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School of Engineering & Applied Science
Penn Engineers Show Key Feature for Modeling How Cells Spread in Fibrous Environments
One area of research within mechanobiology, the study of how physical forces influence biological processes, is on the interplay between cells and their environment and how it impacts their ability to grow and spread.
Penn Researchers Receive $9.25M Grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to Study Cellular Mechanisms of Concussion and Ways to Improve Recovery
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced today it has awarded a $9.25 million grant to Penn researchers to study the underlying mechanisms of concussion and help uncover potential clinical interventions that could improve recovery.
Penn/CHOP Study Will Translate Objective Diagnostic Measures for Sports-related Concussion Across the Lab, Clinic and Field
How can physicians and engineers help design athletic equipment and diagnostic tools to better protect teenaged athletes from concussions?
Encouraging Philadelphia high school students to ‘Tech It Out’
Tech It Out Philly introduces high school students to different topics in computer science, such as web development, robotics, circuitry, and hardware.
Konrad Kording Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Konrad Kording has been named a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Twenty Penn Students and Alumni Offered 2017-18 Fulbright Grants
Twenty University of Pennsylvania students and alumni have been offered Fulbright U.S.
Penn Student Theater Sparkles at Platt Student Performing Arts House
Under the umbrella of the Theater Arts Council, TACe, students at the University of Pennsylvania, have the opportunity to bask in the limelight, both behind and in front of the curtain.
Penn Senior William Fry Aims to Revolutionize the Software Industry
While University of Pennsylvania student William Fry was studying abroad in Germany, he came across a common problem in software development.He had been freelancing in programming to earn extra money but found that a lot of the jobs he was doing were very redundant: developers have to rewrite the same code over and over again, and it still costs the client the same amount of money.
President Amy Gutmann Salutes Naval ROTC at Penn During Pass-in-Review Ceremony
At the April 21 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps’ Pass-in-Review ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania, President Amy Gutmann praised the NROTC students for “service to ot
University of Pennsylvania to Celebrate Launch of Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology
On May 2, 2017, the University of Pennsylvania will celebrate the launch of the Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology, or Penn Health-Tech, a University-wide effort to advance Penn’s world-class breakthroughs into new devices and health technologies to meet the world’s most pressing health care needs.
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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