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In the News, Research + Innovation

The YouTube Algorithm Isn’t Radicalizing People

In recent years, there has been a popular narrative in the media that videos from highly partisan, conspiracy theory-driven YouTube channels radicalize young Americans and that YouTube’s … Read More ›

Posted on February 26, 2024February 26, 2024
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In the News, Research + Innovation

‘Switchable’ Bispecific Antibodies Pave Way for Safer Cancer Treatment

In the ever-evolving battle against cancer, immunotherapy presents a turning point. It began with harnessing the body’s immune system to fight cancer, a concept rooted … Read More ›

Posted on February 21, 2024
Research + Innovation

Episode 3 of Innovation & Impact: Energy and Sustainability

Will humanity achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050? How can machine learning help address challenges in renewable energy? What steps can engineers take now and … Read More ›

Posted on February 20, 2024February 20, 2024
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In the News, Research + Innovation

Penn4C Announces Awardees for Community-led Partnership Grant

  The Penn Community Collaboratory for Co-Creation (Penn4C), an initiative led jointly by the Welcome to Penn Nursing (upenn.edu) (Penn Nursing) and the School of … Read More ›

Posted on February 20, 2024February 20, 2024
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Research + Innovation

GRASPing Greatness: Abriana Stewart-Height’s Impact in Academia and Beyond

Imagine that you’re a robot, investigating a leak in a nuclear power plant. The data you’re carrying is crucial — you could help save millions … Read More ›

Posted on February 19, 2024February 19, 2024
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Research + Innovation

New Chip Opens Door to AI Computing at Light Speed

Penn Engineers have developed a new chip that uses light waves, rather than electricity, to perform the complex math essential to training AI. The chip … Read More ›

Posted on February 16, 2024February 20, 2024
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Academics

Mark Allen Named Chair of Electrical and Systems Engineering

Mark G. Allen has been named Chair of the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering. Allen is the Alfred Fitler Moore Professor in Electrical and … Read More ›

Posted on February 14, 2024November 4, 2024
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In the News

Penn Engineering Announces First Ivy League Undergraduate Degree in Artificial Intelligence

  The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science introduces its Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) degree, the first … Read More ›

Posted on February 13, 2024June 2, 2025
Team LilyLoop is Neha Chelamkuri (front row left), Kylie Chang (front row middle), and Rima Chavali (front row right), who presented their business plan and fielded questions from a panel of expert judges from academia and industry. (Image: Courtesy of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management)
Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation, Students

LilyLoop Wins the 2024 Y-Prize Competition

This year’s winner of Penn’s Y-Prize is LilyLoop, a line of “smart” period products that alerts users when to change tampons and captures menstrual flow data … Read More ›

Posted on February 12, 2024February 12, 2024
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Research + Innovation

Illuminating the Invisible: Bringing the Smallest Protein Clusters into Focus

  Penn Engineers have pioneered a new way to visualize the smallest protein clusters, skirting the physical limitations of light-powered microscopes and opening new avenues … Read More ›

Posted on February 8, 2024February 9, 2024

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