Class of 2019 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced at Penn Class of 2019 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced at Penn The President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize empower Penn students to design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.
Record gift from Roy and Diana Vagelos to create new energy science and technology building Roy and Diana Vagelos nocred Record gift from Roy and Diana Vagelos to create new energy science and technology building Roy and Diana Vagelos have made a gift of $50 million to Penn Arts & Sciences for a new science center focused on energy science. The gift creating the new energy science and technology building In support of the Power of Penn Arts & Sciences Campaign is the largest in the School’s history.
The Power of Penn at the Met The Power of Penn at the Met One year into the Power of Penn campaign, President Amy Gutmann hosted a panel discussion with three professors to usher in another year of inclusion, innovation, and impact on a local and global scale.
University of Pennsylvania regular decision results for Class of 2023 nocred University of Pennsylvania regular decision results for Class of 2023 Penn today announced admission decisions for Regular Decision applicants to the Class of 2023, the institution’s 267th class. The admitted cohort of 3,345 was selected from a pool of 44,960 applicants.
Engineering an accurate, affordable model for turbulence in air and space travel Engineering an accurate, affordable model for turbulence in air and space travel Unreliable computer models are holding aerospace back. George Ilhwan Park is trying to break the jam with critical work on super-small currents.
Prepping Philly high schoolers for college Prepping Philly high schoolers for college Rising 11th graders in the Provost Summer Mentorship Program at Penn spend a month on campus diving into the professional fields of dentistry, medicine, law, nursing, and engineering.
‘A Swiss cheese-like material’ that can solve equations ‘A Swiss cheese-like material’ that can solve equations Engineering professor Nader Engheta and his team have demonstrated a metamaterial device that can function as an analog computer, validating an earlier theory.
Fostering a ‘culture of innovation’ Fostering a ‘culture of innovation’ Penn President Amy Gutmann opened McKinsey’s first-ever “Innovation Night,” held at the Penn Museum on Thursday, March 14. It’s a testament to the University’s critical, visionary role in Philadelphia.
Engineers can detect ultra rare proteins using a cellphone camera The researchers’ detection system uses a standard cellphone camera. (Photo courtesy: Penn Engineering) Engineers can detect ultra rare proteins using a cellphone camera An innovative strobing system allows individual markers to be differentiated from their neighbors, allowing an accurate count, even in the ultra-low concentrations associated with hard-to-diagnose conditions.
A ‘perfect blend’ of cutting-edge technology and real-world vision A ‘perfect blend’ of cutting-edge technology and real-world vision As a high school student, Angela Lin founded an organization to bring students and technology leaders together. At Penn, she’s surrounded by the culture she craved.