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Research + Innovation

From Soft to Solid: How a Coral Stiffens Its Skeleton on Demand

Touch the branches of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast from California to Chile, and its flexible arms stiffen, like Marvel’s … Read More ›

Posted on October 29, 2025November 12, 2025
In the News

Clark Foundation Invests $11 Million in the Next Generation of Penn Engineers

For Amehja Williams (EE’26), who dreams of going to Mars, engineering is about more than technical prowess. Last year, as a NASA-Partner Eclipse Ambassador, she … Read More ›

Posted on October 21, 2025November 20, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Send Quantum Signals with Standard Internet Protocol

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, engineers at the University of Pennsylvania brought quantum networking out of the lab and onto commercial fiber-optic cables using the same … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2025October 29, 2025
In the News, Research + Innovation

What Ever-Growing Incisors Can Teach Us About Genetic Disease

Teeth may seem like static fixtures, but a new collaboration between engineers and clinicians is proving just how dynamic, informative and medically significant our teeth … Read More ›

Posted on July 24, 2025July 25, 2025
In the News, Research + Innovation

Shoji Hall Works at the Electrifying Edge Between Materials Science and Chemistry

Shoji Hall, who joined Penn Engineering as an associate professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) in January 2025, is focused on the chemistry of … Read More ›

Posted on July 16, 2025July 22, 2025
Alumni, Events, Honors + Awards, Students

Designing the Future: Penn Engineering’s 2025 Senior Design Project Competition

Consider the following problems: Every year, millions of people struggle to recover mobility following strokes. Hundreds of millions need eye exams, but live far from … Read More ›

Posted on May 12, 2025May 12, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers First to Train AI at Lightspeed

Penn Engineers have developed the first programmable chip that can train nonlinear neural networks using light — a breakthrough that could dramatically speed up AI … Read More ›

Posted on April 15, 2025October 29, 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
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Honors + Awards, In the News

Christopher Murray Elected AAAS Fellow

Five University of Pennsylvania professors from the School of Arts & Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Science have been … Read More ›

Posted on March 27, 2025
Honors + Awards, In the News

Kyle Vining Receives $2M Award from NIH to Investigate How Extracellular Mechanics Affect Immune Cells

Kyle Holmberg Vining, DDS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Preventive and Restorative Sciences at Penn Dental Medicine with a joint appointment in Materials Science and Engineering … Read More ›

Posted on February 14, 2025February 11, 2025

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