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Penn Vet saves a puppy that couldn’t eat
When Basil was born, everything seemed fine. For his owner, Brent Grove, who drives a bus and raises dogs on his Westminister, Md., farm, the German shepherd was the latest, cutest addition to his pack. Basil nursed like a normal puppy, but when he graduated to solid food, he couldn’t keep it down.
Clark Park hosts Science Discovery Day
West Philadelphia’s beloved Clark Park, at 43rd Street and Chester Avenue, will be transformed into a science-themed playground on Sunday, April 29, as part of the Philadelphia Science Festival.
Penn Researchers Create First Custom Designed Protein Crystal
PHILADELPHIA -- Protein design is technique that is increasingly valuable to a variety of fields, from biochemistry to therapeutics to materials engineering. University of Pennsylvania chemists have taken this kind of design a step further; using computational methods, they have created the first custom-designed protein crystal.
Penn to offer online classes via Coursera
The internet has changed the way we read the news, connect with friends, and buy new products. Now, web-based courses are pioneering a new model for higher learning, one that could potentially give everyone in the world access to a top-level educational experience.
Penn to Offer Online Classes via Coursera
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania will join Princeton University, the University of Michigan, the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University in partnering with Coursera, an online education platform, to make Web-based courses available free and to improve teaching on campuses.
Penn and Haverford Sign Agreement to Fast-track Undergrads Into Penn Engineering Master’s Programs
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania and Haverford College are launching a new program that will allow undergraduates at Haverford to gain early admission into a master’s degree program offered by Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. The arrangement effectively allows Haverford stu
Penn engineers participate in two $10 million projects
Anyone who has used a computer can attest to the massive strides software has made over the last few decades. But those on the programming side—the people who create computer software—have had a different experience.
Penn to Lead $10 Million Project on Computer-assisted Programming
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania will lead a $10 Million National Science Foundation project to make computer programming faster, easier and more intuitive.
Penn Joins MIT-led Project on ‘Printable Robots’
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University are taking part in an ambitious new project, led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to reinvent how robots are designed and produced.
Penn profs star in Science Festival’s ‘Superheroes’
Faster than the speed of light. Stronger than a sheet of graphene. It’s the Philadelphia Science Festival, back for a second year.