Mentorship Strategies to Boost Diversity in Paleontology News / July 25, 2022 According to data from the National Science Foundation, just three people of color earned doctoral degrees in paleontology in the United States in the year 2020. Two were from Penn. Aja Carter and Erynn Johnson, both of whom are now pursuing postdoctoral studies—Johnson at Yale, and Carter here at Penn, in the School of... Read More
‘The Surprising Power of Foosball’ News / July 20, 2022 Rebecca Peng, a rising sophomore from Pittsburgh majoring in Computer Science at Penn Engineering, is spending the summer working on environmental sustainability issues at Phenikaa MaaS, a Vietnamese technology company that helps optimize transportation systems. Read more dispatches from participants in Penn’s Global Research and Internship Program at its... Read More
Erin Anderson Wins Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students News / July 19, 2022 The Office of the Provost awards the Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students in recognition of their profound impact on education across the University. Nominations come directly from undergraduate and graduate students in their courses and are narrowed down to ten awardees each year. Erin Anderson, a... Read More
Deep Jariwala Awarded Young Scientist Prize in Semiconductors from IUPAP News / July 13, 2022 Deep Jariwala, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, has been awarded the 2022 Young Scientist Prize in Semiconductors from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The scholarly society, which celebrated its centennial anniversary this year, at its conference, recognizes the work of rising... Read More
Deconstructing the Mechanics of Bone Marrow Disease News / July 12, 2022 Fibrosis is the thickening of various tissues caused by the deposition of fibrillar extracellular matrix (ECM) in tissues and organs as part of the body’s wound healing response to various forms of damage. When accompanied by chronic inflammation, fibrosis can go into overdrive and produce excess scar tissue that... Read More
Music-making and the Flow of Aerosols News / July 11, 2022 The latest research from the labs of Penn scientistsPaulo Arratia and Douglas Jerolmack was an answer to “a call for help,” says Arratia.It was 2020, and the Philadelphia Orchestra, like so many cultural institutions, had suspended performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through P.J. Brennan, chief medical officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the... Read More
Shapeshifting Microrobots Can Brush and Floss Teeth News / July 5, 2022 A shapeshifting robotic microswarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed by a multidisciplinary team at the University of Pennsylvania, is poised to offer a new and automated way to perform the mundane but critical daily tasks of brushing and flossing. It’s... Read More
Linh Thi Xuan Phan Joins NSF Project on Cyber-Physical Systems for Transportation Technology News / June 30, 2022 As self-driving cars gain the technical and legal ability to autonomously operate in more places, they will face new obstacles and more significant consequences while navigating them. Engineers tasked with ensuring vehicles’ safety will need to guarantee that their sensors correctly assess their surroundings, that their software makes the right... Read More
Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry Welcomes Inaugural Class to Training Program News / June 28, 2022 With one of its key missions to develop a new generation of scientists at the interface of dental medicine and engineering, the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) has selected its inaugural class of fellows for its new postdoctoral training program. The CiPD was awarded a $2.5 million T90/R90 grant from... Read More
Penn Receives $2.4M for Research on Turning Buildings into Carbon Storage Structures News / June 21, 2022 The University of Pennsylvania has been selected to receive $2.4M in funding from the US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the ARPA-E HESTIA program, which prioritizes overcoming barriers associated with carbon-storing buildings, including scarce, expensive and geographically limited building materials. The goal... Read More
