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<p>Through the College of IST, Penn State has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian AI Research Organisation to expand global collaboration in artificial intelligence. The partnership will support joint research, faculty and student exchanges and training of early-career scientists, reinforcing the University's land-grant mission in the era of AI.</p>

April 10, 2026

Penn State signs MOU with Indian AI Research Organization

<p>Penn State Harrisburg will offer a new bachelor of science degree in <a href="https://harrisburg.psu.edu/business-administration/artificial-intelligence-methods-applications-bs">artificial intelligence methods and applications</a> (AIMA) beginning in fall 2026. The program is designed to equip students with the essential technical expertise, hands-on experience, and ethical grounding to lead in an AI-driven world. </p>

April 08, 2026

Registration open for AI and Teaching Summit at Penn State Harrisburg

<p>Penn State Behrend’s new strategic plan deepens the college’s commitment to the Open Lab model of learning, which emphasizes relevant, real-world engagement through internships, sponsored industry projects and undergraduate research experiences. The five-year plan also leverages Behrend’s expertise in artificial intelligence, creating a dynamic AI learning hub that supports workforce training and collaborative community projects.</p>

April 07, 2026

Behrend’s new strategic plan deepens commitment to Open-Lab learning

<p>Tiffany Veinot, professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, will present “Advancing Upstream Health Informatics Interventions to Promote Health and Healthcare Equity” at 12:10 p.m. on April 20 in E208 Westgate Building at University Park as part of the College of IST Distinguished Lecture Series. </p>

April 06, 2026

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host health informatics expert on April 20

<p>Leaders at the Penn State Smeal College of Business addressed the realities of the evolution of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business during the second annual Dan and Robyn Ives AI Innovation Day, held earlier this month in the Business Building. Students, faculty and industry experts gathered in the Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Atrium to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping business and what that shift means for undergraduate education.</p>

April 03, 2026

Dan and Robyn Ives AI Innovation Day explores AI as a core business skill

<p>Experts from across the nation will gather to foster cross-disciplinary idea exchange and spark new collaborations in an April 13-14 workshop on artificial intelligence's transformative impact on the economy and society. Registration is required for this free workshop — the first in a new “AI and the Economy Initiative" — which is open to the Penn State community.</p>

April 02, 2026

Workshop to discuss AI’s transformative impact on the economy, society

<p>In this Q&A, Jae Wan Ahn, Penn State’s first Pennsylvania Legislative Science and Technology Policy Fellow, discussed his contributions to a recent Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission report on the evolution of artificial intelligence and the related applications, policy recommendations and regulatory considerations across key sectors.</p>

March 31, 2026

Q&A: How will policy shape the future of AI in Pennsylvania?

<p>Students from the Nittany AI Alliance's Advance program are using artificial intelligence to design solutions that help the Office of Physical Plant work more efficiently and enhance how it serves customers. </p>

March 30, 2026

Nittany AI students designing AI solutions to improve Physical Plant processes

<p>Four undergraduate student teams received awards for their digital business ideas in the 2026 Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge.</p>

March 30, 2026

App to prevent misuse of personal imagery wins top prize in IdeaMakers Challenge

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March 27, 2026

AI literacy framework rolled out for students, faculty, and staff

<p>Penn State’s Teaching and Learning with Technology is accepting applications through April 23 for the 2026-27 Faculty Engagement Awards. This year’s theme is “Teaching with AI Glasses: Augmented Reality for Real-Time Learning.”</p>

March 27, 2026

2026-27 Faculty Engagement Award applications now being accepted

<p>Natalie Bazarova, professor of communication and associate vice provost for research at Cornell University, will present “Fostering Healthier Digital Ecosystems Through Prosocial Design and Digital Literacy Interventions” at 12:10 p.m. on April 9 in E208 Westgate Building at University Park as part of the College of Information Sciences and Technology's Distinguished Lecture Series. </p>

March 24, 2026

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host digital communication expert on April 9

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March 23, 2026

Online faculty development course adds AI exploration for the first time

<p>The Penn State AI Hub, one of the five research hubs housed under the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, is seeking nominations for the annual Artificial Intelligence (AI) Awards — a University-wide competition that recognizes research excellence across different categories in AI including projects that have made impacts on society, best undergraduate and graduate theses, and best doctoral dissertations. </p>

March 23, 2026

Penn State AI Hub seeking nominations for annual Artificial Intelligence Awards

<p>The AI literacy framework outlines what it means to be AI literate at Penn State and offers guidance for learning, teaching, research and administrative work across the university.</p>

March 19, 2026

Penn State launches AI literacy framework to advance University-wide AI literacy initiative

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March 19, 2026

College of Education launches program supporting AI graduate research

<p>Professors at the Beaver, Behrend and Greater Allegheny campuses are focusing not only on teaching students how to use AI, but on teaching AI literacy that incorporates ethical and critical use of the emerging technology. </p>

March 19, 2026

Thoughtful integration, ethical use at core of AI literacy

<p>Penn State faculty are encouraged to apply for Teaching and Learning with Technology’s fourth annual Digital Education Exchange Retreat, set for May 18–20, with the theme "Cultivating Creativity: Designing Learning for a Changing World." </p>

March 18, 2026

Faculty applications open for fourth annual Digital Education Exchange Retreat

<p>Replacing your primary care physician with artificial intelligence could be dangerous, but Penn State Health physicians are finding innovative and safe ways to use this technology to help improve patient care.</p>

March 18, 2026

The Medical Minute: Is 'Dr. ChatGPT' doing more harm than good?

<p>Acclaimed science-fiction author Ted Chiang will give the Rock Ethics Institute’s 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics at 6 p.m. on March 25 in Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center, University Park. Chiang’s lecture will consider the incompatibility between generative AI (artificial intelligence) and art, a subject that he has examined extensively. The lecture is free and open to the public.</p>

March 17, 2026

Sci-fi author Ted Chiang to give 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics

<p>Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Dreamery Speaker Series will host three hybrid sessions with guest speaker Jordan Mroziak April 13–14. Coinciding with TLT AI Fest on April 13–17, Mroziak’s sessions will focus on building durable teaching practices through human-centered artificial-intelligence literacy.</p>

March 12, 2026

Dreamery Speaker Series sessions to focus on human-centered AI literacy

<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the field and practice of medicine, including legal liability. A new study found that the perception of physician liability is influenced by the way in which AI is integrated into a clinician’s workflow and the number of times a radiologist reviews a case when AI is involved.</p>

March 10, 2026

How AI is integrated into clinical workflow lowers medical liability perception

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March 05, 2026

Harrisburg to host AI in Sales Symposium II on March 25

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March 04, 2026

Leadership insights: President Bendapudi on AI-ready graduates and people-first innovation

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