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The Pavilion at year one
Facade of Penn’s Pavilion building.

The Pavilion at year one

It’s been one year since Penn Medicine celebrated the opening of the Pavilion, designed as a “hospital of the future” with advancements in patient care, collaborative research, and innovative environmental design.

From Penn Medicine News

Baker Retailing Center: Breeding innovation and leadership
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Baker Retailing Center: Breeding innovation and leadership

A profile examines how the Wharton School’s Baker Retailing Center has married research with practice in the retail, fashion apparel, and beauty industries for 20 years.

Weitzman’s Rob Fleming talks sustainable design and inclusive leadership
Rob Fleming leans on a tree on Penn’s campus.

Rob Fleming, director of online innovation at the Weitzman School.

Weitzman’s Rob Fleming talks sustainable design and inclusive leadership

This past summer, the educator and author joined Weitzman as director of online innovation, and is organizing the launch of Weitzman’s new Executive Program in Design Leadership program.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Rethinking the computer chip in the age of AI
A computer chip illuminated and elevated with the letters AI printed on it.

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Rethinking the computer chip in the age of AI

A team of researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science has introduced a computing architecture ideal for AI using an approach known as compute-in-memory.

From Penn Engineering Today

A robot made of sticks
A person sticks a paper coffee cup inside some branches holding together the stickbot.

Carroll adjusts StickBot to work in grasper mode, where the robot holds a coffee cup. 

A robot made of sticks

Devin Carroll, a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is designing a modular robot called StickBot, which may be adapted for rehabilitation use in global public health settings.

Kristina García

3D printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying
Two drone-like robots. A smaller one is on the left. A larger one is on the right. The larger one is making a 3D printout of something that looks like white foam.

3D printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying

Researchers including Weitzman’s Robert Stuart-Smith have made a swarm of bee-inspired drones that can collectively 3D print material while in flight, allowing unbounded manufacturing for building and repairing structures.

From Penn Engineering Today, From the Weitzman School of Design