Energy Week to Explore Solutions for Transition to Clean Energy News / February 20, 2026 Penn’s sixth Energy Week, taking place Feb. 23-27, features events that highlight cross-disciplinary research at Penn and bring in leading industry experts. Read More
Embracing Uncertainty News / February 19, 2026 Ioana Gidiuta (EE'26), studied neuromotor development in infants in efforts to improve rehabilitation strategies with mentorship from Professor Michelle Johnson (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). Read More
CarboWells Wins the 2026 Y-Prize Competition News / February 18, 2026 CarboWells is the recipient of the top award in the 2026 Y-Prize, Penn’s annual innovation competition that challenges students to imagine powerful real-world applications for emerging technologies invented at the University of Pennsylvania. The Y-Prize invites interdisciplinary teams from across Penn to compete by developing compelling business plans built around... Read More
Penn’s ENIAC, the World’s First Electronic Computer, Turns 80 News / February 16, 2026 Housed in the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School Building, ENIAC — the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose computer — launched in 1946. ENIAC’s ability to be reprogrammed to solve a wide range of complex numerical problems was revolutionary and laid the foundation for modern digital systems. 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
20 Breakthroughs of 2025 News / January 12, 2026 From ancient tombs and tiny robots to personalized gene editing and AI weather models, Penn’s 2025 research portfolio showed how curiosity paired with collaboration moves knowledge into impact and stretches across disciplines and continents. Read More
Penn and Michigan Create World’s Smallest Programmable, Autonomous Robots News / December 15, 2025 Smaller than a grain of salt, the robots can navigate their environment, measure temperatures and respond autonomously using tiny onboard computers. Read More
Scientists and U.S. Foundry Achieve 3D Chip Breakthrough to Accelerate AI News / December 11, 2025 Penn, Stanford, CMU, MIT and SkyWater Technology developed a new computer chip that could make future AI systems much faster and more efficient. 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
