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School of Engineering & Applied Science
Language in tweets offers insight into community-level well-being
Language in tweets offers insight into community-level well-being
In a Q&A, researcher Lyle Ungar discusses why counties that frequently use words like ‘love’ aren’t necessarily happier, plus how techniques from this work led to a real-time COVID-19 wellness map.
Four Penn faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Four Penn faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Guthrie Ramsey, Kathleen Stebe, Eve M. Troutt Powell, and Barbie Zelizer join a group recognized for their world-class leadership and expertise.
Meet the Penn students recreating campus in Minecraft
Meet the Penn students recreating campus in Minecraft
In a matter of weeks, Penn students have organized a volunteer effort to recreate campus in the popular crafting video game Minecraft.
New scavenger technology allows robots to ‘eat’ metal for energy
New scavenger technology allows robots to ‘eat’ metal for energy
Penn Engineering researchers’ new metal-air scavenger vehicle gets energy from breaking chemical bonds in the aluminum surface it travels over, rather than from batteries.
DIY origami face masks for COVID-19
DIY origami face masks for COVID-19
The professor of materials science and engineering and chemical and biomolecular engineering is leading an effort to design an effective face mask that can be made at home.
Researchers, schools answer the call for personal protective equipment and critical supplies
Researchers, schools answer the call for personal protective equipment and critical supplies
To help in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, groups across campus are donating what they can, from masks and gloves to ventilators.
Class of 2024 Regular Decision admissions results
Class of 2024 Regular Decision admissions results
The University of Pennsylvania has announced admission decisions for Regular Decision applicants to the Class of 2024, the institution’s 268th class.
Four Penn juniors named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
Four Penn juniors named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
Four juniors have been selected as 2020 Goldwater Scholars by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation, to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering.
Five tips to stay positive and healthy during social isolation
Five tips to stay positive and healthy during social isolation
In this strange new time, it’s important to stay connected to the people you love and replace the physical contact that’s been lost.
Engineers ensure quantum experiments get off to the right start
Engineers ensure quantum experiments get off to the right start
Research from the group of Lee Bassett in the School of Engineering and Applied Science describes a new approach for resetting and validating quantum states to reduce uncertainty in quantum computing experiments.
In the News
Scientific American
Grumpy voters want better stories. Not statistics
In a Q&A, PIK Professor Duncan Watts says that U.S. voters ignored Democratic policy in favor of Republican storytelling.
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Interesting Engineering
Superhuman vision lets robots see through walls, smoke with new LiDAR-like eyes
Mingmin Zhao of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues are using radio signals to allow robots to “see” beyond traditional sensor limits.
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Technical.ly Philly
A sneak peek inside Penn Engineering’s new $137.5M mass timber building
Amy Gutmann Hall aims to be Philadelphia’s next big hub for AI and innovation while setting a new standard for architectural sustainability.
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6ABC.com
New building at University of Pennsylvania aims to become hub for AI research
Amy Gutmann Hall, set to open in early 2025, is dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence and data science.
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Philadelphia Business Journal
First look: Inside Penn’s new Amy Gutmann Hall, the region's largest mass timber building
Amy Gutmann Hall will be a catalyst for groundbreaking artificial intelligence research and collaboration across disciplines, with remarks from Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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