warning citizens of large-scale emergencies, and ways to get out the vote are all being studied by Penn State researchers in the College of Information Sciences and Technology and its Center for Human-Computer Interaction.

Intellectual property education needed among students

10/23/08

A faculty member in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology has called for education in intellectual property protection across disciplines as tough, new federal protections against piracy have become law.

Researchers classify travel searches

10/20/08

Nearly three quarters of American Internet users have used the Web to find travel information -- everything from discount airline tickets to driving directions -- according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Jim Jansen, assistant professor of information sciences and technology (IST), along with IST student Christopher Ciamacca and Amanda Spink of Queensland University of Technology in Australia, identified three key findings about online travel searches in a recent study.

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