Inventing the Future
The Alchemy Behind the Diamond: Unearthing Baseball’s Beloved Mud
This mysterious mire, harvested from a secret locale along the Delaware River, has long been an unsung companion of Major League Baseball (MLB) players. The mud has been sourced by one family safeguarding its location for nearly 90 years and is a goopy, grayish-brown substance that has the curious property of “spreading like cream, and gripping like sandpaper,” according to Douglas Jerolmack, a professor of earth and environmental science at Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and mechanical engineering and applied mechanics (MEAM) at Penn Engineering who is leading the investigative charge.
Lipid Nanoparticles That Deliver mRNA to T Cells Hold Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
A research team led by Michael Mitchell, Associate Professor in Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, has developed a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform to deliver Foxp3 messenger RNA (mRNA) to T cells for applications in autoimmunity.
The Future of Medicine Rises in University City: University of Pennsylvania Opens New Multi-Disciplinary Research Labs in One uCity Square
On September 14, Wexford Science & Technology, LLC and the University of Pennsylvania announced that the University has signed a lease for new laboratory space that will usher in a wave of novel vaccine, therapeutics, and engineered diagnostics research to West Philadelphia. Research teams from Penn are poised to move into 115,000 square feet of space at One uCity Square, the 13-story, 400,000 square foot purpose-built lab and office building within the vibrant uCity Square Knowledge Community being developed by Wexford. This is the largest lease in the building, encompassing four floors, and bringing the building to over 90% leased.
Engineering Changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton
In the 1970s, the United States found itself trying to untangle from the tumult of the previous decade. Despite the civil rights marches, anti-war protests, and social rebellions of the 1960s, progress was seemingly stalled, in particular, progress towards racial equality. Around this time two African American women, Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton, embarked on a lifelong mission to create a sanctuary that would later be known as the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) at Penn Engineering.
News
Scientists Observe Composite Superstructure Growth from Nanocrystals in Real Time
11.06.2023 | Read More
Lipid Nanoparticles That Deliver mRNA to T Cells Hold Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
10.31.2023 | Read More
The Alchemy Behind the Diamond: Unearthing Baseball’s Beloved Mud
10.31.2023 | Read More
Events
ESE Fall Seminar – “Approximate symmetries in machine learning”
BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Mapping variable host gene expression states to viral infection” (Sam Reffsin)
CIS Seminar: “Intrinsic images, lighting and relighting without any labelling”
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