Penn Researchers Earn Honorable Mention in Laude Institute Moonshots Competition January 1, 1970 A group of researchers at Penn Engineering, Penn Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences earned an honorable mention and $100,000 from the Laude Institute for a “moonshot” idea to use AI to build molecular databases for drug discovery. Read More The Artemis II Mission: Reflections on an Ever-evolving Relationship with Space Exploration Research and Innovation / April 14, 2026 Penn Today spoke with three Penn experts about the Artemis II crew’s use of social media during the mission, how space images are more than just pretty pictures, and why space continues to fascinate. Read More Twelve ASSET Center Ph.D. Students Named 2026 AWS Fellows Awards, Students / April 13, 2026 Through the ASSET (AI-Enabled Systems: Safe, Explainable and Trustworthy) Center, 12 exceptional doctoral students advancing the frontiers of trustworthy artificial intelligence will receive $840,000 in funding for research and mentoring support as 2026 Amazon Web Services (AWS) ASSET Fellows. Supported by a long-standing relationship between the ASSET Center and AWS,... Read More Penn Researchers Use AI to Surface Unreported GLP-1 Side Effects in Reddit Posts AI, Research and Innovation / April 10, 2026 An AI analysis of more than 400,000 Reddit posts found discussions of menstrual changes, fatigue and temperature-related complaints that may not be fully captured in clinical trials or drug labeling. Read More
The Artemis II Mission: Reflections on an Ever-evolving Relationship with Space Exploration Research and Innovation / April 14, 2026 Penn Today spoke with three Penn experts about the Artemis II crew’s use of social media during the mission, how space images are more than just pretty pictures, and why space continues to fascinate. Read More
Twelve ASSET Center Ph.D. Students Named 2026 AWS Fellows Awards, Students / April 13, 2026 Through the ASSET (AI-Enabled Systems: Safe, Explainable and Trustworthy) Center, 12 exceptional doctoral students advancing the frontiers of trustworthy artificial intelligence will receive $840,000 in funding for research and mentoring support as 2026 Amazon Web Services (AWS) ASSET Fellows. Supported by a long-standing relationship between the ASSET Center and AWS,... Read More
Penn Researchers Use AI to Surface Unreported GLP-1 Side Effects in Reddit Posts AI, Research and Innovation / April 10, 2026 An AI analysis of more than 400,000 Reddit posts found discussions of menstrual changes, fatigue and temperature-related complaints that may not be fully captured in clinical trials or drug labeling. Read More
