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In the News, Research + Innovation

Teaching with AI

At the 21-minute mark of the Bloomberg BusinessWeek Podcast, Chris Callison Burch, associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science, discusses how ChatGPT … Read More ›

Posted on September 12, 2023
Silicon wafer chips in UV lighting
Research + Innovation

A Microchip Designed to Transform the Production of mRNA Therapeutics and Vaccines

Following the global COVID-19 pandemic, the development and rapid deployment of mRNA vaccines highlighted the critical role of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) in the context of … Read More ›

Posted on September 1, 2023
A healthy human T cell
Research + Innovation

An Improved Delivery System for mRNA Vaccines Provides More Powerful Protection

The COVID-19 vaccine swiftly undercut the worst of the pandemic for hundreds of millions around the world. Available sooner than almost anyone expected, these vaccines … Read More ›

Posted on August 29, 2023August 30, 2023
Research + Innovation

The Physics of Fat Droplets Reveal DNA Danger

Fat is a normal and necessary part of the body. Fat cells store and release energy, as well as play significant roles in hormonal regulation … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2023September 1, 2023
Academics, Guest Posts

The PRECISE Center Turns 15 — and Looks to the Future with Two New Faculty Members

The Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering, or PRECISE, Center was founded 15 years ago with the mission of bringing together experts … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023
A biodegradable COVID test
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Create Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly COVID Test

The availability of rapid, accessible testing was integral to overcoming the worst surges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be necessary to keep up with … Read More ›

Posted on August 25, 2023August 25, 2023
Peranteau Lab
Research + Innovation

Penn and CHOP Researchers Show Gene Editing Tools Can be Delivered to Perinatal Brain

Genetic diseases that involve the central nervous system (CNS) often impact children before birth, meaning that once a child is born, irreversible damage has already … Read More ›

Posted on August 24, 2023
A team of GEMS campers working together on a group project. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving)
Events, Students

Penn GEMS Brings STEM to Summer Camp

More than 60 middle school students came together this summer for a week of Penn GEMS: An engineering, math, and science camp and computer science … Read More ›

Posted on August 24, 2023August 24, 2023
Penn Class of 2027 balloon arch
Academics, Guest Posts, Students

Fall 2023 Dean’s Welcome

In Penn Engineering, the last weeks of summer are filled with anticipation as we prepare our campus for the return of our full student body, … Read More ›

Posted on August 23, 2023August 24, 2023
Events, Students

Advancing Women in Engineering Welcomes the Class of 2027

In 2007, women made up only 30% of Penn Engineering’s undergraduate class when Susan Davidson, Weiss Professor in Computer and Information Science, first launched the … Read More ›

Posted on August 22, 2023

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