National Academy of Medicine Issues Code of Conduct to Guide Health Care’s AI Revolution News / November 12, 2025 Kevin Johnson, David L. Cohen University Professor, contributed to a new report with guidelines on incorporating AI in health care. Read More
Ralph Teetor: The Blind Penn Engineer Who Changed the Way We Drive News / November 7, 2025 Penn Engineering graduate Ralph Teetor, who lost his sight by the age of six, used his heightened senses and passion for engineering to change how the world drives. Read More
University of Pennsylvania and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Sign a Cooperative AI Advising Agreement News / October 31, 2025 Penn and Governor Josh Shapiro’s Office of Administration are partnering to shape the future of artificial intelligence in Pennsylvania. Through a new agreement, experts from Penn Engineering and across the University will advise the Commonwealth on AI strategy, risk and governance to support responsible innovation. Read More
Clark Foundation Invests $11 Million in the Next Generation of Penn Engineers News / October 21, 2025 The Clark Foundation deepens the program’s mission, opening new pathways for students to grow as engineers and community leaders. Read More
Penn Engineering’s Dohyung Kim Named 2025 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering News / October 15, 2025 Dohyung Kim, Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been named a 2025 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The Fellowship, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for early-career researchers, provides $875,000 over five years to support pioneering work in... Read More
Helping robots work together to explore the Moon and Mars News / October 2, 2025 From blistering desert dunes to future lunar missions, Penn researchers are preparing cooperative robots for the realities of off-world exploration. Read More
74 Brilliant Minds, One Symposium: NAE Frontiers of Engineering Celebrates 30 Years at Penn News / September 26, 2025 The 30th Anniversary Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (FOE), hosted by the University of Pennsylvania, took place from September 14 through 17, 2025 at the Singh Center for Nanotechnology. Marking the first time the event came to Philadelphia, this flagship National Academy of Engineering (NAE) event was co-chaired by... Read More
Pranam Chatterjee Designs Novel AI Frameworks for Biotechnology News / September 18, 2025 When he enrolled at Dartmouth, Pranam Chatterjee, Assistant Professor and Africk-Lesley Distinguished Scholar of Innovation in Engineering with a joint appointment in Bioengineering (BE) and in Computer and Information Science (CIS), did not start off as an engineering student. He majored in religion. “I had a deep desire to... Read More
Penn Engineers Explore How Tumor Mechanics and Tiny Messengers Could Shape the Future of Cancer Research News / September 17, 2025 When Ph.D. student Kshitiz Parihar began combing through dozens of research papers on two seemingly different topics — tumor mechanics and extracellular vesicles, tiny packages of proteins and genetic material secreted by cells — he noticed something surprising: the two fields were speaking to each other. Together with his advisor,... Read More
Penn Buildings Achieve LEED Certifications, Showcasing Commitment to Sustainability News / September 15, 2025 The University of Pennsylvania’s newest LEED-certified building projects include the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST) which earned a LEED Platinum, Amy Gutmann Hall which was awarded LEED Gold, and the Ott Center for Track and Field which received LEED Silver. Recognized as the international benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green... Read More
