When Charles Wang, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, was growing up, he wanted to be a video-game designer. As he headed to college, … Read More ›

“Deep Learning” Can Help Computers Understand Emotional Language Anyone who uses social media knows that it is a powerful way of not just sharing links … Read More ›

Penn Engineers Identify Protein Implicated in 3-D Epigenetics of Brain Development The vast majority of genetic mutations that are associated with disease occur at sites … Read More ›

At Engineering Spin-Off PolyAurum, Treating Cancer is Personal Andrew Tsourkas Andrew Tsourkas, professor in the Department of Bioengineering, is an expert in designing nanoparticles that can … Read More ›

Looking Inside Rare Cancer-Resistant Cells Sydney Shaffer at work in the Raj Lab. “This microscope has a live cell imaging chamber around it,” she says. … Read More ›

Viewpoint Wins First Comcast Pennovation Challenge In January, Pennovation Center and the Penn Center for Innovation partnered with Comcast in a search for Internet-of-Things applications … Read More ›

Huh Lab Receives $1 Million for Organ-on-a-Chip Cancer Immunotherapy Research Dan Dongeun Huh The Cancer Research Institute, a nonprofit organization that supports research into immunotherapies for … Read More ›

Penn Electric Racing team leads the pack in North America The Engineering-based Penn Electric Racing team is on a roll. After their early-June win in the … Read More ›

Penn Researchers Engineer Macrophages to Engulf Cancer Cells in Solid Tumors Macrophages, like this one from the Discher lab, are literally “big eaters.” As part of … Read More ›

Penn Students’ Design To Reach New Heights Aboard the ISS By Erica Andersen Jaimie Carlson, Adam Zachar and Laura Gao In response to a call to “Print … Read More ›