Penn Engineers Develop AI Tool to Design Peptides That Turn Signals On or Off AI, Research and Innovation / July 9, 2026 A new Penn-led AI framework could help accelerate peptide drug discovery by generating candidates predicted to have specified effects, such as activating or blocking receptors involved in metabolism, addiction and cancer. Read More Unearthing New Cancer Treatments From Fungi In the News, Research + Innovation, Research and Innovation / July 8, 2026 Penn Engineers led by Xue ‘Sherry’ Gao have developed a gene-editing tool built specifically for fungi, unlocking a hidden library of molecules — including some with early anti-cancer promise — from one of biology’s most overlooked kingdoms. Researchers have spent decades — and billions of dollars — sequencing animal and... Read More Penn Engineering Awards New Scholarly Professorship Academics, Faculty, Honors + Awards / July 8, 2026 Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the establishment of a new scholarly professorship, the Hibbert Professor, which has been awarded to inaugural recipient Michael J. Mitchell, Professor in Bioengineering. The new professorship was endowed through the generosity of Alister M. Hibbert and Sharon N. Hibbert, both dedicated supporters of Penn... Read More Opening AI’s Black Box AI, Faculty, Research and Innovation / July 7, 2026 Danaé Metaxa’s new book explains how tech companies, journalists and policymakers can prevent AI decision making from going wrong. Read More
Unearthing New Cancer Treatments From Fungi In the News, Research + Innovation, Research and Innovation / July 8, 2026 Penn Engineers led by Xue ‘Sherry’ Gao have developed a gene-editing tool built specifically for fungi, unlocking a hidden library of molecules — including some with early anti-cancer promise — from one of biology’s most overlooked kingdoms. Researchers have spent decades — and billions of dollars — sequencing animal and... Read More
Penn Engineering Awards New Scholarly Professorship Academics, Faculty, Honors + Awards / July 8, 2026 Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the establishment of a new scholarly professorship, the Hibbert Professor, which has been awarded to inaugural recipient Michael J. Mitchell, Professor in Bioengineering. The new professorship was endowed through the generosity of Alister M. Hibbert and Sharon N. Hibbert, both dedicated supporters of Penn... Read More
Opening AI’s Black Box AI, Faculty, Research and Innovation / July 7, 2026 Danaé Metaxa’s new book explains how tech companies, journalists and policymakers can prevent AI decision making from going wrong. Read More
