Innovation

The planned building expansion for the Graduate School of Education adds more than just space: It brings a new approach to building design to accommodate new technologies and spaces for collaboration.

Penn Today Staff ・ August 6, 2018

The chaos that befell the 2000 election sparked a revamping of the election technology industry. Wharton experts have drafted a report detailing the business side of modernizing voting technology.

Penn Today Staff ・ July 26, 2018

As part of the SMASH Wharton program, 35 students live and breathe college life in the summer, staying for three years in Harnwell College House and taking classes at Huntsman Hall.

Lauren Hertzler ・ July 26, 2018

By combining a a Thermos, a microfluidics chip and a smartphone, researchers have found a way to bring Zika testing to sites where clinical laboratories aren’t present but diagnostics are needed.

Penn Today Staff ・ July 6, 2018

A partnership with Ripple, the University Blockchain Research Initiative, will bring innovation to cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Penn Today Staff ・ June 20, 2018

A trio of Penn students created the startup Sanguis, producing an inexpensive, portable blood cell counting device.

Lauren Hertzler ・ May 15, 2018

Visitors participating in a Jane’s Walk will tour Penn’s technology and innovation hub, and learn about the history of the area’s deep inventive roots.

Lauren Hertzler ・ May 4, 2018

The nation’s first approved personalized cellular therapy is now available for a second indication.

Penn Medicine ・ May 1, 2018

On Friday, April 27, University students with innovative startups will join with investors for the Penn Wharton Startup Showcase.

April 25, 2018

At a special event featuring a performance by John Waters and remarks by President Amy Gutmann, the late Keith Sachs was celebrated and $123,000 of grants were doled out for arts projects.

Brandon Baker ・ April 24, 2018