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Kevin Johnson
Academics

Kevin Johnson: Informatics Evangelist

Kevin Johnson is used to forging his own path in the fields of healthcare and computer science. If you ask him to locate his niche … Read More ›

Posted on June 27, 2022June 27, 2022
Schematic designs for carbon negative building elements
Grants

Penn Receives $2.4M for Research on Turning Buildings into Carbon Storage Structures

The University of Pennsylvania has been selected to receive $2.4M in funding from the US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding … Read More ›

Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022
In the News

Jennifer Wilcox, a New York Times ‘Visionary’ on Carbon Capture

Carbon is continuously being pumped into the atmosphere at a rate of 50 billion tons per year. Achieving net zero by 2050 will not be … Read More ›

Posted on June 16, 2022June 16, 2022
Micrograph with individual cells labeled in different colors
Research + Innovation

Technology to Keep Track of Living Cells and Tissues

Cells in complex organisms undergo frequent changes, and researchers have struggled to monitor these changes and create a comprehensive profile for living cells and tissues. … Read More ›

Posted on June 14, 2022September 9, 2022
A rendering of the new Pennovation Works building
Academics

New Development Will Expand the Life Sciences Hub at Pennovation Works

Pennovation Works, the 23-acre University of Pennsylvania property just across the Schuylkill River from the core campus, has long been a site for innovation. Home to a … Read More ›

Posted on June 12, 2022June 16, 2022
Hannah Zlotnick
Honors + Awards

Bioengineering Graduate Student Hannah Zlotnick Named Schmidt Science Fellow

Hannah Zlotnick, a graduate student in the Department of Bioengineering and a member of the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, … Read More ›

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022
2022 President’s Sustainability Prize winners Julia Yan, Sarah Beth Gleeson, and Shoshana Weintraub.
Research + Innovation

Engineering a Solution for Microplastic Pollution

Nearly 14 million tons of plastic pollute the world’s oceans each year. Along with the significant impacts of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems and human health, the negative impacts … Read More ›

Posted on June 8, 2022June 8, 2022
Honors + Awards

2022 CAREER Award Recipient: Pratik Chaudhari

Learning is ubiquitous in nature, and the way systems adapt to new circumstances exhibits some striking similarities. At the microscopic scale, networks of proteins control … Read More ›

Posted on June 7, 2022
The prize winners pose in a conference room.
Honors + Awards

Celebrating the Newest President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prize Winners

Last week, on a sunny spring day, the 2022 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prize winners were recognized at a special luncheon, a momentous occasion that hasn’t … Read More ›

Posted on June 6, 2022
James C. Gee
Academics

Meet James C. Gee, MSE-DS Online Program Director

James C. Gee has been immersed in computational analysis and data science ever since he earned his PhD in computer and information science from the … Read More ›

Posted on June 3, 2022

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