Tuesday, November 03, 2009
The College of Information Sciences and Technology's (IST) Extreme Events Lab and CreateIT Studio will be featured on the Nov. 6 edition of Friday Night Tailgate, which airs Fridays at 11 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. (more)
Monday, November 02, 2009
Penn State students will have the opportunity to earn academic credits in a faculty-led summer education abroad program. Information sessions to be held this month on campus will showcase all 16 locations for students to begin planning their education abroad.
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Monday, November 02, 2009
Penn State will launch a new interdisciplinary research center focused on the science of communication networks with approximately $35.5 million in funding over 10 years from the Army Research Laboratory. The Communication Networks Research Center, part of the new Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance, will perform foundational research on network science. The research focuses on the interplay among the social/cognitive, information and communication networks. (more)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Maxwell Kruger has earned the special distinction of serving as the College of Information Sciences and Technology's student marshal for the fall 2009 commencement exercises at University Park, which will be held Dec. 19, in the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. (more)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Emily Bell, a senior majoring in security and risk analysis, worked at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy, where she provided technical support for the G8 Summit. (more)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Lockheed Martin will be making technology presentations at the HUB-Robeson Center on Penn State's University Park campus from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, in the auditorium. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to come and learn about the research and technology interests of Lockheed Martin across the broad spectrum of business sectors that the company Impacts. Presentations will be made by the four primary business units of Lockheed Martin, and will provide an opportunity for students to learn more about the company. (more)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Penn State will be hosting a one-day conference on technology commercialization and entrepreneurship called Invention 2 Venture on Saturday, Oct. 24. The event is targeted to undergraduate as well as graduate students, faculty and staff, as well as community members -- everyone with an interest in entrepreneurship. (more)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Thousands of ancient Cypriot artifacts, images and documents will soon be available to view and search online, thanks to a research partnership between Penn State and the Cyprus Institute. (more)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Nearly 70 corporate leaders met recently for two days at Penn State to lay the groundwork for new academic degree programs and an academic research center in the emerging field of enterprise architecture. (more)
Friday, October 09, 2009
John M. "Jack" Carroll, Edward M. Frymoyer professor of information sciences and technology, was recently appointed Shaw Professor of Information Systems in the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore. (more)