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Group of people standing in front of a Penn State Abington banner

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Penn State Abington Chancellor Gary Liguori (left) and Brandeis Fellows with donors Renee and Barry Brandeis (fifth and sixth from left) and Salar Ghahramani (right), associate professor of business law and international law and policy and academic director of the Brandeis Global Engagement and Leadership Fellowship Program.

Person wearing virtual reality headset

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Kazi Morshed, a health humanities major at Penn State Abington, demonstrates the virtual reality project she developed in a research course that allows users to explore historic sites in China. 

5 students holding awards standing next to John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock

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The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy is awarded to University Park students who achieved outstanding undergraduate student research at the Undergraduate Research Exhibition. From left, Isaac Gray, second place; Dalimar Flores-Torres, first place; Paige Fino, grand prize; Gabrielle Mu, honorable mention; Natalie Meriwether, honorable mention; Kimlyn Patishnock and John Patishnock Sr. Not pictured: Lucas Beddick, third place; Jaacob Kohler, honorable mention; Abigail Silberman, honorable mention. 

5 students holding awards standing next to John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock

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The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy is awarded to University Park students who achieved outstanding undergraduate student research at the Undergraduate Research Exhibition. From left, Isaac Gray, second place; Dalimar Flores-Torres, first place; Paige Fino, grand prize; Gabrielle Mu, honorable mention; Natalie Meriwether, honorable mention; Kimlyn Patishnock and John Patishnock Sr. Not pictured: Lucas Beddick, third place; Jacob Kohler, honorable mention; Abigail Silberman, honorable mention. 

Vasant Honavar, professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, stands before a screen presenting his current research focuses during the AI for Science panel.

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Vasant Honavar, professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, stands before a screen presenting his current research focuses during the AI for Science panel, hosted by the Penn State Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Scientific Applications (CENSAI), which Honavar is the director of.

Suhas Bettapalli Nagaraj, fourth-year doctoral student, stands in front of his poster at the AI Week Poster Session.

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Suhas Bettapalli Nagaraj, fourth-year doctoral student in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, stands for a photo in front of his research poster during the Penn State AI Week poster session on April 16. The poster is titled "Generative AI for Efficient and Empathetic Conversational Models in Mental Health." He was awarded third place in the poster session judging.

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

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Penn State's AI Week, coordinated by the Penn State AI Hub, brings University faculty, students and staff together to showcase ongoing artificial intelligence research, activities, education and outreach across campuses. Above, AI Week poster session and AI Awards winners stand with Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, associate dean for innovation in the College of Engineering, and Patrick Dudas, associate director of the Penn State Center for Immersive Experiences, who coordinated AI Week events.

People in a classroom

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A Penn State pilot training course brought police and community members together in Philadelphia to enhance law enforcement de-escalation skills and foster community connections through effective communication and trust building.