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In the News, Research + Innovation

Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers to Solve the World’s Energy and Sustainability Problems

Lorena Grundy, Penn Engineering’s new Practice Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, decided she wanted to be an engineer to make a difference in … Read More ›

Posted on September 10, 2024September 9, 2024
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Grants, In the News

University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy

The University of Pennsylvania today announced $10 million in funding dedicated to its new Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Center will be housed … Read More ›

Posted on September 5, 2024November 4, 2024
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In the News, Research + Innovation

Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms Driving Solid Tumors’ Robust Defense System

The tumor microenvironment—an ad hoc, messy amalgamation of signaling molecules, immune cells, fibroblasts, blood vessels, and the extracellular matrix—acts like a “powerful security system that … Read More ›

Posted on September 4, 2024
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In the News, Research + Innovation

Net Zero by 2050: a Q&A with Jen Wilcox on Carbon Management

In February 2020, at a talk hosted by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Jen Wilcox, who at … Read More ›

Posted on September 3, 2024
A strand of RNA assembling itself
Grants, In the News, Research + Innovation

Melding AI and RNA: $18M NSF AIRFoundry to Revolutionize RNA Research

In a typical foundry, raw materials like steel and copper are melted down and poured into molds to assume new shapes and functions. The U.S. … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2024June 2, 2025
Grants, Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation

Liang Feng Receives Experimental Physics Investigator Award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Liang Feng, Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and in Electrical and Systems Engineering, is the recipient of a $1.25 million award from the Gordon … Read More ›

Posted on August 21, 2024August 21, 2024
Honors + Awards, In the News

Atomic Engineer and Research Guide, Dawn Bonnell Elected to American Philosophical Society

As the Senior Vice Provost for Research at Penn, Dawn Bonnell, Henry Robinson Towne Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, forges paths that allow Penn … Read More ›

Posted on August 14, 2024August 14, 2024
In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

Detecting Machine-Generated Text: An Arms Race With the Advancements of Large Language Models

Machine-generated text has been fooling humans for the last four years. Since the release of GPT-2 in 2019, large language model (LLM) tools have gotten … Read More ›

Posted on August 12, 2024August 16, 2024
Chinedum Osuji represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Here he kicks someone in the midst of a match while wearing protective gear.
In the News

The Rigors of Engineering and the Olympics: A Conversation With Chinedum Osuji

In 2004, Chinedum Osuji, Eduardo D. Glandt Presidential Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), represented Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympic Games … Read More ›

Posted on August 7, 2024August 6, 2024
Engineering students displaying tiny racing cars
In the News, Research + Innovation

Racing to the Future

For most engineering classes, the final day is reserved for an exam. It’s a way for students to test their understanding of the key concepts … Read More ›

Posted on August 6, 2024

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