Penn Engineers Awarded Fulbright 2026-27 U.S. Student Program Grants

News / May 19, 2026

The awardees will spend the 2026-27 academic year conducting research or teaching English overseas.

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Penn Student Develops a Way for Computer Chips To Run More Efficiently

News / May 14, 2026

President’s Sustainability Prize winner Nhlanhla Mavuso’s Fluid Silicon platform helps computer chips monitor their own performance in real time, reducing wasted energy and improving efficiency as demand for AI-scale computing grows.

Solving Real-World Problems at Penn Engineering Senior Design

News / May 11, 2026

At the 2026 Senior Design Project Competition, student teams presented projects tackling health, accessibility, climate control and more.

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Penn Engineers Shine at Venture Lab Startup Challenge

News / May 6, 2026

At the annual Venture Lab Startup Challenge, Penn Engineering-affiliated teams took home more than $200,000, winning the grand prize, runner-up prize and much more.

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A Robotic Solution for Safer Tree Trimming

News / May 5, 2026

Margaret Zhu and the Serpent Robotics team have leveraged Penn resources to create a tree-cutting robot, improving safety in a dangerous industry. The President’s Innovation Prize allows Zhu to iterate and pilot the device over the next year.

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Fengrui Tian Named 2026 Apple Ph.D. Scholar in AIML

News / April 28, 2026

Fengrui Tian, a Ph.D. student in Computer and Information Science, has been named a 2026 Apple Ph.D. Scholar in AIML. Selected by the Computer Vision committee, he is recognized for his contributions to advancing computer vision and 3D scene understanding.

Five from Penn Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

News / April 24, 2026

Penn Engineering's Mark G. Allen and Duncan Watts among faculty recognized for contributions to the applied, biological, social, natural, physical and behavioral sciences.

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Class of 2026 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners Announced

News / April 16, 2026

Four prize-winning teams, including two affiliated with Penn Engineering, will design and implement post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference here in Philadelphia and beyond.

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Flavia Vitale Awarded Grainger Foundation Frontiers Grant for Bioelectronics in Tissue Engineering Research

News / April 16, 2026

Flavia Vitale has received a $30,000 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grant for collaborative research integrating bioelectronics with engineered tissue. Her work advances precise control of cell signaling to study disease and develop regenerative therapies.

Penn Researchers Earn Honorable Mention in Laude Institute Moonshots Competition

News / April 15, 2026

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.