UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 17 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - 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.

The selection of winners, held April 16 at Robb Hall in the Hintz Family Alumni Center, was the culmination of an annual competition that gives students the opportunity to develop AI and machine learning solutions to a wide range of problems. Through the challenge, students build skills, combine interdisciplinary strengths, expand networks and win prizes.

The challen...