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Students in previous Cora Ingrum Center programs.
Academics, Students

The Cora Ingrum Center: Supporting the Next Generation of Engineers

Only a tiny fraction of American high school students ever get the chance to conduct scientific research in a university lab. There are thousands of … Read More ›

Posted on March 25, 2025March 25, 2025
Picture of students Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambia
In the News

2024 PEP and PIP winners: Where are they now?

Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambia – Jochi In May 2024, three teams of soon-to-be graduates were awarded the annual President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize. … Read More ›

Posted on March 19, 2025March 19, 2025
Honors + Awards, In the News

Shu Yang Named To Inaugural National Geographic 33 Extraordinary Changemakers List

Shu Yang, Joseph Bordogna Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, has been recognized as one of National Geographic’s 33 Extraordinary Changemakers who are creating a … Read More ›

Posted on March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
Grants, In the News

Christopher Madl Receives $2M NIH Grant to Investigate Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues in Tissue Development and Disease Progression

Christopher Madl, Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage Investigators (MIRA) National Institutes … Read More ›

Posted on March 17, 2025
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In the News, Research + Innovation

FY24 Economic Impact Report Shows Penn Helps Drive $37 Billion Through the Region’s Economy

The University of Pennsylvania has released a new report showcasing its substantial economic impact for fiscal year 2024 (FY24), with approximately $37 billion circulating annually … Read More ›

Posted on March 12, 2025
In the News, Research + Innovation

Claudia Loebel Creates Hydrogels to Examine Disease

Claudia Loebel, Reliance Industries Term Assistant Professor in Bioengineering, recently joined Penn Engineering’s faculty in January, but already supports multiple graduate students and collaborators in … Read More ›

Posted on March 12, 2025March 10, 2025
(Top to bottom) Picture of surface crack patterns on three different worlds: Mars, Europa, and Earth that reveal how fractures form under vastly different environmental conditions. Penn geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack and longtime collaborator Gábor Domokos used the mathematical framework they developed for understanding fracture patterns on Earth to survey two-dimensional fracture networks across the solar system. Their findings could offer insights into detecting potentially habitable environments on other planets.
Research + Innovation

Can Surface Fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa Predict Habitability on Other Planets?

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter’s moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks on Mars, do … Read More ›

Posted on March 10, 2025
Research + Innovation, Students

Combining AI and Art-making for Youth Well-being

After gaining experience as a qualitative researcher in public health, Eileen Feng mused about how she might take that knowledge and apply it to product … Read More ›

Posted on March 7, 2025June 2, 2025
Two men in collared shirts face the camera, flanking a table supporting a wooden model of a Venus fly trap.
Academics, Grants, Students

From Lab to Classroom: The Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Empowers Teachers and Students

“What do you remember about stress and strain?” Max Lawrence, who teaches engineering at Science Leadership Academy at Beeber, a public middle and high school … Read More ›

Posted on March 7, 2025March 5, 2025
Picture of female Professor Flavia Vitale holding up an image of her skin sensor.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Brain Power on Display at the Franklin Institute: Penn Research as Part of an Iconic Philadelphia Exhibit

A cavernous, walk-through human heart has entertained 70 years of curiosity, from school trips to international visitors. The Franklin Institute’s Giant Heart is an iconic Philadelphia … Read More ›

Posted on March 6, 2025March 7, 2025

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