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2019 Nittany AI Challenge offers grant opportunities totaling $50,000

12/6/18

Penn State students have the opportunity to create solutions to real world problems and gain hands-on experience with artificial intelligence technology and AI experts during the 2019 Nittany AI Challenge. Participating teams can compete for grant awards totaling $50,000. Proposals are due Jan. 29, 2019.

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Subtle visual cues nudge users to reveal more in online forums

11/6/18

Little things can mean a lot online. Researchers suggest that adding small computer graphics, called icons, that imply crowd size and connectivity can lead people to disclose more information — often very personal information — online.

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IST alumni, students working behind the scenes to impact patient care

7/6/18

When one thinks of health care practitioners, doctors and nurses most likely come to mind. But there are teams of people — including those in information technology — working behind the scenes in ways that directly impact patients, from securing medical records to studying hospital analytics.

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Interviews and internships shape IST senior's future

6/14/18

Students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology are required to complete one internship to graduate. Senior Ryan Feng has exceeded that requirement, holding an internship every summer since beginning his college career.

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World Campus provides full student experience for IST graduates

5/10/18

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.

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IST Schreyer Scholar to further philosophy, tech research at Indian Monastery

4/23/18

Vidur Mishra, a Schreyer Scholar majoring in information sciences and technology, will spend his summer living with monks at the Tushita monastery in India. His experience will advance his undergraduate thesis research which explores differences between how the eastern and western worlds perceive the mind.

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Beaver IST students develop app to connect campus community

4/19/18

Students in Penn State Beaver Instructor Ted Froats’ IST 440 class have spent the semester researching and building an app that allows Beaver students to find and convene study groups, buy and sell goods, and gather friends to attend activities and sporting events, among other things.

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