1+ week, 3+ day ago   (101+ words) Rahul Parhi, of University of California San Diego, will present "What Kinds of Functions Do Neural Networks Learn? Low-Norm vs. Flat Solutions" as part of the Computational and Applied Mathematics Colloquium series hosted by the Penn State Department of Mathematics....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (235+ words) By Heather Dehnel and Mariah Lucas “Imagine having an AI assistant that has read decades of scientific papers and can instantly suggest promising new materials,” said Wesley Reinhart, assistant professor of materials science and engineering. “That is essentially what we…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (120+ words) Penn State Altoona hosted its fourth annual International Conference on Empirical Economics Aug. 1 and 2, featuring both online and in-person sessions. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons Zoom sessions took place Saturday, Aug. 1, with a keynote by David Gill from Purdue University,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (634+ words) HERSHEY, Pa. — A new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is emerging to help speed up scientific discovery, especially in biomedical research. By analyzing massive datasets, these tools could flag genes that shed light on how disease progresses or drugs…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (834+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Twenty-one years ago, long before federal agencies began requiring researchers to openly share data, Penn State faculty were voluntarily making their data publicly available. What began as a small effort to support open scientific data has since…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (428+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — More accurate navigation systems and improved wireless communications may not come from traditional electronics, but rather from atoms. Researchers at Penn State and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (298+ words) By Allison S. Duncan “In our MBA in AI program, we integrate technical AI expertise with business leadership and domain knowledge to prepare professionals to lead AI-driven innovation and transformation,” said Leo Liu, director of Great Valley’s management programs and professor…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (375+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) tools are capable of mass-producing academic finance papers that are nearly indistinguishable from human-authored research, according to a new study published in the Journal of Economic Literature. “AI can…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (336+ words) MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Penn State Harrisburg will offer a new bachelor of science degree in artificial intelligence methods and applications (AIMA) beginning in fall 2026. The program is designed to equip students with the essential technical expertise, hands-on experience, and ethical grounding…...