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    • Closing the Gap between Theory and Practice: Rethinking Engineering Education in Real Time

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    Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Despite 20 years of focus on organizational change and effective educational best practices in STEM higher education, significant research findings have had minimal influences on practice.  In 2016, the U-M BME Department sought to disrupt engineering education. Informed by organizational change theory, we asked: 1) Is there potential for change; 2) what strategies facilitate change; […]

    • Virtual Joint Seminar: Open Source Multicellular Systems Modeling for Cancer (and COVID-19)

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    Virtual Joint Seminar of Penn PSOC, Bioengineering, PICS For Zoom details, email gormley@seas.upenn.edu Cancer and other critical human health problems are inherently multiscale: molecular-scale processes such as receptor trafficking and metabolism drive cell-scale processes such as cycling and motility. Biophysical processes like diffusion and tissue mechanics both constrain and drive single-cell behavior. Moreover, cells communicate […]

    Penn Engineering Class of 2020 Doctoral Graduate Recognition

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    Join us to hear a message from the Dean of Penn Engineering, Dr. Vijay Kumar, and view a virtual roll call of the Class of 2020 doctoral graduates, complete with video messages from our graduates and members of the Penn Engineering faculty. The total run time of this virtual celebration is less than one hour. […]

    Penn Engineering Class of 2020 Undergraduate and Master’s Graduate Recognition

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    Dean Vijay Kumar will address the Penn Engineering Class of 2020 undergraduate and master’s graduates and their loved ones. Join us to hear Dean Kumar’s address, view student photos, and watch congratulatory video messages submitted by students’ families and by Penn Engineering faculty and staff. Please visit this webpage to access the link to our […]

    • Reflections on the Experiences of Black People and Other Minorities at Penn Engineering

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    Opening Remarks: Dr. Vijay Kumar, Professor and Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering Dr. Wendell Pritchett, Provost and Presidential Professor of Law Moderator: Dr. CJ Taylor, Raymond S. Markowitz President’s Distinguished Professor of Computer and Information Science Panelists: Dayo Adewole (BE'15 ), current doctoral candidate in Bioengineering Dr. Christine Allen-Blanchette (CIS'20), Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton […]

    • PICS Alumni Spotlight: Kurt Fredrickson

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    PICS will be hosting a virtual seminar featuring an alumni of the Vojvodic lab. Kurt Frederickson, PhD, will speak about his education and working in both academia and the private sector. After his talk Kurt will be available to answer any questions students may have. Email Katie Thompson (kathom at seas.upenn.edu) for the zoom details.

    PICS Student Seminar: Anna Neuman and Chris Price

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    On  Wednesday, July 15 at 12:00 PICS will host a virtual student seminar. This is the first seminar in a series giving students the opportunity to talk to each other about their research and research methods. These virtual seminars will be about an hour long with two students giving a short presentation followed by a discussion. […]

    • Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Sohaib Hashmi

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    The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Robert O. Heuckeroth are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Sohaib Hashmi.  The Defense will take place via Zoom. Details are below... Title: Role of ACTG2 Mutations in Visceral Myopathy  Date: September 2nd, 2020 Time: 12:00pm Sohaib Hashmi is inviting you to a scheduled […]

    MSE Lab Safety Seminar

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    Join us for a seminar lead by Kimi Brown, Sr. Lab Safety Specialist and Chemical Hygiene Officer for Penn Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, on laboratory safety and best COVID-19 practices. This seminar is mandatory for all MSE Master's and PhD students. Please register in advance here to obtain the Zoom link for this seminar.