'Hacktivism' continues after PennApps

By Brenda Wang · Sept. 15, 2013

With PennApps crowned as the largest student-run hackathon in the nation, Penn is increasing opportunities for undergraduate tech innovation. But PennApps is not the only example of student-led hackathons on campus.

Tweeting the PennApps hackathon

By Harry Cooperman · Sept. 8, 2013

This fall’s Hackathon broke the record for number of apps created: 204 hacks were programmed between Friday night and Sunday afternoon.

Berkeley team builds lamp robot at hackathon

By Brenda Wang · Sept. 8, 2013

The UC Berkeley team wrote a program that could identify and distinguish between various items via a webcam.

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PennApps Accelerator to turn computer programs into start-ups

By Jing Ran · Sept. 11, 2013

Five teams will win eight weeks of mentorship and a $1,000 stipend to help transform their apps into businesses.

Top teams receive awards at hackathon demos

By Saffa Khan · Sept. 8, 2013

Sunday afternoon, a crowd of computer science enthusiasts flocked to Irvine Auditorium. FULL COVERAGE OF HACKATHON

Novice Penn hackathon team codes better bulletin board

By Virginia Walcott · Sept. 8, 2013

The all-girls team aimed to create a more aesthetically pleasing way to view events and read fliers.

Novice Penn hackathon team codes better bulletin board

By Virginia Walcott · Sept. 8, 2013

The all-girls team aimed to create a more aesthetically pleasing way to view events and read fliers.

Tweeting the PennApps hackathon

By Harry Cooperman · Sept. 8, 2013

This fall’s Hackathon broke the record for number of apps created: 204 hacks were programmed between Friday night and Sunday afternoon.

Berkeley team builds lamp robot at hackathon

By Brenda Wang · Sept. 8, 2013

The UC Berkeley team wrote a program that could identify and distinguish between various items via a webcam.

Swiss team 'weighs' in at PennApps Hackathon

By Jing Ran · Sept. 8, 2013

The ETH Zurich team’s app, Weighly, used phone cameras to weigh bowls filled with rice, flour and other substances.

Students competing in the PennApps Hackathon will code around the clock this weekend in hopes of wining the $10,000 grand prize.

PennApps expands, more than doubles in participation

By Jing Ran · Sept. 5, 2013

This semester’s PennApps will be the largest student-run hackathon of all time.

PennApps Hackathon Fall 2013