May 27, 2008
Did You Know… that Marilyn Jordan Taylor has been named dean of the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania, effective October 1st?Taylor, partner in charge of the Urban Design and Planning Practice at Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP and the first woman to serve as chairman of the firm, is internationally known for her involvement in the design of large-scale urban projects and civic initiatives. She was also the first architect and the first woman to serve as chairman of the Urban Land Institute, a non-profit research and educational institution, where she championed a renewed focus on cities, sustainable communities and infrastructure investment.
Announcing the appointment, Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann stated, "Marilyn Jordan Taylor brings a deep understanding of the contemporary professional design world and a timely vision of the future of design education. She is deeply committed to the central importance of recruiting the next generation of faculty and raising the funds needed to ensure the School of Design’s future eminence."
Learn more about Marilyn Jordan Taylor and her appointment as dean of the School of Design.
May 19, 2008
Did You Know… that the Center for Computer Graphics at the University of Pennsylvania is partnering with Susquehanna International Group LLP to build a new computer graphics center and gallery? This center will be the largest academic motion-capture studio in the region and will open in the spring of 2009. Special features provided include state-of-the-art Vicon Motion Capture system and laboratory for projects such as 3D motion picture special effects, computer graphics design and animation, simulation and modeling of large-scale human crowds and research into the interrelationships of human movement, language and communication. These newest additions to Penn computing will be housed in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, next to Penn's first computer, ENIAC.
Read more here.
May 2, 2008
Did You Know… that Penn alumnus and prominent stem-cell researcher James Thomson, V'85, GR'88, was elected into the National Academy of Science? The NAS is a society of scholars who dedicate themselves to helping the future of science, technology and engineering research, and is known to be one of the greatest honors for a scientist or engineer. Thomson is considered a pioneer in his field and was the first to successfully culture and maintain human embryonic stem cells.
For more information, please read the press release.
Thomson has been profiled in The Philadelphia Inquirer and in the Pennsylvania Gazette. |
