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Honors + Awards, In the News

Beth A. Winkelstein Reappointed as Deputy Provost

The University of Pennsylvania has announced the reappointment of Beth A. Winkelstein, the Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering … Read More ›

Posted on January 29, 2025
Vanessa Chan stands with her arms crossed in front of a window, wearing a blazer with gold buttons.
Academics, Alumni, In the News

Meet Vanessa Chan: Penn Engineering’s Inaugural Vice Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  Vanessa Chan, Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), brings a wealth of experience and a passion for innovation … Read More ›

Posted on January 27, 2025January 26, 2025
In the News, Research + Innovation

Who to Vaccinate First? Penn Engineers Answer a Life-or-Death Question with Network Theory

Engineering and medical researchers at Penn have developed a groundbreaking framework that can determine the best and most computationally optimized distribution strategy for COVID-19 vaccinations … Read More ›

Posted on January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
Researcher César de la Fuente, who recently developed a state-of-the-art AI model that can predict whether a given amino acid sequence will have antibiotic properties is pictured showing a student his latest model.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Penn Center for Innovation Celebrates 10 years

Perched on the ninth floor of 3600 Civic Center Blvd., just a stone’s throw from the Perelman School of Medicine and Hospital of the University … Read More ›

Posted on January 22, 2025January 21, 2025
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In the News, Research + Innovation

Violent Language in Films Has Increased Since the 1970s: A New Study

Violent entertainment has made it into the public discourse due to rising concerns about the graphic nature of highly popular video game franchises including Grand … Read More ›

Posted on January 21, 2025June 2, 2025
Picture of a drone flying over a major city at sunset.
In the News

Q&A: The Mysterious Flying Objects

For more than a month, residents across New Jersey, parts of Pennsylvania, and New York have looked skyward to discover unidentified flying objects—what many have … Read More ›

Posted on December 19, 2024
Honors + Awards, In the News

George Pappas and Nikolai Matni Receive 2024 IEEE Control Systems Society Best Paper Awards

George Pappas, UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) and Associate Dean for Research for Penn Engineering, and Nikolai Matni, Assistant … Read More ›

Posted on December 18, 2024June 2, 2025
Doctors reviewing charts together at the bedside of a patient.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Penn Health-Tech and Venture Lab Launch Fellowship to Develop the Next Generation of Health Technology Innovators

The Penn Center for Health, Devices, and Technology (Penn Health-Tech) and Venture Lab are excited to announce the launch of the Emerging Leaders in Health Innovation, … Read More ›

Posted on December 16, 2024
Penn Interim President J. Larry Jameson (center) joined Board of Trustees chair Ramanan Raghavendran (left), Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering Vijay Kumar (back center) and Deputy Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences Jeffrey Kallberg (back right) in honoring P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos for their transformative support.
Events, In the News

An Illuminating Celebration to a Brighter, Greener Future

Three … two … one,” cheered members of the Penn community as alumnus P. Roy Vagelos, his wife, Diana T. Vagelos, and Interim President J. … Read More ›

Posted on December 13, 2024
In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

A Lipid Nanoparticle Delivers mRNA Cure for Pre-eclampsia

Penn Engineers have made a critical breakthrough that bridges a major healthy equity gap for pregnant people with pre-eclampsia, a condition that arises due to … Read More ›

Posted on December 11, 2024December 9, 2024

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