Student

Troy LaPolice

Graduate Student

Adviser: Christian Huber

Email tml5905@psu.edu
Pronouns He/Him

Bioinformatics and Genomics IGDP

Team CrashAI won first place and $5,500 in the Nittany AI Challenge. The team was also awarded the $3,500 Cocoziello Award and the $3,500 Office of Physical Plant Award. Credit: Cole Handerhan / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 17, 2026

Student teams win cash awards for their AI solutions in the Nittany AI Challenge

Winners of the "Prototype Phase" of the Nittany AI Challenge will move on to the "Minimum Viable Product Phase." Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

February 04, 2026

Top student teams awarded funding to move to next phase of Nittany AI Challenge

August 28, 2025

Ancient DNA shows what really spread the farming revolution

New research by Penn State scientists shows that migration of farming groups was the dominant factor in the spread of agriculture, while cultural adoption by hunter-gatherers only played a minimal role. Pictured are the remains of a house in the Neolithic village of Barnhouse Settlement, Orkney, Scotland. Credit: Creative Commons. All Rights Reserved.

August 27, 2025

Ancient DNA reveals farming spread through migration, locals slow to adopt it

May 29, 2024

Complete X and Y chromosome sequences of living great ape species determined

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