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The future of innovation in consumer technology
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  • Q&A

    • The future of innovation in consumer technology

    Wharton’s David Hsu discusses what the recent Consumer Electronics Show says about the consumer technology landscape and what innovations will become prevalent in the future.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Tough conversations and innovative outlooks in higher ed
    Gutmann and Zemsky in conversation

    Tough conversations and innovative outlooks in higher ed

    President Amy Gutmann and Graduate School of Education scholar Robert Zemsky took part in a “fireside chat” at this year’s Higher Education Leadership Conference at Penn, which also awarded Gutmann the Zemsky Medal.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Evan and the chocolate factory
    A dish of bespoke 3D printed chocolates

    Evan and the chocolate factory

    Engineering student Evan Weinstein fixated on the idea of liberating bespoke chocolates from the confines of both the bar and the mold. Rather than cast a chocolate shape, why not build it? Cocoa Press is his solution. 
    An Alzheimer’s research pioneer, right here at Penn
    Virginia Lee stands smiling in a lab surrounded by three colleagues

    Virginia Man-Yee Lee leads a team of researchers at Penn’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, investigating the causes of disorders that occur more frequently with advancing age.

    An Alzheimer’s research pioneer, right here at Penn

    Virginia Man-Yee Lee, a professor and researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine, is the 2020 recipient of a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, earning $3 million for her innovative, inspiring work that could one day cure various neurodegenerative diseases.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Innovation at ‘Cellicon Valley’
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  • By the Numbers

    • Innovation at ‘Cellicon Valley’

    Key facts and figures about ongoing efforts towards translating discoveries and ideas into products and businesses at the Penn Center for Innovation.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Strella Biotechnology tackles food waste by ‘hacking the fruit’
    strella biotech team members working in the lab

    Strella Biotechnology tackles food waste by ‘hacking the fruit’

    President’s Innovation Prize awardees Katherine Sizov and Malika Shukurova are expanding their startup and confronting $1 trillion of food waste with their novel biosensing technology.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    University of Pennsylvania receives $25 million gift to create data science building
    President Amy Gutmann, alum Harlan M. Stone, and Penn Engineering Nemirovsky Family Dean Vijay Kumar (left to right) at the gift agreement signing to support the construction of a new Data Science Building. Photo by Eric Sucar, University Communications.

    University of Pennsylvania receives $25 million gift to create data science building

    The largest gift in Penn Engineering’s history—a $25 million commitment from alumnus Harlan M. Stone to support the construction of a new Data Science Building—will serve as a hub for cross-disciplinary collaborations that harness expertise, research, and data across Penn’s 12 schools and numerous academic centers.
    Working hand in hand with the nation’s largest integrated care system
    A black-and-white image of health care professionals standing around a patient in a surgical suite during the Vietnam War.

    Mary Ann Krisman Scott (back, facing forward) was a nurse during the Vietnam War. She is also a 2001 Ph.D. graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. (Image: Courtesy Bates Center Archives, University of Pennsylvania) 

    Working hand in hand with the nation’s largest integrated care system

    In a unique partnership, Penn Nursing collaborates with the Veterans Health Administration on a range of issues, from pain management to end-of-life care.

    Michele W. Berger