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In big data era, how is your health data protected and used for research?

10/15/18

Penn State researchers Vasant Honavar, Timothy Brick and Ariana Winder will look at important issues surrounding data use and privacy that will be discussed at this month’s "Science on Tap" event. They will explore how organizations can better navigate the health data conversation and partner with all stakeholders to provide better prevention, diagnosis and treatment for everyone, and how people collectively move towards better understanding and transparency of who owns what and how is it being used.

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College of IST announces Data Sciences Research Seminar Series

9/28/18

The College of Information Sciences and Technology will welcome leading data sciences faculty and scholars to share their research through a new research seminar series. Talks will be held on Tuesdays from 12-1 p.m. on the University Park campus, and all events are free and open to the public.

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Data sciences program blends interdisciplinary training for a growing industry

7/12/18

Penn State’s data sciences program was established to position graduates to address some of the world’s most challenging problems. As an increasing number of companies begin to produce larger data sets, there is a growing demand for skilled data scientists to analyze the information and present solutions.

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Power up!

1/4/18

Penn State's new data center gives researchers the ability to tackle complex questions that range from detecting subatomic particles, to understanding how planets form, to anticipating how natural disasters and more gradual changes in natural systems will affect human systems such as water supply and food production.

Part of Myers' winning data visualization

Data analytics student brings century-old data to life, wins global contest

6/22/17

When Heather Myers registered for a data visualization course this past spring, she anticipated learning techniques and tools to depict large amounts of data. Little did she know she would receive global recognition from Tableau, a leader in business intelligence and analytics software. Her interactive map of Pennsylvania depicting the value of farms and amounts of livestock provides users with a glimpse into agricultural life in 1850.

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IST research leverages big data to predict severe weather

6/21/17

Every year, severe weather endangers millions of people and causes billions of dollars in damage worldwide. But new research from Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and AccuWeather has found a way to better predict some of these threats by harnessing the power of big data. By identifying bow echoes, this automatic detection would be vital to earlier recognition of severe weather, saving lives and resources.

Penn State and Geisinger team up to establish new program for graduate students

4/27/17

A new $2.4 million program for graduate students seeking to contribute to breakthrough discoveries in medicine and biology has been established at Penn State. The new Biomedical Big Data to Knowledge Training Program brings together Pennsylvania data scientists, biomedical researchers, and life-science researchers at Penn State and the Geisinger Genomic Medicine Institute to accelerate advances in the biomedical and life sciences.

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Institute for Information Policy examines the social effects of 'big data'

4/4/17

With frequently evolving technology of computer access and smart phone capabilities and a particularly unpredictable White House, Penn State’s Institute for Information Policy (IIP) is as important today as it has ever been in its 20-year history. The IIP conducts innovative research and promotes programs that examine the social effects of information technology.

Hui Yang, Harold and Inge Marcus Career Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Yang co-edits new book on health care analytics

3/30/17

Harold and Inge Marcus Career Associate Professor Hui Yang is the co-editor of a new book that focuses on statistical and operational research methods and tools that are being used to improve the health care industry.

Dr. Xiang Zhang, associate professor at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology.

IST professor awarded NSF grant to analyze big data

1/30/17

Xiang Zhang, associate professor in Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology , has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to pursue research of mining large and complex networks. By developing new tools to decipher big data, Zhang plans to draw more actionable conclusions from extremely large data collections, like the information captured from billions of Facebook users.

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Penn State, Big Data Hub selected for NTIS Joint Venture Partnership

10/24/16

Penn State, through its participation in the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to enter into a Joint Venture Partnership. The Hub will join 34 other leaders in information technology and services selected for the Partnership to promote economic growth and solve substantial challenges in delivering critical public services.

Conrad Tucker

Engineer receives 2016 IBM Faculty Award

10/24/16

Conrad Tucker, whose work with virtual and augmented realities has been gaining national publicity, was recently named a recipient of the 2016 IBM Faculty Award.

Honavar leads new big data and discovery informatics center at Penn State

Penn State, Rutgers win grant to create Virtual Data Collaboratory

10/13/16

Penn State has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to fund an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Penn State and Rutgers University, in partnership with several other institutions, to develop, deploy, and evaluate the Virtual Data Collaboratory, a distributed data infrastructure to support data intensive science.

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