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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Unveil Generative AI Model that Designs New Antibiotics

What if generative AI could design life-saving antibiotics, not just art and text? In a new Cell Biomaterials paper, Penn researchers introduce AMP-Diffusion, a generative … Read More ›

Posted on September 2, 2025August 27, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Reengineering AI to Target “Undruggable” Disease Proteins

A study published in Nature Biotechnology reveals a powerful new use for artificial intelligence: designing small, drug-like molecules that can stick to and break down harmful proteins … Read More ›

Posted on August 13, 2025August 13, 2025
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Research + Innovation

AI Uncovers New Antibiotics in Ancient Microbes

They’ve survived for billions of years in boiling acid, deep-sea vents and salt flats. Now, some of Earth’s oldest life forms — microbes called Archaea … Read More ›

Posted on August 12, 2025August 8, 2025
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In the News, Research + Innovation

Sustainable Computing: Can AI Be Energy Efficient?

As AI advances at breakneck speed, experts at Penn are urgently trying to answer these questions. Professors Arthur van Benthem and Benjamin C. Lee have … Read More ›

Posted on August 8, 2025
Research + Innovation

AI finds hundreds of potential antibiotics in snake and spider venom

Snake, scorpion and spider venom are most frequently associated with poisonous bites, but with the help of artificial intelligence, they might be able to help … Read More ›

Posted on July 28, 2025August 8, 2025
Research + Innovation

AI Vision, Reinvented: The Power of Synthetic Data

In the race to develop AI that understands complex images like financial forecasts, medical diagrams and nutrition labels — essential for AI to operate independently … Read More ›

Posted on July 21, 2025July 18, 2025
Honors + Awards

George Pappas Receives IEEE Kirchmayer Award

Every year, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recognizes an individual for the “inspirational mentoring” of graduate students. This year, the Leon K. … Read More ›

Posted on July 14, 2025July 21, 2025
Research + Innovation

How Cable News Has Diverged From Broadcast News

Walter Cronkite was often cited as “the most trusted man in America” as he delivered the news on CBS in the 1960s and ’70s — … Read More ›

Posted on June 11, 2025
Research + Innovation, Students

AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellows Collaborate Across Disciplines

As members of the inaugural AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, Brynn Sherman and Kieran Murphy are already reaping the rewards of cross discipline collaboration—testing new … Read More ›

Posted on June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
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In the News, Research + Innovation

Cloudy with a Chance of Lifesaving and More Cost-Effective Weather Predictions

When Hurricane Katrina reached the Gulf Coast in 2005, emergency responders were blindsided by a storm surge that defied predictions. In Japan six years later, … Read More ›

Posted on May 21, 2025June 2, 2025

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