Inaugural CPE4H Symposium Explores Engineering’s Role in Precision Medicine News / November 27, 2024 Novel molecular and cellular therapies are being discovered and optimized through interdisciplinary approaches across medicine and engineering. Thanks to this concerted effort, technologies such as mRNA, wearable devices and tissue regeneration have gone from idea to reality, and the University of Pennsylvania, specifically the Center for Precision Engineering for Health,... Read More
C4R Raises the Bar in Scientific Rigor Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration News / November 26, 2024 The C4R team hosts their first annual meeting this past September. Rigor in how science is done and how results are analyzed and communicated is essential for science to be useful in the real world. Without it, significant results become meaningless and trust in the scientific community diminishes. Also, a... Read More
Penn4C Celebrates Annual Awardee Achievements News / November 25, 2024 Penn Community Collaboratory for Co-Creation (Penn4C), an initiative led jointly by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) and the School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering), recently hosted its Annual Awardee Celebration, highlighting innovative projects addressing health care needs and social justice for marginalized and low-resource communities. The... Read More
Penn Engineering Launches Responsible Innovation Initiative News / October 29, 2024 Penn Engineering's Responsible Innovation initiative ensures emerging technologies like AI and robotics are developed ethically, prioritizing safety, fairness and societal well-being. Read More
Penn Researchers Discuss their Solutions to the Climate Crisis News / October 21, 2024 As society grapples with the impacts of a worsening climate—from the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events to rising sea levels and deadly heat waves—the need for actionable solutions has never been greater, Penn researchers say. At a Climate Week event, Penn’s Climate Solutions Showcase, faculty and researchers... Read More
Showing Up for Penn in London News / July 11, 2024 Sharing the exciting work happening at Penn with alumni, parents, and friends throughout the world is a priority for Interim President J. Larry Jameson. Shortly after challenging the graduating Class of 2024 to “keep reinventing, learning, and engaging” he brought that same spirit to the Penn community in London. He met... Read More
The Penn Forum on Quantum Systems (FoQuS), QUIEST’s First Inaugural Symposium, Hosts International Experts in Quantum Research News / June 21, 2024 Sometimes, nature’s smallest objects have the biggest impact. Take the quantum realm, which involves the building blocks of matter itself. Quantum science aims to understand the behavior of matter and energy at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. Because particles frequently defy human intuition at this scale, the field... Read More
Juneteenth Festival Celebrated at the Penn Museum News / June 19, 2024 Hundreds of people attended the inaugural Juneteenth Festival at the Penn Museum Saturday under sunny skies and mild temperatures perfect for the activities, performances, and workshops centered in two outdoor courtyards. The celebration commemorated the importance of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free, more than two-and-a-half... Read More
Unveiling REV 9, Penn Electric Racing’s Latest Race Car News / April 4, 2024 A crowd filled with curious, eager faces gathered on College Green to see the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Penn Electric Racing (PER) team unveil their latest creation: REV9. It’s the tenth car produced by the student-run club that’s been designed to compete in the annual Formula Society of... Read More
Energy Week to Highlight Research Across Disciplines at Penn News / March 11, 2024 Energy Week returns to the University of Pennsylvania this year March 11-15, an opportunity to learn about energy-transition research and to hear from Penn scientists, engineers, and policy experts across disciplines. “It gives people a better idea of what’s going on all around campus,” says Nadine Gruhn, managing director of the Vagelos... Read More
