The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at the Engineering School George Pappas about the proposal evaluation process and project requirements.
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Penn opens ‘Noodle Nook’ vending machine in 1920 Commons
Developed in partnership with Penn Dining and Business Services, the machine serves noodle dishes costing anywhere between $7.99 and $12.99.
Penn student launches AI platform designed to remember user conversations, identify patterns
Engineering junior Jonathan Wallace created and launched Engram, an AI assistant that builds a persistent model of a user’s goals, projects, and thinking patterns.
Previewing University-wide programming for Penn’s third annual AI Month
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several event organizers about artificial intelligence programming scheduled from March 31 to May 1.
Penn opens ‘Noodle Nook’ vending machine in 1920 Commons
Developed in partnership with Penn Dining and Business Services, the machine serves noodle dishes costing anywhere between $7.99 and $12.99.
Penn student launches AI platform designed to remember user conversations, identify patterns
Engineering junior Jonathan Wallace created and launched Engram, an AI assistant that builds a persistent model of a user’s goals, projects, and thinking patterns.
Penn Engineering establishes $200 million fund to support faculty research, local startups
The Futures Fund Partnership for Innovation provides monetary support for projects across human health, sustainable infrastructure, and physical intelligence research frontiers.
Penn student launches AI mortgage startup through Y Combinator
According to Lin, who studied finance and computer science with a minor in mathematics, Penn’s Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology helped shape her approach to building Copperlane.
How Penn Engineering is working to safely scale AI agents to the physical world
The lab explores how large groups of artificial intelligence agents — systems that act on behalf of users — can operate together without causing harm in a high-stakes environment.
‘Holes’ in federal AI healthcare regulation should be patched, Penn Med faculty say
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with University faculty and experts who voiced concerns about current AI regulatory frameworks and offered potential solutions.
Joshua Beeman permanently appointed Penn’s chief information officer, IT vice president
Beeman has held the role in an interim capacity since August 2025.
Penn lab uses AI models to track political biases across news publications
The platform analyzes articles from multiple news publishers daily and categorizes them based on their political affiliation.
Engineering researchers develop AI system allowing robots to reconstruct 3D scenes
The HoloRadar system uses AI to process radio signals and create three-dimensional images that help robots “see around corners.”
Perry World House receives $385,000 grant to research future nuclear landscape
The funding will cover a two-year project focused on United States-China nuclear competition and bringing the countries to a consensus about the use of artificial intelligence.
Lauder Institute awards $15,000 to four student venture initiatives
The Jan. 30 pitch competition featured proposals from 11 final teams, before a panel of eight Penn-affiliated judges selected four winning ventures.
Kleinman Center hosts public e-waste drive as part of Penn’s Energy Week
The drive — which ran daily from 9 a.m. to midnight — featured drop-off bins in the lobby of Fisher Fine Arts Library, where the general public could donate old and unused electronic devices.
Wharton Impact hosts panel on sustainable computing, AI resource usage
The Feb. 26 discussion was held at Steinberg-Dietrich Hall and highlighted AI-related energy and water consumption issues.
A campus watched: Penn’s network of more than 1,300 surveillance cameras
As of January, Penn reports operating more than 145 pan-tilt-zoom cameras and over 1,200 fixed cameras across campus and within its patrol zone.
Kleinman Center hosts former White House climate advisor, Penn professor for global energy discussion
The Feb. 24 event, titled “Lessons from the White House: Climate, AI, and the Future,” featured a conversation with School of Engineering and Applied Science professor Ali Zaidi.
Team of Penn first years win $15,000 engineering prize for best emerging technology
The Y-Prize competition — now in its thirteenth year — challenges student-led teams to develop a commercial use for an emerging technology developed at Penn.



















