Fourteen million people worldwide suffer from enlarged hearts, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disease that thickens the heart’s walls, making it harder for the … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
Rhonda and Gentry Klein first met as undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 1997. More than 25 years later, they … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
Every summer, Penn Engineering turns into an engine of opportunity for hundreds of Philadelphia students. With programs ranging from coding camps to research internships, the … Read More ›
Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of molecules from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic crop … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
How does your body distinguish friendly visitors, like medications and medical devices, from dangerous invaders such as viruses and other infectious agents? The answer lies … Read More ›
Bees, ants and termites don’t need blueprints. They may have queens, but none of these species breed architects or construction managers. Each insect worker, or … Read More ›
When Wensi Wu, Research Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), first stepped into the world of computational modeling, she wasn’t thinking about … Read More ›