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Academics

Becoming a Bioengineer, Both at Home and on Campus

While the majority of courses remained online this spring, a small number of lab-based undergraduate courses were able to resume limited in-person instruction. One course … Read More ›

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
Jenny Jiang
Academics

Ning Jenny Jiang Appointed Associate Professor in Bioengineering

Ning Jenny Jiang, a globally recognized expert on systems immunology and recently elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, is the … Read More ›

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
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Academics

New Campus Buildings to House Centers for Innovation and Collaboration

In its 281-year history, Penn has seen several campus evolutions. From the opening of the first school of medicine in North America to the opening … Read More ›

Posted on April 6, 2021
Kevin Johnson
Academics

Kevin Johnson Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

Kevin Johnson has been named the University of Pennsylvania’s 27th Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor. The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett. … Read More ›

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021
A series of photos from Pope and Licurse's course, including them running experiments and images from their scanning electron microscope.
Academics

Learning through Failure: How a Hands-on Materials Science Course Adapted to Remote Instruction

David Pope, Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Mark Licurse, Director of Education and Outreach at the Laboratory for Research on … Read More ›

Posted on February 17, 2021
Academics

Penn Dental, Penn Engineering Unite to Form Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry

With the shared vision to transform the future of oral health care, Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have united to form the Center for … Read More ›

Posted on January 29, 2021February 1, 2021
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Academics

Penn Engineering Online Learning Launches New Specialization

Penn Engineering Online Learning has launched a new Specialization on Coursera that will quickly immerse students in two of the most widely used programming languages, … Read More ›

Posted on January 26, 2021November 29, 2021
Vanessa Z. Chan and Jennifer Wilcox
Academics

Two Penn Engineering Faculty Members Appointed to Department of Energy

The Biden-Harris Administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) has appointed two members of the Penn Engineering faculty to senior leadership positions.  Vanessa Z. Chan, Jonathan and … Read More ›

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
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Academics

‘Uniting Against an Invisible Foe’

At Penn Today, Katherine Unger Baillie details Penn’s multidisciplinary effort to combat COVID, checking in with researchers from a wide swath of schools, including Engineering. … Read More ›

Posted on November 23, 2020
Academics

Design for Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology Approved

The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology has received design approval from the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees. The new $173 million facility at … Read More ›

Posted on November 16, 2020February 1, 2023

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