Two Penn Engineers Receive 2026 Lindback Awards News / April 8, 2026 Two members of the Penn Engineering faculty, Chris Callison-Burch and Gad Allon, are recipients of 2026 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching. These awards are the highest teaching honors awarded by the University to members of the faculty. Read More
AI Month Spotlights the Evolving Frontier of Human-Centered AI News / March 30, 2026 A monthlong series of talks, workshops, symposia and more highlights how recent advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping robotics, health, education and public life, all the while keeping human values at the center. Read More
Two Penn Engineers Named AAAS Fellows News / March 26, 2026 Cherie Kagan and George Pappas are among the nearly 500 scientists, engineers, and innovators honored by the Association for the Advancement of Science this year for distinguished contributions to their fields. Read More
David Meaney on Penn’s Research Enterprise News / March 12, 2026 Penn Today spoke with David Meaney, Vice Provost for Research and Solomon R. Pollack Professor in Bioengineering, about research at Penn — its current focus and plans for its growth and evolution in the continued quest to help make lives better. Read More
Beyond Algorithms: Engineering Judgment in the Age of AI News / March 6, 2026 When Justin “Gus” Hurwitz walks into a classroom, he’s not there to teach rules. He’s there to teach engineers to see the fracture points between technical judgment, legal obligation, and moral responsibility. In his Technology, Ethics & the Legal Landscape course, offered within Penn Engineering’s MSE-AI and MCIT programs, a conversation... Read More
Two Penn Engineering Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering News / February 10, 2026 Nader Engheta, H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering, and Karen Winey, Harold Pender Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and in Materials Science and Engineering, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), bringing the total Penn Engineering NAE faculty membership to 16. Read More
The Path Forward: Penn Engineering 2030 News / January 13, 2026 The cover story of the 2025-2026 issue of Penn Engineering magazine explores Penn Engineering 2030, the School’s new strategic plan, which charts a bold, collaborative path forward in this new era for higher education. Read More
Weighing Sustainability of Real vs. Fake Christmas Trees News / December 19, 2025 Engineering professor Lorena Grundy says people looking to make a sustainable decision should consider how many years they would use an artificial tree, how they plan to dispose of a real tree and how the tree was transported. Read More
New Penn Engineering Assistant Professorship Honors Jan Van der Spiegel News / November 26, 2025 Jan Van der Spiegel’s quiet encouragement has shaped the careers of thousands of students, many of whom now hold prominent positions in academia and industry. Now, a group of Penn Engineering alumni are recognizing his lasting influence by helping to establish an assistant professorship in his honor. Read More
“Exactly the Most Exciting Time”: Penn Engineering’s Chris Callison-Burch on 25 Years of AI Innovation News / November 21, 2025 Artificial intelligence may feel like a recent revolution, but for Chris Callison-Burch, Program Director of the online Master of Science in Engineering in Artificial Intelligence (MSE-AI Online) degree program, it’s the culmination of a 25-year journey. Read More
