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WEBSep 5, 2024 · Penn will be the first Ivy League school to launch a new undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence. PIK Professor Duncan Watts and colleagues built the Media Bias Detector, which uses artificial intelligence to …
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, Penn’s historic mRNA ... - Penn …
WEBOct 2, 2023 · The highest honor was bestowed for foundational discoveries that gave the world a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman are the recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Penn concludes landmark fundraising and engagement campaign …
WEBOct 1, 2021 · The University of Pennsylvania today announced the results of The Power of Penn Campaign —the most successful fundraising and engagement effort in the University’s history. The Campaign far exceeded its initial goal, raising more than $5.4 billion to strengthen Penn’s position as a leader in …
Penn receives pivotal gift to expand support for first-generation to ...
WEBJan 12, 2022 · The University of Pennsylvania today announced an inspiring $18 million gift from Scott and Elena Shleifer to increase its support and critical resources for students who are in the first generation of their family to attend college and/or from households of modest or limited income.
Penn pioneers a ‘one-pot platform’ to promptly produce mRNA …
WEBJul 9, 2024 · Now, Michael Mitchell and a team at the University of Pennsylvania have addressed this challenge with a novel approach that leverages a compound library fabrication technique known as “click-like chemistry” to create LNPs in a single, simple step.
Penn Engineering launches first Ivy League undergraduate degree …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science today announced the launch of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Artificial Intelligence (AI) degree, the first undergraduate major of its kind among Ivy League universities and one of the very first AI undergraduate engineering programs in the U.S.
University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The University of Pennsylvania today announced $10 million in funding dedicated to its new Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Center will be housed in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering) and will operate in partnership with five other schools at Penn.
John L. Jackson Jr. named Penn’s next provost | Penn Today
WEBJan 25, 2023 · University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill today announced that John L. Jackson Jr. has been selected to serve as the Provost at Penn, effective June 1, 2023, following ratification by Penn’s Board of Trustees.
Penn Trustees approve 2022-2023 undergraduate charges and
WEBMar 3, 2022 · At its meeting today, the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees approved a 2.9% increase in tuition for the coming year, while also approving a $288 million undergraduate financial aid budget.