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Jennifer Wilcox: Direct Air Capture is a More Solid Solution than Carbon Offsets

The fledgling industry of carbon offsets — where greenhouse-gas-emitting activities are balanced by investments into planting trees, building solar panels, or other green practices — … Read More ›

Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
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Honors + Awards

Susan Davidson, Duncan Watts and Ruzena Bajcsy Elected 2021 AAAS Fellows

Susan Davidson and Duncan Watts are among the ten Penn scholars that have been named to the 2021 class of American Association for the Advancement … Read More ›

Posted on January 26, 2022February 3, 2022
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Research + Innovation

To Reduce Political Polarization, Start by Looking Beyond Politics

In many friend groups, politics is not the most popular topic of discussion. The potential for tension puts a damper on informal political conversations which … Read More ›

Posted on January 25, 2022January 26, 2022
Zachary Ives
Honors + Awards

Zachary Ives Named a 2021 ACM Fellow

Zachary Ives, Adani President’s Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Science, has been named a 2021 Fellow of the Association … Read More ›

Posted on January 24, 2022January 24, 2022
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Research + Innovation

A New Way to Profile T Cells Can Aid in Personalized Immunotherapy

Our bodies are equipped with specialized white blood cells that protect us from foreign invaders, such as viruses and bacteria. These T cells identify threats … Read More ›

Posted on January 24, 2022
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Students

Math Education and Engagement in West Philadelphia

This past Fall, students from various Schools and backgrounds across the University met each Thursday with Paul Robeson High School students for afternoon study sessions. … Read More ›

Posted on January 20, 2022January 21, 2022
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Research + Innovation

New Lipid Nanoparticles Improve mRNA Delivery for Engineering CAR T Cells

From COVID vaccines to cancer immunotherapies to the potential for correcting developmental disorders in utero, mRNA-based approaches are a promising tool in the fight against … Read More ›

Posted on January 12, 2022January 12, 2022
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Guest Posts

A Message from Dean Vijay Kumar: Introducing Penn Engineering’s Three Signature Initiatives

Happy New Year! With all of the stress and challenges of the pandemic, let me begin by saying how proud I am of Penn Engineering’s … Read More ›

Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022
Daniel A. Hammer
Academics

Daniel A. Hammer Named Director of Center for Precision Engineering for Health

Earlier this year, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, announced a $100 million … Read More ›

Posted on January 10, 2022January 12, 2022
Deep Jariwala
Honors + Awards

Deep Jariwala Receives IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator Award

Deep Jariwala, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, is the 2022 recipient of the IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator Award. The … Read More ›

Posted on January 10, 2022January 11, 2022

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