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“Women in STEM ~ Pathways for Women in STEM: Exploring Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship” Event Celebrates Women’s History Month

Penn’s Office of Equal Opportunity Programs hosted its annual program to celebrate Women’s History Month. 

BioSpace Interviews Penn Spinout Leaders About Life Sciences Growth in Philadelphia  

In an article by BioSpace, Philadelphia is showcased as a major life sciences hub.

PCI’s 10th Anniversary Recognized by Technical.ly Philly 

Technical.ly Philly recognized PCI for its key role in transforming Penn’s research into real-world applications.

Penn Engineering’s Deep Jariwala Receives SPIE Early Career Achievement Award for Innovative Work in Novel Materials  

  Jariwala was honored for his pioneering work on light-matter interactions in quantum-confined materials and the development of excitonic metamaterials.

Christopher B. Murray Honored by the National Academy of Inventors 

Murray has been elected to the 2024 class of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows, an honor bestowed upon prominent academic inventors.

National Geographic Names Penn Engineering’s Shu Yang as one of 33 Bold Thinkers for 2025 

Shu Yang was featured as one of the National Geographic 33, a group of visionaries, creators, icons, and adventurers from across the globe

Penn Vet Collaborates on Mars Study to Evaluate Pets’ Contribution to Human Wellbeing  

Pet care business Mars, Inc. launched the Pets and Wellbeing Study (PAWS), a multi-year research program to study the impact of cats and dogs on human mental health.

Penn Vet Uses Augmented Reality to Perform Successful Brain Surgery on a Dog  

Geddy became the first dog to undergo successful brain surgery using AR and infrared real-time guided resection.

Penn Dental Medicine, Penn Medicine and Penn Engineering Identify Nanoparticles that May Offer an Alternative Treatment Option for Root Canals   

Researchers identified ferumoxytol, an FDA-approved iron oxide nanoparticle, as a highly effective alternative to traditional root canal disinfectants.

Penn Engineers Develop System for Improved Quantum Communication

This technology has a number of potential applications, including encrypted banking and healthcare communications.

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