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Penn and Berkeley Researchers Find Path to New Kinds of Computers With Faster-switching Ferroelectrics

Penn and Berkeley Researchers Find Path to New Kinds of Computers With Faster-switching Ferroelectrics

Ferroelectric materials, commonly used in transit cards, gas grill igniters, video game memory and more, could become strong candidates for use in next-generation computers, thanks to new research led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Evan Lerner

Penn’s Celebration of Innovation Features Silfen Forum With Amy Gutmann and Walter Isaacson

Penn’s Celebration of Innovation Features Silfen Forum With Amy Gutmann and Walter Isaacson

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and David L. Cohen, chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees, invite Penn students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and friends, as well as the region’s business and tech community, to a series of events from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct.
Want to Change the World? Penn Has a Prize for That

Want to Change the World? Penn Has a Prize for That

The big banner on the ARCH on Locust Walk and the emails from President Gutmann to the senior class have gotten the message out: The search for entries in the inaugural President’s Engagement Prize competition is underway.
Penn Physician and Historian Robert Aronowitz Elected to Institute of Medicine

Penn Physician and Historian Robert Aronowitz Elected to Institute of Medicine

Robert Aronowitz, a physician and historian at the University of Pennsylvania, has been elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine, one of the nation's highest honors in the health-care field.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Enriching Internship Could Lead to a Career for Penn Student

Enriching Internship Could Lead to a Career for Penn Student

Jane Wu is getting an early start at the University of Pennsylvania on a possible future career in research to help save the environment and preserve human health.

Jeanne Leong

Brain’s Compass Relies on Geometric Relationships, Say Penn Researchers

Brain’s Compass Relies on Geometric Relationships, Say Penn Researchers

The brain has a complex system for keeping track of which direction you are facing as you move about; remembering how to get from one place to another would otherwise be impossible. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have now shown how the brain anchors this mental compass.

Evan Lerner