Troy LaPolice
Graduate Student
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- tml5905@psu.edu
News Articles Featuring Troy LaPolice
Apr 17, 2026
Student teams win cash awards for their AI solutions in the Nittany AI Challenge
A panel of industry experts and Penn State faculty selected five student teams as winners of the 2026 Nittany AI Challenge. The teams will use their prize money to continue developing projects that use artificial intelligence (AI) for the good of society.
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Feb 04, 2026
Top student teams awarded funding to move to next phase of Nittany AI Challenge
Fifteen student teams have been awarded a total of $4,500 in the "Prototype Phase" of the Nittany AI Challenge. Each team proposed an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to help make the world a better place.
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Aug 28, 2025
Ancient DNA shows what really spread the farming revolution
A team of researchers at Penn State combined ancient DNA, archaeology, and computer simulations to separate the effects of migration from the uptake of new practices.
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Aug 27, 2025
Ancient DNA reveals farming spread through migration, locals slow to adopt it
Using mathematical models, computer simulations, and ancient DNA analysis, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at Penn State was able to measure how migration and cultural adoption each contributed to the expansion of farming.
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May 29, 2024
Complete X and Y chromosome sequences of living great ape species determined
Newly generated, complete “end-to-end” reference genomes for the sex chromosomes of five great ape species and one lesser ape species — produced by an international collaborative team led by researchers at Penn State, the National Human Genome Research Institute and the University of Washington — highlight extremely rapid changes on the male-specific Y chromosome among ape species.
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