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Adventures in Innovation: Penn Engineering Startups Lead Venture Lab Challenge

To form a venture is, quite literally, to go on an adventure. The words have the same Latin root, meaning to head toward what is … Read More ›

Posted on May 6, 2025May 14, 2025
Students

How MLR@Penn Supports Student AI Researchers

Last year, researchers published over 50,000 papers on machine learning — a nearly 50% jump from the previous year. “Figuring out what’s worth reading is … Read More ›

Posted on April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
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Research + Innovation, Students

Zixuan Yi: A ‘Question-Driven’ Approach to Improving AI and Machine Learning

In any business, time is money. So it’s hardly surprising that many sectors have embraced systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML): … Read More ›

Posted on April 11, 2025April 11, 2025
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Research + Innovation

From Cracks to Gardens: Creating a Thriving Social Media Through Research

Early advocates of social media believed that the creation of these platforms would lead to positive outcomes. When Facebook was launched in 2004, it was … Read More ›

Posted on April 10, 2025April 3, 2025
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Research + Innovation

How the Media Distorts Perceptions on Chronic Disease Risks

Silent illnesses, or chronic diseases, contribute to 70% of deaths in the US annually and six in ten Americans suffer from at least one chronic … Read More ›

Posted on February 28, 2025February 19, 2025
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Honors + Awards, In the News

César de la Fuente, Jason Altschuler Named Sloan Research Fellows

The University of Pennsylvania’s Jason Altschuler, César de la Fuente, Liang Wu, and Anderson Ye Zhang have each been selected to receive a 2025 Sloan … Read More ›

Posted on February 18, 2025February 19, 2025
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Academics, Students

Building Tomorrow’s Innovators: Inside Penn’s Widjaja Entrepreneurship Fellows Program

The room hums with anticipation. A group of would-be founders shifts in their seats, scribbling last-minute notes and readying their pitch decks. The lights dim … Read More ›

Posted on February 13, 2025February 26, 2025
In the News

Innovation & Impact Podcast Episode 6: Leveraging Engineering and AI to Transform Human Health and Beyond

Some of the most exciting applications of AI technologies are in the medical field. In episode 6 of the Penn Engineering Innovation & Impact podcast, … Read More ›

Posted on February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
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In the News, Research + Innovation

Violent Language in Films Has Increased Since the 1970s: A New Study

Violent entertainment has made it into the public discourse due to rising concerns about the graphic nature of highly popular video game franchises including Grand … Read More ›

Posted on January 21, 2025January 13, 2025
Matt Fallon
Students

Engineering an Olympian

Matt Fallon’s Journey From Penn to Paris Only about 200,000 people have competed in the Olympics since their revival a little over a century ago. … Read More ›

Posted on December 20, 2024December 23, 2024

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