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Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms Driving Solid Tumors’ Robust Defense System

News / February 5, 2025

In a joint research project involving experts from different fields, researchers Michael Mitchell, Wei Guo, and Drew Weissman discovered that solid tumors can create a barrier that prevents drugs from reaching them, similar to a protective force field.

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Missing the Microbiome: Uncovering New Antibiotics Inside the Human Gut

News / February 5, 2025

Penn Engineering and Stanford researchers leveraged AI to discover dozens of potential new antibiotics in the human gut microbiome.

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Missing the Microbiome: Uncovering New Antibiotics Inside the Human Gut

Empowering Future Engineers: Lyle Brunhofer and the Impact of Senior Design

News / February 5, 2025

Lyle Brunhofer (EAS’14, GEng’14) advises companies on digital transformations, applying the skills he learned at Penn Engineering to modernize firms’ understanding of customers in industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals and consumer products.

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Empowering Future Engineers: Lyle Brunhofer and the Impact of Senior Design
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Aaron Roth Earns Heilmeier Award
Aaron Roth Earns Heilmeier Award

Aaron Roth Earns Heilmeier Award

Professor Aaron Roth in Computer and Information Science has been named the recipient of the 2025-26 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research.

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Aaron Roth Earns Heilmeier Award
The World’s Smallest Programmable, Autonomous Robots

The World’s Smallest Programmable, Autonomous Robots

Smaller than a grain of salt, the robots can navigate their environment, measure temperatures and respond autonomously using tiny onboard computers.
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