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Meet the spinout guru behind Penn’s $1b tech transfer business
Philadelphia Business Journal

Meet the spinout guru behind Penn’s $1b tech transfer business

A profile looks at John Swartley of the Penn Center for Innovation and his work supporting the spin-out of 270 startups from the university, including 29 cell and gene therapy companies in the past four years.

Penn ranks first in licensing income
Pereson walking on Penn campus

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Penn ranks first in licensing income

The Association of University Technology Managers recently published its annual survey, and Penn tops the income list.

Dee Patel

Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required
The Washington Post

Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is suspicious of attempts to make a “tech priesthood” out of the position of specialized AI whisperer.

AI bots can seem sentient. Students need guardrails
Inside Higher Ed

AI bots can seem sentient. Students need guardrails

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that students already have a template for understanding issues of academic integrity and accuracy in AI chat bots.

Preeclampsia treated via protein replacement therapy in mice
GEN Edge

Preeclampsia treated via protein replacement therapy in mice

A team led by Ph.D. student Kelsey Swingle in Michael Mitchell’s lab at the School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed an ionizable lipid nanoparticle formation that can deliver mRNA to placental cells to treat a serious pregnancy-related condition.

Cooking up something special
tangen hall food lab, wide view Homepage image: Whether working alongside fellow foodies or hosting tasting parties for friends and faculty, the Food Innovation Lab is a place where breaking bread and building bonds go hand in hand.

(Image: Jay Kan of Venture Lab)

Cooking up something special

The Food Innovation Lab at Tangen Hall provides a space for student entrepreneurs with an appetite for experimentation and creativity.

Carter Johns

Designing assignments in the ChatGPT era
Inside Higher Ed

Designing assignments in the ChatGPT era

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is incorporating AI into his classes in response to increased student use of ChatGPT.