Mark Yim, Asa Whitney Professor of @MEAM_Penn, spoke at this year’s EmpathyTech event on engineering–nursing collaboration to address aging and community challenges. He called the experience “uplifting and inspiring,” noting the energy around innovating for underserved

Congratulations to Aaron Roth (@Aaroth), the Henry Salvatori Professor of Computer & Cognitive Science (@cis_penn), for receiving the 2025-26 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research. Roth has been recognized for his fundamental contributions "to formalizing,

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At Penn Engineering, innovation starts in the lab and grows through collaboration. Working with the @MackInstitute, @Wharton, and CiPD (@PennDentalMed), engineering researchers are developing nanorobots that can detect and remove dental plaque, connecting microrobotics with

.@BrandonCKong (@CIS_Penn'27), CEO of @RefractHQ and member of the VIP-X accelerator cohort (@vntrlab), has released a new technical white paper on arXiv. Refract Network is tackling a major barrier in consumer blockchain adoption. Complex security workflows create steep

Two Penn Engineering researchers have received New Initiative grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation (@PittsburghFdn). Nat Trask and Douglas Jerolmack were awarded $300,000 to advance research that integrates geophysics and machine learning to better understand how Earth

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Ashoka University (@AshokaUniv) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Engineering), USA, to advance collaborative research and academic mobility for students and faculty in

As LLMs advance, researchers are testing how they interact with the physical world. Prof. @pappasg69 (@ESEatPenn, @MEAM_Penn, @cis_penn) said, “LLMs can now instruct robots on tasks,” but true autonomy will require learning through real-world interaction. https://t.co/dSpdZhGGA2

Penn Engineering and @AshokaUniv have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand collaboration in research, innovation and graduate study. The agreement also introduces a 4+1 pathway that enables eligible Ashoka undergraduates to pursue an accelerated master’s

Congratulations to Antonio Loquercio (@antoniloq) on receiving the 2025 Mario Gerla Young Investigator Award from @issnaf. Recognized for his research on the pivotal role of perception in building effective world models for decision-making, Loquercio enhances the performance of

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Vanessa Chan, Vice Dean for Innovation at Penn Engineering, sat down with Mike Walter of @cgtnamerica to discuss the importance of affordable, clean energy across all sectors. Chan explains that "meeting people where they are," in regard to economics and scaling clean energy, is

At Penn Ignition 2025, students tackled real-world challenges in Health Tech, Energy & Sustainability, and Computing Innovations. “Over half our participants had never competed in a design or pitch challenge before, but they were all super curious, eager to learn by doing, and

Congratulations to Surbhi Goel, Magerman Term Assistant Professor of @cis_penn, who has been selected as a 2025 #AI2050 Early Career Fellow by @SchmidtSciences. This fellowship honors researchers advancing responsible innovation and the development of AI that benefits humanity.

Born from collaboration between Penn Engineering and Wharton, @avisi_tech, founded by Wharton alumna Rui Jing (@Rj_sapientia) (W’18), has achieved a major milestone with FDA approval to begin its clinical trial studying a novel approach to glaucoma treatment. What began as a

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Penn and @GovernorShapiro’s Office of Administration have signed a cooperative agreement for artificial intelligence advising services. The partnership brings Penn Engineering and University experts together to guide AI strategy, risk, and governance across the Commonwealth. The

Congratulations to Mirah Shi of @CIS_Penn for being awarded the 2025 Global Google Ph.D. Fellowship for her research in machine learning and its foundations. @GoogleResearch seeks to recognize candidates whose work aims to shape the future of technology. Shi's research connects

Penn Engineers have uncovered the first natural example of granular jamming, a process where loose particles lock into place under pressure, in the skeleton of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast. Its skeleton is made of millions of mineral

A new “tumor-on-a-chip” from @PennBioeng recreates the environment of solid tumors, revealing why CAR T-cell therapy often struggles to work. The model showed that a diabetes drug, vildagliptin, can restore immune signaling, helping engineered immune cells better infiltrate and

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BE welcomed Jeffrey Hubbell (NYU) as our Herman P. Schwan Distinguished Lecturer, presenting “Molecular Engineering to Tip Immune Balances between Tolerance and Aggression.” Department Chair Radhakrishnan presented Hubbell with certificate of recognition. @PennEngineers

Mark your calendars! The CBE Graduate Student Symposium (GSS) returns Nov. 14, 2025! Join us for a full day of research talks, poster sessions, and networking opportunities with experts across industry and academia–– led by our very own graduate students. @PennEngineers

Penn Engineers have developed a mathematical “Rosetta Stone” that translates microscopic movements into large-scale behaviors, from protein folding to crystal growth, and used it to solve a 40-year-old problem. Utilizing the framework, Stochastic Thermodynamics with Internal