Pennapps Spring 2014

Hackathons attract thousands of students — but few women

There were so few women at PennApps last semester that one of the women's restrooms was converted into a men's restroom.

A homework pass with a lifetime warranty

Shel Silverstein imagined a Homework Machine in his children's poem. Columbia students just might have made that a reality. 

PennHacks, the hardware hackathon, joins PennApps

The combined hackathon allowed participants to build projects using both software and hardware.

Manipulating math and stumping Siri

This weekend 1,200 hackers came from around the world to participate in the PennApps Spring 2014 hackathon. One group made a homework machine. Another group improved on Siri. 

Winners say PennApps is about more than results

The former participants said their experiences prepared them to make an impact in the world with innovative products, many of which incubated in those intensive 48 hours.

PennApps Fellows offers internships at Philly startups

The program is already receiving more applications than expected.