For Penn founder Benjamin Franklin, the purpose of innovation was to serve others. Whether inventing a more efficient stove, bifocal lenses or the first flexible … Read More ›
Category: Events
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 … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
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, … Read More ›
In Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, Caroline Criado Perez notes that the default perspective for virtually all data collection and … Read More ›
On September 14, Wexford Science & Technology, LLC and the University of Pennsylvania announced that the University has signed a lease for new laboratory space … Read More ›
More than 60 middle school students came together this summer for a week of Penn GEMS: An engineering, math, and science camp and computer science … Read More ›