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Penn Dental, Penn Engineering Unite to Form Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry

With the shared vision to transform the future of oral health care, Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have united to form the Center for … Read More ›

Posted on January 29, 2021February 1, 2021
Maria Ovando
Students

Maria Ovando: Research and Self-discovery

The process of discovery sometimes starts with a hunch. Maria Ovando arrived at Penn Engineering with an affinity for math and science, extensive experience volunteering … Read More ›

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021
Cheryl Hickey and Megan Ryerson
Honors + Awards

Penn Engineering Nets Two Green Purchasing Awards

The University of Pennsylvania’s Green Purchasing Awards, launched in 2015 and presented by Penn Purchasing Services and Penn Sustainability, are designed to honor individuals or teams that … Read More ›

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
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Academics

Penn Engineering Online Learning Launches New Specialization

Penn Engineering Online Learning has launched a new Specialization on Coursera that will quickly immerse students in two of the most widely used programming languages, … Read More ›

Posted on January 26, 2021November 29, 2021
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Research + Innovation

Penn and UC Merced Research Reveals an Unexpected Mechanism Behind Friction for 2D Materials

As our ability to manipulate materials on the nanoscale grows, our library of “two dimensional” materials increases. Consisting of a repeating lattice of atoms in … Read More ›

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021
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In the News

GRASP Lab’s Coolest Robot Yet

Mark Yim, Asa Whitney Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has seen any number of innovative robots walk, fly, hop, roll and otherwise propel themselves about the … Read More ›

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
Vanessa Z. Chan and Jennifer Wilcox
Academics

Two Penn Engineering Faculty Members Appointed to Department of Energy

The Biden-Harris Administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) has appointed two members of the Penn Engineering faculty to senior leadership positions.  Vanessa Z. Chan, Jonathan and … Read More ›

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
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Research + Innovation

Jennifer Wilcox Contributes to Carbon Dioxide Removal Primer

Jennifer Wilcox, the University of Pennsylvania’s new Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy, is one of the world’s leading experts on carbon … Read More ›

Posted on January 19, 2021
A man holding his knee in pain.
Research + Innovation

New Treatment Target Discovered That Halts Osteoarthritis-Like Knee Cartilage Degeneration

There is currently no cure for osteoarthritis, but a group of scientists believe they’ve discovered a method through which a simple knee injection could potentially … Read More ›

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
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Research + Innovation

One Step Closer to an At-home, Rapid COVID-19 Test

The lab of Penn’s César de la Fuente sits at the interface of machines and biology, with much of its work focused on innovative treatments for infectious disease. … Read More ›

Posted on January 14, 2021

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