Student Spotlight: Yerahm Hong BE’26

News / June 16, 2026

The University of Pennsylvania Bioengineering undergraduate experience prepares students to be innovators. The undergraduate trajectory of senior Yerahm Hong (BE ’26) exemplifies what a Penn Bioengineering education is designed to achieve. While her recent receipt of the prestigious Rose Undergraduate Research Award highlights her individual brilliance, her academic journey showcases...

Designing for Real-World Impact: Bioengineering Students Drive Assistive Technology Projects at Penn

News / May 5, 2026

How do students in Penn ADAPT translate classroom learning into real medical devices for clinical and community use? In the operating room, every second counts. As a procedure ends, the surgical team must account for every instrument used, which can sometimes consist of one hundred individual tools. The process is...

Penn ADAPT club representatives during the club fair to recruit new members. [left to right] Suhani Patel (BE ’26); Jonathan Largoza, ADAPT Co-President (BE ’27); Ryan Liu, ADAPT Co-President (LSM ’27) and Iris Wong (BE ’27).