Tech
Nibbly: A Tinder for your tastebuds
Start-up mobile application Nibbly is a new destination for anyone interested in finding new restaurants that fit their tastes.
Penn Electric Racing Team has a need for speed (and sustainability)
While they might not be able use it on their endless trek down to the Engineering quad, a team of 35 Penn students have hand-built an electric race car that can exceed 100 miles per hour.Dual-degree program launches between Graduate School of Engineering and Law School
Unlike going to law school, the one-year program will not license students to practice law, but will give them a legal background and training in their respective fields.Hexagon senior society unites upperclassmen engineers
The society has already tapped its potential members, and its first recruitment event, called "a smoker," was held on Wednesday night. Within a week, Hexagon will welcome their newest group of members.
Students selected for top fellowship program
Six students engineered their way into working at the nation’s most promising startups.
Printing the future of prosthetics
Five Engineering seniors are changing the life of an 8-year-old boy while revolutionizing the field of 3-D printed prosthetics for their senior project.
Y-Prize recipients set to launch GFET-Frack Technologies
Wharton and Engineering seniors Ashwin Amurthur and Teddy Guenin are in the process of launching a company that will help limit the environmental impact of fracking.
Penn Center for Innovation spearheads tech incubator
The University received a prestigious three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an I-Corps Site to support translation of research into the marketplace.
GSE prof's class teaches middle school students to code
At Penn Alexander School, Graduate School of Education professor Yasmin Kafai developed a middle school-level coding course to engage students in the art of video game design. Kafai's course speaks to a larger trend in advocacy for computer science as a part of formative education.
For female engineers, mentorship is key
Although only 20 percent of engineering students nationwide are female, mentorship builds bonds within the field that drive success.
Coding usurps art in animation industry
Engineering backgrounds are becoming increasingly important to careers in the film animation industry.
Student organization connects non-profits with app development
Two seniors are vying to save nonprofits thousands of dollars.
Engineering faculty break boundaries with research
The Penn Engineering school faculty are internationally known for their innovative research that is revolutionizing fields ranging from computer science to biology to animation.
Project mounts faces of female engineers among their male peers
Last semester, two engineering students produced a project meant to enlighten the public about the lack of recognition for females in the engineering field.
Students display prototypes at product design fair
Tuesday night, this year's OPIM 415 class, Product Design, met in Houston Hall to present their final products.A $1 million prize for solving the early childhood education gap
Registration for the 2015 Hult Prize, the world’s largest student, start-up incubator with a $1,000,000 prize, has just come to a close.The new text messaging
WeHUB Messenger, a start-up messaging app founded by Wharton MBA alumnus Hagen Lee , aims to give users greater control over their conversations. Eleven of the app's main features are pending patent approval. Hagen said that the app aims to give users the ability to “express emotion in its purest form.” It officially launched in mid-October, and WeHUB hosted a Penn scavenger hunt with clues given through the app from Oct.
Penn's new Addlab will make 3-D printing more accessible
Free 3-D printing comes to the Towne Building.