Thanks to a $10 million gift from Penn Trustee and Engineering School Overseer J. Peter Skirkanich (W’65) and his wife, Geri, Penn’s Bioengineering Department will be moving to a new home, Skirkanich Hall. The gift is the largest by an individual donor in SEAS history.
The 58,400-square-foot facility, to be built near the School of Medicine, will be part of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Founder and president of Fox Asset Management, a New Jersey-based firm, Skirkanich said investments in bioengineering and biomedical engineering will further advances in medicine and health.
“Engineers and physicians working together will have a direct impact on the health and welfare of individuals,” he said. “With aging populations around the world, that work takes on added significance.”
The gift is part of Penn’s $57 million bioengineering initiative to expand the department over the next five years with seven new faculty and an additional 17 graduate students.
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PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton—of Annenberg and SP2—and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.
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Penn receives national distinction for community engagement
The recognition by the American Council on Education and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching acknowledges Penn’s long-standing commitment to community-engaged scholarship and partnerships in West Philadelphia and beyond.
