Penn Engineering reveals new data science building will be named Amy Gutmann Hall Penn President Amy Gutmann, the eighth and longest-serving President in Penn’s history. Penn Engineering reveals new data science building will be named Amy Gutmann Hall The School of Engineering and Applied Science’s new data science building unveiled its new name, Amy Gutmann Hall, honoring Penn’s eight and longest-serving president.
Penn concludes landmark fundraising and engagement campaign with extraordinary results Penn concludes landmark fundraising and engagement campaign with extraordinary results The Campaign exceeded its initial goal, making this fundraising and engagement effort the most successful in Penn’s history.
Breaking ground at Penn’s cutting-edge data science hub Earlier this fall, (from left) School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Vijay Kumar, President Amy Gutmann, naming donor Harlan Stone, and Penn Engineering Board Chair Rob Stavis broke ground on the new data science building on the northeast corner of 34th and Chestnut Streets. Stone also unveiled the building’s official name, Amy Gutmann Hall. Breaking ground at Penn’s cutting-edge data science hub Amy Gutmann Hall, slated for completion in 2024, will centralize resources and support cross-disciplinary collaborations that harness expertise, research, and data across campus.
A microscopic worm may shed light on how we perceive gravity Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living transparent roundworm, about 1 mm in length. A microscopic worm may shed light on how we perceive gravity C. elegans shares more than half of its genes with humans, allowing genetic studies to give insight into which genes are responsible for similar traits in humans, such as pinpointing molecular pathways responsible for gravitaxis, the ability to move in response to gravity.
Reported anger, sadness, depression, and anxiety spiked after George Floyd killing On May 26, 2020, people protested against police violence after the death of George Floyd. (Image: Fibonacci Blue) Reported anger, sadness, depression, and anxiety spiked after George Floyd killing The police killing of George Floyd took an unprecedented toll on the emotional and mental health of Black Americans, according to a new study by LDI senior fellow Sharath Guntuku.
Penn establishes the Center for Precision Engineering for Health with $100 million commitment The Center for Precision Engineering for Health will bring together researchers spanning multiple scientific fields to develop novel therapeutic biomaterials, such as a drug-delivering nanoparticles that can be designed to adhere to only to the tissues they target. (Image: Courtesy of the Mitchell Lab) Penn establishes the Center for Precision Engineering for Health with $100 million commitment The Center will conduct interdisciplinary, fundamental, and translational research in biomaterials that can create breakthroughs in improving health care and saving lives, including nanoparticle technologies to improve storage and distribution of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
Penn engineers will develop on-demand, on-site mRNA manufacturing Bijels, or bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gels, are structured emulsions of oil and water that are kept separated by a layer of nanoparticles. Penn Engineering researchers will develop a way of using them to manufacture mRNA-based therapeutics. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) Penn engineers will develop on-demand, on-site mRNA manufacturing With an NSF grant, Penn Engineering researchers are developing a new manufacturing technique that would be able to produce mRNA sequences in a way that removes the need for cryogenic temperatures.
Reimagining scientific discovery through the lens of an artist Reimagining scientific discovery through the lens of an artist The latest exhibition by Rebecca Kamen, Penn artist-in-residence and visiting scholar, at the American University Katzen Art Center explores curiosity and the creative process across art and science.
Engineering a polymer network to act as active camouflage on demand The researchers’ artificial chromatophores consist of membranes stretched over circular cavities attached to pneumatic pumps. Pressurizing the cavity stretches the membrane, changing the pitch of the helix-shaped liquid crystal inside. Correlating the relationship between diameter, pressure, pitch and color, the researchers are able to treat each cavity like pixel, shifting its color to match the surrounding pattern in this demonstration from their recent study. Engineering a polymer network to act as active camouflage on demand Artificial chromatophores, which consist of membranes stretched over circular cavities attached to pneumatic pumps, allow surfaces squid-like active camouflage capabilities.
Exploring extracurriculars at the Fall Student Activities Fair The Penn Chess club table was busy all afternoon with students playing the game, asking questions, and signing up for the club on the laptop set up on the table. Freshman Lincoln Nyarambi plays club member and junior William Li, both in Penn Engineering. Exploring extracurriculars at the Fall Student Activities Fair For the first time Penn’s annual Fall Student Activities Fair was both in person and online over a three-day period. Nearly 600 groups registered to participate this year, and thousands of students signed up for organizations.