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Hans Esteban

Hans Esteban

Penn State Altoona cybersecurity student Hans Esteban presented his research project on rogue artificial intelligence at the Pennsylvania Capitol on March 19 as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Pennsylvania Poster Conference. In his research, Esteban’s found that the ChatGPT AI system can create ransomware to infect Windows computers and encrypt user data files. 

Hans Esteban

Hans Esteban

Penn State Altoona cybersecurity student Hans Esteban presented his research project on rogue artificial intelligence at the Pennsylvania Capitol on March 19 as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Pennsylvania Poster Conference. In his research, Esteban’s found that the ChatGPT AI system can create ransomware to infect Windows computers and encrypt user data files. 

A logo for the Alpha Alpha Alpha honor society

Tri-Alpha Logo

About 40 students, faculty and staff will be among the first inductees during the first induction ceremony into the college’s new Theta Chi Chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for first-generation college students at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in the Slep Student Center.

Jerry Wemple

Jerry Wemple

A poetry reading by Jerry Wemple will take place from 12:05 to 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

A Pennsylvania native, Wemple writes frequently about the people and places of the Susquehanna Valley. His work includes three poetry collections: “You Can See It from Here,” selected for the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award, “The Civil War in Baltimore,” and “Artemas and Ark: the Ridge and Valley poems.” He is also the author of two poetry chapbooks.

Penn State Altoona nursing students using virtual reality

Altoona Nursing Students using Virtual Reality

Students in Penn State Altoona’s Nursing program are using virtual reality (VR) to enhance their learning.

VR simulation uses immersive, 3D characteristics to replicate real-life situations. “VR is a way for our students to experience and work through high-stress situations in a supportive learning environment without the fear of harming a patient,” says Dr. Victoria Kellogg, assistant teaching professor in nursing.

A logo for the Alpha Alpha Alpha honor society

Tri-Alpha Logo

About 40 students, faculty and staff will be among the first inductees during the first induction ceremony into the college’s new Theta Chi Chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for first-generation college students at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in the Slep Student Center.

Jerry Wemple

Jerry Wemple

A poetry reading by Jerry Wemple will take place from 12:05 to 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

A Pennsylvania native, Wemple writes frequently about the people and places of the Susquehanna Valley. His work includes three poetry collections: “You Can See It from Here,” selected for the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award, “The Civil War in Baltimore,” and “Artemas and Ark: the Ridge and Valley poems.” He is also the author of two poetry chapbooks.

Penn State Altoona nursing students using virtual reality

Altoona Nursing Students using Virtual Reality

Students in Penn State Altoona’s Nursing program are using virtual reality (VR) to enhance their learning.

VR simulation uses immersive, 3D characteristics to replicate real-life situations. “VR is a way for our students to experience and work through high-stress situations in a supportive learning environment without the fear of harming a patient,” says Dr. Victoria Kellogg, assistant teaching professor in nursing.