The Lauder Institute’s 10th annual Jacobson Global Venture Awards, a pitch competition for student entrepreneurs, awarded graduate students Chad Williams, Long Pham, Long Phung, Maitreyi Menon, Rowa El-Tohami, and Sonia Alb.
Diane Dodge, the executive director of Tiba Foundation, received the 2026 Penn Nursing Renfield Foundation Award for Global Women’s Health.
Surbhi Goel, Magerman Term Assistant Professor in Computer and Information Science, has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow, awarded to rising scientists and scholars for scientific creativity, impact, and future leadership.
On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile
Penn researchers have developed a mobile field laboratory allowing them to test water quality and track antimicrobial resistance in and around San Cristóbal in the Galápagos.
Penn researchers Vanessa and Alexis North are studying one of the largest collections of Egyptian blue objects ever found in the ancient Near East, shedding new light on how the world’s first synthetic pigment may have traveled far beyond Egypt.
A new role for dental providers? Rethinking where vaccines are given
Vaccinations have traditionally been administered in primary care settings or pharmacies. However, for about a decade, some states have authorized dentists to administer vaccines, and many others did so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of this approach has led some countries and states to expand or consider expanding the role of dental providers in delivering routine vaccines, including those against COVID-19 and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in providing vaccine education.
Penn student develops a way for computer chips to run more efficiently
Fluid Silicon, a platform from President’s Sustainability Prize winner Nhlanhla Mavuso, allows computer chips to continuously monitor their health and self-tune as their characteristics change. The technology has the potential to reduce energy usage in data centers and improve reliability in mission-critical applications.
