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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineering and Cornell Researchers Develop Laser-controlled, Cell-sized Robots

Advances in robotics are often looked at through the lens of our own biology. Is a new humanoid robot’s gripper gentle enough to safely give … Read More ›

Posted on August 26, 2020September 1, 2020
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Grants

Jennifer Phillips-Cremins Wins CZI Grant to Study 3D Genome’s Role in Neurodegenerative Disease

More than 30 inherited disorders are caused by the unstable expansion of repetitive DNA sequences, including Huntington’s disease, ALS, Fragile X syndrome, and Friedreich’s ataxia. Jennifer … Read More ›

Posted on August 24, 2020September 1, 2020
A Hillrom Bed
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineering and Nursing Partner with Medical Device Provider Hillrom on Internet-of-Things Technology

The School of Engineering and Applied Science’s PRECISE Center and the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania have formed a partnership with medical device leader Hillrom to … Read More ›

Posted on August 19, 2020September 1, 2020
Danielle Bassett
In the News

‘For Neurodegeneration, a Different Way to Slice the Pie’

Danielle Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor in the departments of Bioengineering and Electrical and Systems Engineering, has been called the “doyenne of network neuroscience.” The … Read More ›

Posted on August 12, 2020September 10, 2020
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Research + Innovation

Penn, Purdue, UC Merced and UF Partner on $26M NSF Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture

The National Science Foundation, through a 5-year, $26 million grant, has established the NSF Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag), headquartered … Read More ›

Posted on August 4, 2020February 9, 2022
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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Manipulate Color on the Nanoscale, Making it Disappear

Most of the time, a material’s color stems from its chemical properties. Different atoms and molecules absorb different wavelengths of light; the remaining wavelengths are … Read More ›

Posted on August 3, 2020September 17, 2020
Ana Peredo
Students

Why This Bioengineering Ph.D. Student Pursued Impact Investing

Why would you — a bioengineering Ph.D. student — seek to join WIVA? “As a high school student, I was motivated to study bioengineering because of … Read More ›

Posted on July 29, 2020September 17, 2020
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In the News

Cherie Kagan, Director of New NSF Center on Agricultural Internet of Things, Takes a ‘Scientist Selfie’

Last week, the National Science Foundation announced the Penn-headquartered IoT4Ag (Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture) Center. As one of the NSF’s Engineering Research Centers, IoT4Ag … Read More ›

Posted on July 28, 2020September 17, 2020
Megan Ryerson
In the News

More on Envisioning a Post-Pandemic Transportation System from Megan Ryerson

Earlier this month, Megan S. Ryerson, the UPS Chair of Transportation in the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design and the School of Engineering and … Read More ›

Posted on July 28, 2020September 17, 2020
César de la Fuente
Research + Innovation

César de la Fuente Wins Inaugural NEMO Prize, Will Develop Rapid COVID Virus Breath Tests

When Penn Health-Tech announced its Nemirovsky Engineering and Medicine Opportunity, or NEMO Prize, in February, the center’s researchers could only begin to imagine the impact the looming COVID-19 … Read More ›

Posted on July 16, 2020December 10, 2020

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