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Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Center for Artificial Intelligence opens at PennWest Edinboro
Artificial intelligence is practically unavoidable in today's day and age. It's easily the most rapidly growing technology in the world, which makes it all the more important to understand how it interacts with the information you provide it. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week — A look inside Erie County 911 Call Center 'AI is not going away. It is racing forward and leaving a lot of people behind. I think there are both opportunities and challenges with ai that we all need to be learning about,' said Dr. Camille Dempsey, director of the PennWest Center for AI and Emerging Technologies. Dempsey said AI comprehension skills have become a big part of workforce development in higher education, with businesses and stakeholders seeking AI-literate college graduates to push them over the top. In response, Dempsey said faculty throughout PennWest are working with robots, researching ethical AI as well as the right ways to implement its use throughout cutting-edge industries. 'We're not about building the AI models. Those are being built by industry and lots of places around the world. Our focus is on using AI to fulfill the mission of the institution and help students be prepared to do good things,' said John Anderson, president of PennWest University. 'It is going to take over parts of our lives. We need to understand how we can use it for good, how we can harness its power to make a difference.' April marks Distracted Driving Awareness Month, travel agencies ask for full attention while driving Pennwest Edinboro kicked off the opening of the center with a panel of AI experts to discuss the ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence. It's thought to be the first center of its kind in the region doing this sort of work with AI. 'There's a need for information literacy where we're exploring what we need to know to protect our learners and our community, so that we know how to navigate that. There's so much to it. It's in our workflow, it's in our email, it's in Microsoft and Google products, it's in everything,' said Dr. Dempsey. PennWest is doing a large amount of outreach, pushing how best to be prepared for the growth of AI. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Coming this summer: Sidewalk extension along Waterford Street to PennWest in Edinboro
EDINBORO — Construction of new sidewalk along Route 6N in Edinboro is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The sidewalk will extend along the south side of Route 6N, also known as Waterford Street, from the existing sidewalk in front of the Edinboro Post Office to the Scotland Road entrance to PennWest University's Edinboro campus. The $658,000 project will also include construction of a pedestrian bridge over nearby Darrows Creek. The new sidewalk will be part of a safe, walkable route for both borough residents and PennWest students, said Edinboro Borough manager Jason Spangenberg. "Pedestrian safety is extremely important to us, and this sidewalk will provide safe pedestrian access to Edinboro's post office as well as provide a safe route for residents and university students to walk to the Edinboro downtown business district," Spangenberg said. Most of the construction will be off-road and will not affect traffic. But lanes may be closed at times with flaggers controlling vehicles, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The majority of work is expected to be completed this year. Some finishing work could be completed next spring. Funding for the sidewalk is from a federal Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside grant to Edinboro Borough. The contractor for the project is XL Excavating of Cambridge Springs. Contact Valerie Myers at vmyers@ This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Waterford Street sidewalk construction to begin Tuesday in Edinboro
CBS News
17-03-2025
- CBS News
2 PennWest Clarion football players suspended amid investigation into "incident of violence"
Two PennWest Clarion football players have been suspended amid an investigation into an "incident of violence" that happened over the weekend, the university says. In a statement, PennWest said it's "aware of an incident of violence" that happened off campus. The school didn't provide any other details, but said state police are investigating. "We are gathering the facts to understand the circumstances and cooperating with the Pennsylvania State Police, who are leading the criminal investigation," the school said. A spokesperson for the university confirmed two students have been suspended from football team activities pending further investigation. "PennWest does not tolerate acts of violence, and remains committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment," the university said in a statement. In a Facebook post, PennWest Clarion asked anyone with information to contact university police or state police. PennWest Clarion is one of three Pennsylvania Western University campuses. The university was created when California, Edinboro and Clarion merged. KDKA-TV reached out to state police for more information on the investigation.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PennWest unveils new animal art exhibit for visitors
There's a new art exhibit at the Bruce Gallery at Penn West Edinboro and it's meant to get visitors thinking about their perception of animals Penn West alum and sculptor Rachel Maly gave an artist talk and gallery tour on Friday afternoon. Erie VA hosts inaugural Black History Month celebration Her project is on view in the exhibit Understanding Animals, Understanding Ourselves. The exhibit is put together by art history professor Dr. Cindy Persinger and explores representations of animals in art. The exhibit focuses on how animals have been impacted by experiments. Erie hospitals seeing longer ER wait times amid respiratory illnesses uptick It's a combination of created and found items, as well as books from the library. 'It's an uncomfortable topic and it's a very important one that I hope I can, I invite people to consider it with the beauty and mystery and strangeness of my work,' Maly said. The exhibit will be on display through March 9. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
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‘Glow' wild at the Erie Zoo's Chinese lantern festival this spring
The Erie Zoo has announced a major event for this upcoming spring that already has people across the region talking. The Erie Zoo will present the region's first Chinese lantern festival, which is being dubbed Glow Wild. PennWest unveils new animal art exhibit for visitors Lantern festivals have had great success at other zoos across the country. The zoo's CEO said it's the perfect environment for dozens of hand-crafted and larger-than-life art pieces. 'We've been looking at bringing events to the zoo that we can bring in our shoulder seasons, so in the springtime and in the fall,' said Roo Kojancie, president and CEO of the Erie Zoo. 'We've always been exploring what we can bring in in the springtime season and we've really been doing a lot of research and we thought bringing in a Chinese lantern festival to the zoo would be a perfect fit.' New ladder fire truck rolls out for Erie Fire Dept. Glow Wild starts on April 17 and runs through June 16. The displays will be illuminated every Thursday through Sunday from 6-10 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
