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Category: Research + Innovation

Professor Cesar de la Fuente and two of hos students in his lab.;
In the News, Research + Innovation

New AI Technique Can Uncover Antiviral Compounds Using Limited Data

From left to right: Angela Cesaro, César de la Fuente and  Fangping Wan (Image: Jianing Bai) Artificial intelligence algorithms have now been combined with traditional … Read More ›

Posted on May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
In the News, Research + Innovation

Knowing When to Bend or Break: Penn Engineers Examine the Fracture Mechanics of 3D Graphene Structures

When do materials bend and when do they break? For Ottman Tertuliano, AMA Family Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), this question … Read More ›

Posted on May 7, 2025May 9, 2025
From left: Postdoctoral researcher Shreya Arya, Ph.D. candidate Miguel Lopez, PIK Professor Rob Ghrist, and Ph.D. candidate Julian Gould.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Rob Ghrist: The Soul of an Artist, the Mind of a Mathematician

Visitors enter the virtual gallery through what appears to be a wormhole before arriving in a room where every wall is covered by psychedelic works of … Read More ›

Posted on May 5, 2025
3D rendering of the tumor microenvironment
In the News, Research + Innovation

Armoring CAR T Cells to Prevent Self-Sabotage and Better Fight Cancer

In Lewis Carrol’s “Through the Looking Glass,” protagonist Alice races with the Red Queen and is unable to gain a lead despite her best efforts. … Read More ›

Posted on April 30, 2025May 1, 2025
A banner reading "AI Month @ Penn" hangs over Smith Walk.
Academics, Alumni, Events, Research + Innovation, Students

Scaling Up: How AI Month 2025 Brought Big Ideas to Life at Penn Engineering

In the world of AI, experts frequently discuss so-called “scaling laws,” which describe how large language models (LLMs) grow exponentially more powerful as their training … Read More ›

Posted on April 28, 2025April 27, 2025
Melanie Herbert (center), a fourth-year in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, created Sync Labs—an innovative AI solution that addresses caregiving in senior care. Joined by Nami Lindquist (left) of the Wharton School and Penn Engineering and Alex Popescu of Penn Engineering (right) their technology, which has earned them the 2025 President’s Innovation Prize, allows caregivers to see three times more seniors while providing more personalized care.
Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

Penn Students Develop AI-Driven Solution to Transform Senior Care

Having spent years as a child patient requiring surgeries, chemotherapy, and hospital stays, Melanie Herbert, a fourth-year student in the School of Engineering and Applied … Read More ›

Posted on April 25, 2025
In the News, Research + Innovation

Microrobots Navigate Diverse Oral Environments to Deliver Therapies

The common procedures patients experience in a dentist’s office – from dental plaque removal to a root canal of an infected tooth – could look … Read More ›

Posted on April 24, 2025April 24, 2025
A student communicating with the Jean chatbot
Academics, Research + Innovation

Meet Jean, Penn Engineering’s AI Tutor, Available 24/7

Imagine that you’re a first-year student in the Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) program, Penn Engineering’s most popular online degree. You’ve spent hours … Read More ›

Posted on April 23, 2025April 25, 2025
In the News, Research + Innovation

New 3D-Printing Method Enables Color-Changing, Stress-Responsive Materials for Smart Sensing, Displays and Robotics

In a breakthrough that promises to reshape the future of smart materials, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Penn Engineering, Harvard University, Duke University,* University … Read More ›

Posted on April 22, 2025April 23, 2025
Icebergs float on the ocean
Research + Innovation

News On Climate Change Is More Persuasive Than Expected, Study Finds

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, demanding urgent and effective action to mitigate its severe impacts. One barrier to … Read More ›

Posted on April 18, 2025April 18, 2025

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