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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, 2025June 2, 2025
In the News

Innovation & Impact Podcast: The Future of AI with Yann LeCun

AI is at the forefront of technological advances and is also reshaping creativity, ownership and societal interactions. In episode 7 of Penn Engineering’s Innovation & … Read More ›

Posted on April 29, 2025June 2, 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
Three researchers stand in front of a window.
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, 2025June 2, 2025
A flowering plant grows from a crack in a rock.
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
Pictured from left to right: Helen Jin, Arjun Krishna, Christopher Watson, Neelay Velingker, Vivian Lin, Ezra Edelman, Alex Shypula, Nicolas Menand and Thomas Zhang. Not pictured: Behrad Moniri, Joey Velez-Ginorio and Yue Yang.
Honors + Awards, In the News, Students

The ASSET Center Advances Trustworthy AI with Support from AWS

As AI continues to evolve, its integration into safety-critical domains, such as autonomous vehicles or medical diagnosis tools, has raised pressing concerns. Current machine learning … Read More ›

Posted on April 9, 2025June 2, 2025
Picture of faculty members and administrators on the stage of Stavis Auditorium in Amy Gutmann Hall. From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu.
In the News

AI Across Disciplines Event Highlights the Power of ‘Breadth and Connectivity’ at Universities

In a packed auditorium at the recently opened Amy Gutmann Hall, Penn community members—deans, faculty, students, administrators, and beyond—gathered to formally launch the Penn AI Initiative and … Read More ›

Posted on April 3, 2025June 2, 2025
A picture of the exterior of Amy Gutmann Hall, Penn's new mass timber building for AI and Data Science.
Events, In the News

AI Month at Penn

In an era defined by rapid technological transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a central force reshaping nearly every facet of human life—from health … Read More ›

Posted on April 1, 2025June 2, 2025
Research + Innovation, Students

Evaluating Large Language Models for Cyberbullying Behavior

Ph.D. students in Penn’s Brachio Lab have been assessing the safety of machine learning systems for real-world uses like economic forecasting, cultural politeness, and legal reasoning. In … Read More ›

Posted on March 27, 2025June 2, 2025
Doctor checking blood glucose level using a fingerstick glucose meter, waiting for results from glucometer. Obese or overweight man at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Concept of health risks of overwight and obesity.
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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