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Camillo Jose Taylor
Academics

A Message from Dean Vijay Kumar, Announcing Penn Engineering’s First Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As engineers, in our quest to solve problems, we must each learn to accept when we have failed in order to advance. It does us … Read More ›

Posted on June 29, 2020September 1, 2020
Shu Yang
Honors + Awards

Shu Yang Wins Manufacturing PA Innovation Grant for Developing Snail-inspired Adhesive

Shu Yang, Professor in the departments of Materials Science Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been awarded a Manufacturing PA Innovation grant to develop a new … Read More ›

Posted on June 25, 2020September 1, 2020
Beth Winkelstein
Academics

Beth Winkelstein Appointed Deputy Provost at Penn

Provost Wendell Pritchett has announced the appointment of Beth Winkelstein as Deputy Provost. “Beth Winkelstein has become one of our most essential leaders of teaching, learning, and student life,” … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2020September 1, 2020
Woman rides public transit while wearing face mask
In the News

Can Contact Tracing Stop the Spread of COVID-19?

As economies around the world start to reopen, governments are looking for ways to help track and contain new coronavirus infections. One tool is contact … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2020September 1, 2020
Diagram of statistical network analysis that compares number of characters and network density in King Lear vs MacBeth. King Lear diagram has higher network density than Macbeth.
Research + Innovation

What do ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Macbeth,’ and a list of Facebook Friends All Have in Common?

To an English scholar or avid reader, the Shakespeare Canon represents some of the greatest literary works of the English language. To a network scientist, Shakespeare’s 37 … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2020September 1, 2020
Researcher in full-body PPE conducts experiment in nanotechnology lab
Academics

Research Returns to Campus

On March 16, faculty, students, and staff discontinued all nonessential on-campus research activities. Now, Penn has entered into the first of a three-part phased reopening of these activities, … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2020September 1, 2020
Lecture hall of bioengineering students during a panel presentation
Research + Innovation

How Penn’s Medical Device Development Course Adapted to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Given the closing of schools in response to the coronavirus pandemic, professors teaching lab-based courses were forced to make some changes. One such course, the … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2020September 1, 2020
Diagram spacing and direction of vortex microlaser's light
In the News

IEEE Specturm: ‘Vortex Lasers May Be a Boon for Data’

Last month, Penn Engineers published a matched pair of Science studies with major implications for how quickly data can be transmitted over optical networks. One study demonstrated a chip-sized “vortex” … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2020September 1, 2020
Vanessa Chan
Students

Vanessa Chan on ‘Making the Most of a Coronavirus Summer’

Vanessa Chan, Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Undergraduate Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, has advice for students whose summer … Read More ›

Posted on June 23, 2020September 2, 2020
Adithya Sriram in Charlie Johnson’s lab, working on graphene research in 2019. He is now one of Penn’s 16 Fulbright Scholars for 2020–21.
Honors + Awards

VIPER Program Graduate Adithya Sriram Earns Fulbright Scholarship

Sixteen University of Pennsylvania students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2020–21 academic year, including nine undergraduates and one graduate student in the Class of 2020. … Read More ›

Posted on June 23, 2020September 2, 2020

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