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cargo-carrying particle excreted by many cells, extracellular vesicles.
Research + Innovation

Leveraging the Body’s Postal System to Understand and Treat Disease

Akin to the packages sent from one person to another via an elaborate postal system, cells send tiny parcels that bear contents and packaging material … Read More ›

Posted on October 23, 2023
Tooth Decay
In the News, Research + Innovation

Combined Treatment Takes a Bite Out of Tooth Decay

The sting of a toothache or the discovery of a cavity is a universal dread. Dental caries, more commonly known as tooth decay, is an … Read More ›

Posted on October 20, 2023
Kaustubh Sridhar
Research + Innovation, Students

Making Better Decisions with AI

Kaustubh Sridhar As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into our daily lives, it’s essential that these systems are able to accurately make decisions in the … Read More ›

Posted on October 19, 2023
Cesar de la Fuente
Honors + Awards

César de la Fuente Named ELHM Scholar by National Academy of Medicine

César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor in Bioengineering, Psychiatry, Microbiology, and in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been selected as a 2023 Emerging Leaders … Read More ›

Posted on October 17, 2023
Vietnamese food
Students

A Chance to Experience Vietnam Independently

GRIP: Sustainable Development in Ho Chi Minh City My journey abroad began with a sense of homecoming. Being of Vietnamese descent, I had grown up … Read More ›

Posted on October 13, 2023
Colorful viles of nanoparticles
In the News, Research + Innovation

Delving into Quantum Dots

The world woke up on Oct. 3 to learn that Moungi Bawendi of MIT, Louis Brus of Columbia University, and Alexei Ekimov of Nanocrystals Inc. … Read More ›

Posted on October 11, 2023
Sophomore Andrew Ahn, C’26, ENG’26, has worked on cars with his dad since childhood. His work this summer—which he hopes to continue—allowed him to marry that passion with those he has for chemistry and mechanical engineering, his two majors. Ahn- Andrew is in his lab working on experiments.
Research + Innovation, Students

A Solution for Cleaner Cars

Scattered throughout the lab of chemistry professor Eric Schelter—under a box, on top of a shelf, in a drawer—are vials containing solutions of an orange … Read More ›

Posted on October 9, 2023October 9, 2023
Liang Feng
Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation

Liang Feng Receives DARPA Director’s Fellowship

  Liang Feng, Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), is the recipient of a Director’s Fellowship from the … Read More ›

Posted on October 6, 2023
Research + Innovation

Innovation and Impact: “RNA: Past, Present and Future”

In the most recent episode of Innovation & Impact, titled “RNA: Past, Present and Future,” David F. Meaney, Senior Associate Dean of Penn Engineering and … Read More ›

Posted on October 4, 2023October 5, 2023
Jina Ko (left) and Kevin Johnson (middle), from both the School of Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine, along with Sheila Shanmugan (right) from the latter, have received the National Institute of Health Director’s Award to support their “highly innovative and broadly impactful” research projects through the High-Risk, High-Reward program.
Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation

Three from Penn Receive NIH Director Award

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to three researchers from the University of Pennsylvania through the NIH Common aFund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The … Read More ›

Posted on October 4, 2023

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