Tech
Penn Innovation Conference helps guide student startups
On Saturday, the Weiss Tech House and the Technology Entrepreneurship Club hosted their first annual Penn Innovation Conference.Alum talks breaking into the male-dominated film industry
Mikaelyn Austin, a 2004 College graduate and co-founder of Philly Philms, joined Penn students at a Tech Talk this Wednesday at Stouffer College House.
Scuba diving Physics prof. applies giant clams to solar energy
Scuba diving in tropical islands and exploring coral reefs for work sounds like some quixotic dream to most people, but for Physics professor Alison Sweeney, it’s anything but fantasy.
Penn is a Mac-loving campus
About 70 percent of Penn students are Mac users.
Penn Police are now just a text away
With a new app, students can now text anonymous tips to Penn Police.
App teaches investment for beginners
Acorns is a new app that is free to college students and aims to make the stock market less daunting to millennials who have little to no investment experience.
Hangify app continues to expand post-NSO
For many Penn students, Hangify has become the first resource when figuring out what to do on weekends. Merv Arnold-Lyons, a College senior and the company’s founder and current CEO, has no plans for slowing down anytime soon.
Traveling music and ideas festival makes a stop at Penn
RECESS, the world’s first college music and ideas festival, is seeking to prepare a new generation of entrepreneurs and also bring some great music acts to campus on Oct. 7 and 9.
Penn receives $5 million for nanotech hub
The hub, based in the Singh Center, is aimed at increasing access to the University's nanotechnology facilities.
PennApps winners discuss plans for keyboard for the blind
The night before Rajat Mehndiratta, Cyrus Tabrizi, Edward Ahn, and Vasu Agrawal arrived at PennApps last month, they had no idea what was in store for them.
Student startup wins $10,000
Penn Engineering senior William Duckworth, CTO of FeverSmart, beat out nine other finalists and over 75 initial applicants in the competition, which was hosted by former AOL CEO and Revolution Ventures Chairman Steve Case.
Y-Prize competition kicked off Monday
The fourth annual Y Prize — a competition in which students examine the intersection of engineering and business, find applications for cutting edge technologies and step into the shoes of budding entrepreneurs — held its kick-off event on Monday.
Van Pelt ELC computers repaired
Computers now take 30 seconds to start and all applications, including large ones, load in seconds.
Biomedical Engineering Society adds new award to its trophy case
Last month, the society received the Meritorious Achievement Award, the most significant award the organization gives out, signifying excellence across every aspect of the chapter.
Worldview app sends users on their dream vacations
The feature that differentiates Woldview from other photo-sharing apps is that when people post photos, they are entered to win plane tickets to any destination of their choice.
Penn gets $6 million grant for "internet of things"
Penn professor Insup Lee has received $6 million towards improving the “Internet of Things.”
AppitUP Challenge marks three years of turning apps into businesses
Any business idea involving a mobile application can be submitted by October 12 to a panel of venture capitalists.
Franklin makes article searches easier
Franklin now offers the ability to directly search the contents of Penn's thousands of database and e-journal subscriptions.
New app connects students with campus events
As Penn clubs begin to churn out new events and notifications for their members this fall, one app has come in handy: Ublend.