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Rose Undergraduate Research Award Recipient Yerahm Hong Q&A

The Rose Undergraduate Research Award, administered by Penn’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF), recognizes outstanding and highly original research projects completed by graduating seniors under the guidance of Penn faculty. In this Q&A, Yerahm Hong (BE’26), a 2026 award recipient, shares her research journey and reflects on the work behind the award. Can …

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Penn BMES Wins National Commendable Achievement Award

Celebrating Student Leadership and Community in Bioengineering The University of Pennsylvania’s chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) has been recognized nationally with the Commendable Achievement Award, the second-highest honor given to student chapters by the national BMES organization. The award celebrates Penn BMES’s exceptional efforts to build community, foster professional growth, and expand the …

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A Decade of BETA Day: Shaping the Success of Future Bioengineers

by Katherine Sas Last year marked not just the 50th anniversary of the Department of Bioengineering (BE) but the 10th anniversary of Bioengineer-Teach-Aspire (BETA) Day, one of the most beloved and impactful programs run by the Graduate Association of Bioengineers (GABE). BETA Day, an annual event in which a diverse group of Philadelphia middle school …

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Melding AI and RNA: Penn’s $18 Million AIRFoundry to Revolutionize RNA Research

by Ian Scheffler In a typical foundry, raw materials like steel and copper are melted down and poured into molds to assume new shapes and functions. The U.S. National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA Foundry (NSF AIRFoundry), led by the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Puerto Rico and supported by an $18-million, six-year …

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Penn ADAPT “Hacks” Bedsores, Wins Prize

Brianna Leung, a rising senior majoring in Bioengineering and minoring in Neuroscience and Healthcare Management at the University of Pennsylvania, led a diverse team of student scientists and engineers to resounding success at the 2024 Cornell Health Tech Hackathon, where the team won the $3,000 Grand Prize. Held in March 2024 on Cornell’s campus in …

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A Return to Jamaica Brings Seven Student-Invented Devices to Help People and Wildlife

by Melissa Pappas Penn students have been building their knowledge and hands-on experience in places all over the world through Penn Global Seminars. Last May, “Robotics and Rehabilitation” brought Penn students back to the tropical island of Jamaica to collaborate with local university students and make an impact on recovery and quality of life for …

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Illuminating the Unseen: Former Penn iGEM Team Publishes Award-Winning Optogenetic Device

For bioengineers today, light does more than illuminate microscopes. Stimulating cells with light waves, a field known as optogenetics, has opened new doors to understanding the molecular activity within cells, with potential applications in drug discovery and more. Thanks to recent advances in optogenetic technology, much of which is cheap and open-source, more researchers than …

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Beyond Bias: The Annual Women in Data Science Conference Unites Women across Penn

by Ian Scheffler In Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, Caroline Criado Perez notes that the default perspective for virtually all data collection and analysis is male. (Hence crash test dummies being designed to mimic male bodies, air conditioning systems relying on a model of the male metabolism, and women’s unique …

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Sharon Kuo Receives Inaugural Madison ‘Maddie’ Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence

Sharon Kuo, a graduating senior in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), is the inaugural recipient of the Madison “Maddie” Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence. Kuo, who is also minoring in Mathematics, comes to Penn from Taipei, Taiwan. Her interests within her major include mechanical design and product design, and she is passionate about space …

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