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Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

three people wearing business casual stand at the foot of a staircase

IST names Cai, Huang and Lee to lead college’s first academic departments

March 05, 2026

Seedlings leading to a lit light bulb

2026-27 Huck Seed Grant Program opens call for proposals

March 04, 2026

Three men pose for a photo in front of a television that reads "Self-organizing Heart Modeling and Simulation" with a series of graphics of graphics showing the heart in different phases of self-organization, with electrical maps of a heart beneath it.

Engineering a better heartbeat

March 03, 2026

plates held over a long buffet with several types of meat and other foods

Variety: Spice of life or risk factor for overeating?

February 27, 2026

Penn State astrophysicist Chad Hanna named distinguished professor

February 20, 2026

Nittany Lion Shrine

Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026

February 16, 2026

Hands hold up a group brainstorming graphic.

ICDS accepting proposals for next cohort of rising researchers

February 04, 2026

Two individuals in front of a cartoon drawing of a volcano

Ask a scientist: What happens to animals during a volcanic eruption?

January 28, 2026

Christelle Wauthier sits on a rough volcanic rock during fieldwork.

Coffee Hour starts Jan. 23 with talk on volcanic hazards and remote sensing

January 20, 2026

Person crouching to look at plants

Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants, researchers find

December 17, 2025

Image of E. coli bacterial cell with boxes zooming in on differently colored proteins.

For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely

December 16, 2025

screenshot of VR experience showing person holding bird

Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

December 16, 2025

Golden glowing lightbulb atop a blurred-out laptop.

ICDS seeks proposals for Faculty Upskilling Fellowships program

December 12, 2025

Abstract DNA and data science lines appear in blue.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences funds eight mid-scale seed grants

December 12, 2025

Jainendra Jain works with a student.

Penn State launches quantum theory center

December 09, 2025

Information transfer into globe.

ICDS Quantum Hub awards Quantum SuperSEED grants

December 05, 2025

Two co-workers brainstorm wireframe designs.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences seeks Rising Researchers proposals

December 03, 2025

Blue square with circuit board thin wires and lines.

Institute funds 20 faculty fellows in AI and quantum sciences

November 20, 2025

A screenshot of a geographic information system application showing streets and schools.

Mapping a new frontier with AI-integrated geographic information systems

November 06, 2025

an illustration of a planet and a star

Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life

October 23, 2025

Students stand at their research posters with symposium attendees.

ICDS Symposium spotlights student, faculty research

October 22, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

Hands type on a computer with brain technology scan in blue.

New seed grant program accepting proposals for multi-disciplinary research

October 07, 2025

An aerial view of the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.

New tool helps forecast volcano slope collapses and tsunamis

October 03, 2025

Guido Cervone, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences director, stands at a podium to give welcome remarks at last year's ICDS Symposium.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Symposium scheduled for Oct. 6

September 15, 2025

Artist’s impression of a black hole star

Mysterious ‘red dots’ in early universe may be ‘black hole star’ atmospheres

September 12, 2025

Illustration with merging black holes at center, surrounded by swirling representation of gravitational waves

Black holes everywhere! Ten years of LIGO and gravitational waves

September 10, 2025

slide displays two researcher headshots and lecture titles

IST announces Research Talks series for fall 2025 semester

September 04, 2025

Computers are stacked in towers at the Penn State University Park Data Center. These computers make up the Penn State Roar supercomputer.

Q&A: Boosting research with supercomputing

August 18, 2025

Protein structures showing non-native entanglements compared to native conformations for two proteins

New class of protein misfolding simulated in high definition

August 08, 2025

Black and navy blue outlines show imaging of brain and other scans, AI, and more.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences awards 56 research projects

August 04, 2025

Guido Cervone, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) interim director, poses for a photo on a boat.

Guido Cervone named Institute for Computational and Data Sciences director

July 30, 2025

College of Ag Sciences names first cohort of Land Grant Research Impact Fellows

July 28, 2025

Head shot photos of Sarah Rajtmajer and Lynda Kellam

University Libraries to host August speakers on AI, the Data Rescue Project

July 23, 2025

dying corn stalks

Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge

July 21, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 7

July 07, 2025

Professor of statistics to retire after 26 years at Penn State

June 30, 2025

Four people sit around a wooden table over a white posterboard with colored post-its on it.

New program aims to help faculty build skills in AI, quantum sciences

June 23, 2025

Artist’s conception of the mystery of the magnetic moment of the muon

Q&A: Physics and the value of scientific disappointment

June 11, 2025

From left, Nikki Crowley and Nanyin Zhang pose for a photo in front of a red brick wall.

$2.9M grant funds study on long-term effects of adolescent binge drinking

June 04, 2025

A digital image of a brain is shown in varied colors of blue.

Interdisciplinary program announces funding opportunities for rising researchers

May 28, 2025

A person in a purple shirt

Perfumes and lotions disrupt how body protects itself from indoor air pollutants

May 27, 2025

Penn State University Park campus building in spring

IST faculty discuss future of AI on WPSU's 'Conversations Live'

May 19, 2025

Penn State students and faculty stand in a line for a photo surrounded by their research posters during poster session.

AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence

May 13, 2025

The Lion Shrine is crystal clear in the center of the frame as greenery is blurred framing the shrine.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences issues call for proposals

April 25, 2025

Public support matters for sustainable energy investments, researchers find

April 24, 2025

campus building of red brick and glass

College of IST awards seed grants to six research projects

April 22, 2025

This illustration shows yellow, blue and pink numbers in a data flow.

NCEMS working groups to answer molecular and cellular bioscience questions

April 09, 2025

Illustration of a tree made of ones and zeroes on a blue background

Q&A: Can artificial intelligence growth and sustainability go hand in hand?

April 09, 2025

Penn State mourns loss of world-renowned meteorologist Jenni Evans

April 07, 2025

A drone flies in the sky over a blurred-out body of water.

Q&A: Researchers’ approach aims to make AI-powered systems more efficient

March 31, 2025

three maps of Uganda

Rainfall and drought linked to childhood growth outcomes in Uganda

March 19, 2025

From left to right, a student and a spectator stand looking at a research poster during AI Week.

Penn State Artificial Intelligence Week 2025: April 14-17

March 18, 2025

Illustration of antibiotics in the gut

FDA-approved dialysis drug may help fight against antimicrobial resistance

March 18, 2025

three panels of hypothetical planetary system

Combination of cosmic processes shapes the size and location of sub-Neptunes

March 17, 2025

3D structure of the protein with entanglement on the right and without on the left

Protein accidentally lassos itself, helping explain unusual refolding behavior

March 14, 2025

Four individuals stand in front of conference poster, all wearing conference lanyards

AI-powered cooling startup aims to boost data center efficiency

March 13, 2025

Wide shot of Old Main through Armillary Sphere

Search underway for next Penn State ICDS director

March 10, 2025

Human hand holds blue graphic of artificial intelligence and fairness.

Making machine learning models more fair focus of Tan lab

February 20, 2025

Penn State physicist Marcos Rigol named distinguished professor

February 17, 2025

View of the Love statue in Love Park in Philadelphia, with the city skyline in the background

Q&A: Does expressing love make us feel more love?

February 11, 2025

Guido Cervone, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) interim director, poses for a photo on a boat.

ICDS director named chair of American Geophysical Union annual meeting committee

February 10, 2025

Anak Krakatau volcano in October 2013

Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2018 volcanic eruption, tsunami

February 07, 2025

A person holding a smartphone with an AI assistant on the screen asking, "How can I help you?"

Q&A: DeepSeek AI assistant and the future of AI

January 30, 2025

Daryl Lim smiles for a photo.

Q&A: Can AI be governed by an ‘equity by design’ framework?

January 29, 2025

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Close-up of a person holding and tapping on a smartphone, with floating numbers, graphs, and data visualizations overlaid around the device.

Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

three people wearing business casual stand at the foot of a staircase

IST names Cai, Huang and Lee to lead college’s first academic departments

March 05, 2026

Seedlings leading to a lit light bulb

2026-27 Huck Seed Grant Program opens call for proposals

March 04, 2026

Three men pose for a photo in front of a television that reads "Self-organizing Heart Modeling and Simulation" with a series of graphics of graphics showing the heart in different phases of self-organization, with electrical maps of a heart beneath it.

Engineering a better heartbeat

March 03, 2026

plates held over a long buffet with several types of meat and other foods

Variety: Spice of life or risk factor for overeating?

February 27, 2026

Penn State astrophysicist Chad Hanna named distinguished professor

February 20, 2026

Nittany Lion Shrine

Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026

February 16, 2026

Hands hold up a group brainstorming graphic.

ICDS accepting proposals for next cohort of rising researchers

February 04, 2026

Two individuals in front of a cartoon drawing of a volcano

Ask a scientist: What happens to animals during a volcanic eruption?

January 28, 2026

Christelle Wauthier sits on a rough volcanic rock during fieldwork.

Coffee Hour starts Jan. 23 with talk on volcanic hazards and remote sensing

January 20, 2026

Person crouching to look at plants

Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants, researchers find

December 17, 2025

Image of E. coli bacterial cell with boxes zooming in on differently colored proteins.

For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely

December 16, 2025

screenshot of VR experience showing person holding bird

Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

December 16, 2025

Golden glowing lightbulb atop a blurred-out laptop.

ICDS seeks proposals for Faculty Upskilling Fellowships program

December 12, 2025

Abstract DNA and data science lines appear in blue.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences funds eight mid-scale seed grants

December 12, 2025

Jainendra Jain works with a student.

Penn State launches quantum theory center

December 09, 2025

Information transfer into globe.

ICDS Quantum Hub awards Quantum SuperSEED grants

December 05, 2025

Two co-workers brainstorm wireframe designs.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences seeks Rising Researchers proposals

December 03, 2025

Blue square with circuit board thin wires and lines.

Institute funds 20 faculty fellows in AI and quantum sciences

November 20, 2025

A screenshot of a geographic information system application showing streets and schools.

Mapping a new frontier with AI-integrated geographic information systems

November 06, 2025

an illustration of a planet and a star

Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life

October 23, 2025

Students stand at their research posters with symposium attendees.

ICDS Symposium spotlights student, faculty research

October 22, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

Hands type on a computer with brain technology scan in blue.

New seed grant program accepting proposals for multi-disciplinary research

October 07, 2025

An aerial view of the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.

New tool helps forecast volcano slope collapses and tsunamis

October 03, 2025

Guido Cervone, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences director, stands at a podium to give welcome remarks at last year's ICDS Symposium.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences Symposium scheduled for Oct. 6

September 15, 2025

Artist’s impression of a black hole star

Mysterious ‘red dots’ in early universe may be ‘black hole star’ atmospheres

September 12, 2025

Illustration with merging black holes at center, surrounded by swirling representation of gravitational waves

Black holes everywhere! Ten years of LIGO and gravitational waves

September 10, 2025

slide displays two researcher headshots and lecture titles

IST announces Research Talks series for fall 2025 semester

September 04, 2025

Computers are stacked in towers at the Penn State University Park Data Center. These computers make up the Penn State Roar supercomputer.

Q&A: Boosting research with supercomputing

August 18, 2025

Protein structures showing non-native entanglements compared to native conformations for two proteins

New class of protein misfolding simulated in high definition

August 08, 2025

Black and navy blue outlines show imaging of brain and other scans, AI, and more.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences awards 56 research projects

August 04, 2025

Guido Cervone, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) interim director, poses for a photo on a boat.

Guido Cervone named Institute for Computational and Data Sciences director

July 30, 2025

College of Ag Sciences names first cohort of Land Grant Research Impact Fellows

July 28, 2025

Head shot photos of Sarah Rajtmajer and Lynda Kellam

University Libraries to host August speakers on AI, the Data Rescue Project

July 23, 2025

dying corn stalks

Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge

July 21, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 7

July 07, 2025

Professor of statistics to retire after 26 years at Penn State

June 30, 2025

Four people sit around a wooden table over a white posterboard with colored post-its on it.

New program aims to help faculty build skills in AI, quantum sciences

June 23, 2025

Artist’s conception of the mystery of the magnetic moment of the muon

Q&A: Physics and the value of scientific disappointment

June 11, 2025

From left, Nikki Crowley and Nanyin Zhang pose for a photo in front of a red brick wall.

$2.9M grant funds study on long-term effects of adolescent binge drinking

June 04, 2025

A digital image of a brain is shown in varied colors of blue.

Interdisciplinary program announces funding opportunities for rising researchers

May 28, 2025

A person in a purple shirt

Perfumes and lotions disrupt how body protects itself from indoor air pollutants

May 27, 2025

Penn State University Park campus building in spring

IST faculty discuss future of AI on WPSU's 'Conversations Live'

May 19, 2025

Penn State students and faculty stand in a line for a photo surrounded by their research posters during poster session.

AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence

May 13, 2025

The Lion Shrine is crystal clear in the center of the frame as greenery is blurred framing the shrine.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences issues call for proposals

April 25, 2025

Public support matters for sustainable energy investments, researchers find

April 24, 2025

campus building of red brick and glass

College of IST awards seed grants to six research projects

April 22, 2025

This illustration shows yellow, blue and pink numbers in a data flow.

NCEMS working groups to answer molecular and cellular bioscience questions

April 09, 2025

Illustration of a tree made of ones and zeroes on a blue background

Q&A: Can artificial intelligence growth and sustainability go hand in hand?

April 09, 2025

Penn State mourns loss of world-renowned meteorologist Jenni Evans

April 07, 2025

A drone flies in the sky over a blurred-out body of water.

Q&A: Researchers’ approach aims to make AI-powered systems more efficient

March 31, 2025

three maps of Uganda

Rainfall and drought linked to childhood growth outcomes in Uganda

March 19, 2025

From left to right, a student and a spectator stand looking at a research poster during AI Week.

Penn State Artificial Intelligence Week 2025: April 14-17

March 18, 2025

Illustration of antibiotics in the gut

FDA-approved dialysis drug may help fight against antimicrobial resistance

March 18, 2025

three panels of hypothetical planetary system

Combination of cosmic processes shapes the size and location of sub-Neptunes

March 17, 2025

3D structure of the protein with entanglement on the right and without on the left

Protein accidentally lassos itself, helping explain unusual refolding behavior

March 14, 2025

Four individuals stand in front of conference poster, all wearing conference lanyards

AI-powered cooling startup aims to boost data center efficiency

March 13, 2025

Wide shot of Old Main through Armillary Sphere

Search underway for next Penn State ICDS director

March 10, 2025

Human hand holds blue graphic of artificial intelligence and fairness.

Making machine learning models more fair focus of Tan lab

February 20, 2025

Penn State physicist Marcos Rigol named distinguished professor

February 17, 2025

View of the Love statue in Love Park in Philadelphia, with the city skyline in the background

Q&A: Does expressing love make us feel more love?

February 11, 2025

Guido Cervone, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) interim director, poses for a photo on a boat.

ICDS director named chair of American Geophysical Union annual meeting committee

February 10, 2025

Anak Krakatau volcano in October 2013

Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2018 volcanic eruption, tsunami

February 07, 2025

A person holding a smartphone with an AI assistant on the screen asking, "How can I help you?"

Q&A: DeepSeek AI assistant and the future of AI

January 30, 2025

Daryl Lim smiles for a photo.

Q&A: Can AI be governed by an ‘equity by design’ framework?

January 29, 2025

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