How One Student’s Experience is Helping to Shape Renewable Energy Education News / September 3, 2025 In the midst of the complicated landscape of energy, economics, and environmental policy, third-year Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) student Ngaatendwe Manyika is helping to develop a new course for the next generation of engineers building renewable energy sources. This summer, with the guidance of practice assistant professor in Chemical and... Read More
Students Use Machine Learning to Track and Protect Whale Populations News / August 26, 2025 As whales face harm from ship strikes, fishing net entanglements, and redistribution of prey due to changes in ocean temperature, it’s increasingly important to track their locations and populations across the globe. To help accelerate these efforts, second-year Chinmay Govind and third-year Nihar Ballamudi dedicated their summer to a Penn... Read More
Beneath the Surface: Diving into Water’s Hidden Carbon-Cleaning Capabilities News / July 31, 2025 As human-made pollutants carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) continue to accumulate in Earth’s atmosphere, fueling climate change and threatening ecological balance, researchers are searching for new ways to recycle these chemicals into cleaner power sources and products. Multi-carbon products like ethylene (C₂H₄) hold the promise to turn carbon’s... Read More
Renewable Energy is Not Just for the Grid: Supercharging Carbon Removal with Geothermal Energy Increases Carbon Abatement News / July 29, 2025 Geothermal energy isn’t just for clean power—it can also drive carbon removal. New research from the Clean Energy Conversions Lab shows that pairing geothermal with direct air capture (DAC) can boost CO₂ abatement by up to 757%. Learn how this dual-use approach could reshape climate strategy and policy. When we... Read More
David Meaney Named Vice Provost for Research at Penn News / July 9, 2025 David Meaney has been named vice provost for research at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Aug. 1. He is senior associate dean for faculty development and strategic initiatives and the inaugural Solomon R. Pollack Professor of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The announcement was made by Provost John L.... Read More
Designing Cleaner, Greener Concrete that Absorbs Carbon Dioxide News / July 9, 2025 From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt’s monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material employed by Roman engineers in iconic structures like the Pantheon, concrete has long symbolized civilization’s resilience and ingenuity. Yet today, concrete finds itself in a paradoxical bind: The very material that allowed societies... Read More
Misadventures in Montevideo News / July 8, 2025 GRIP: Entrepreneurship in Montevideo, Uruguay Of the many stories I carry from my years in Spanish classes, one that has stayed with me and has proven to be surprisingly relevant during my time in Montevideo, was told by my sixth grade Spanish teacher. She had been living abroad in Spain... Read More
Impact of Research News / June 30, 2025 Each day, in every school at Penn, researchers are making strides to cure diseases, improve lives, and better understand our world. With more than $1.45 billion in research awards during 2024, Penn is one of the nation’s top research universities—generating new knowledge and applying it to critical, real-world challenges. Dawn... Read More
Composto, Jordan-Sciutto Named Vice Provosts at Penn News / June 25, 2025 Two new vice provosts have been named at the University of Pennsylvania. Russell Composto will be the vice provost for undergraduate education and Kelly Jordan-Sciutto the vice provost for graduate education, both beginning July 1. These two new positions will assume many of the administrative and oversight roles of the deputy provost and... Read More
Exploring Juneteenth News / June 19, 2025 Sometimes called America’s second Independence Day, Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 and, this year, marks 160 years since the arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, to announce that enslaved people were free. The day was first recognized as a national holiday in 2021 and is one of eight... Read More
