Innovation

For nearly two decades, a major national study of kidney disease led and coordinated at Penn has defined key risk factors in an all-too-common silent epidemic.

Steve Graff ・August 6, 2019

A collaboration that has brought together biologists, engineers, and physicists to study the reproductive behavior of birds using machine learning in a custom-built aviary at Pennovation Works.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・July 23, 2019

Penn was built on the concept of innovation. “If it’s new, novel and holds promise to change the world,” says President Amy Gutmann, “you’ll find it at Penn.”

Penn Today Staff , Amanda Mott ・July 2, 2019

Vanessa Chan, a professor at Penn Engineering, is changing up the curriculum, giving students a real-world glimpse into life after college.

Lauren Hertzler ・June 20, 2019

Today, fewer than half of U.S. counties have this capability. Rising juniors Anthony Scarpone-Lambert and Kirti Shenoy want to change that with their nonprofit Text-911.

Michele W. Berger ・June 14, 2019

Throughout the years, jobs in technology have flourished at the University. Here’s why it’s such a good place to work in tech.

Lauren Hertzler ・June 12, 2019

The senior looks back on his time on campus, discussing what it’s like to pursue a dual degree, how a startup grew out of his team’s senior design project, and his plans after graduation.

Lauren Hertzler ・May 17, 2019

Senior Wharton student Michael Wong won a President’s Innovation Prize for his startup InstaHub.

Lauren Hertzler ・April 26, 2019

Myriad industrial processes rely on enzymes, from making orange juice to manufacturing denim jeans. Research emerging from the School of Dental Medicine is transforming how these enzymes get made.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・April 12, 2019

Penn President Amy Gutmann opened McKinsey’s first-ever “Innovation Night,” held at the Penn Museum on Thursday, March 14. It’s a testament to the University’s critical, visionary role in Philadelphia.

Lauren Hertzler ・March 15, 2019