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IST announces winners of inaugural capstone showcase
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Information Sciences (IST) held its first capstone showcase to give IST students an opportunity to present the projects they completed during their capstone courses and highlight the skills they developed to prepare them for their careers.
Tapia named dean of Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Andrea Tapia has been named the permanent dean of the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), effective May 1. Tapia has held the role in an interim capacity since August 2023.
Computer security researcher and entrepreneur to speak at IST commencement
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Katie Moussouris, a leading researcher and entrepreneur in cybersecurity and vulnerability disclosure, will present the 2024 spring commencement address for the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST). The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on May 4 at Pegula Ice Arena.
IST announces winners of the new David and Kathy Hozza Learning Assistant Award
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Learning assistants (LAs) in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) are talented undergraduate students who serve as learning coaches and mentors for students while supporting instructors with teaching-related tasks. They are assigned to a particular course and work closely with instructors to provide challenging and meaningful learning experiences for students enrolled in the course. Now, their efforts are being recognized with a newly esta...
College of IST names student marshals for spring 2024 commencement
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has named its student marshals for the spring 2024 commencement ceremony. Andrew Maier will present IST’s undergraduate majors, and Connor Morton will represent the Reserve Officers’ Training Core (ROTC) program.
How Policymaking Can Address Urgent Child Care Challenges and Opportunities in Texas
Texas is in urgent need of accessible and affordable child care, according to a recent policy brief by UT researchers in the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
College of IST celebrates 25 years with Berkey Creamery flavor sponsorship
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) is marking its 25th anniversary with a Penn State Berkey Creamery flavor sponsorship. “IST Celebrates 25 Years Death By Chocolate” is available for purchase in store and online now through December 31.
App to teach online safety habits to kids wins top prize in IdeaMakers Challenge
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An interactive, educational app that teaches online safety habits to kids was the winning idea in the 2024 Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge, held March 19 during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC. Hosted annually by the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), the early-stage business idea competition invites teams to identify a problem and pitch a solution that involves digital innovation.
The winning idea — an app called Into-Int, Turning Clicks ...
Alumni couple establishes endowed scholarship in the College of IST
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State alumni Angela Liberto Rex and Josh Rex have made a commitment to establish the Liberto Rex Dean’s Advisory Board Matching Scholarship in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), where they both earned their undergraduate degrees. The endowment, valued at $50,000, was built on the couple’s generosity and a matching commitment from the IST Dean’s Advisory Board Matching Scholarship Program, a fund financially supported by members of the board t...
Cybersecurity student earns second place in Deloitte Cyber Threat Competition
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Liam Geyer, a third-year student majoring in cybersecurity analytics and operations in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), placed second at the Deloitte Foundation Cyber Threat Competition, held Feb. 15-17 at Deloitte University. He was one of 60 students, from among more than 1,000 competitors, to advance to the second and final round.
Improving efficiency, reliability of AI medical summarization tools
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Medical summarization, a process that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to condense complex patient information, is currently used in health care settings for tasks such as creating electronic health records and simplifying medical text for insurance claims processing. While the practice is intended to create efficiencies, it can be labor-intensive, according to Penn State researchers, who created a new method to streamline the way AI creates these summaries, efficientl...
iConnect Winter 2024
Winter 2024 issue of iConnect, the alumni newsmagazine from the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State.
Students compete to be featured on cover of IST's iConnect magazine
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) debuted a new special topics course in fall 2023. “Emerging Technologies in Popular Culture” welcomed undergraduate students from any major to exam...
IST faculty member named to Center for Democracy and Technology fellows program
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Priya Kumar, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), has joined the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)’s 2024 cohort of non-resident fellows.
IST professor named to ACM Distinguished Speaker Program
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Prasenjit Mitra, a professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has been appointed as a Distinguished Speaker of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Speakers serve a three-year term during which they travel to ACM chapters and events to deliver lectures on their fields of expertise.