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Penn Engineering to Receive Multi-Million-Dollar Design Technology Package from PACE Consortium
PHILADELPHIA - The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania will receive an in-kind hardware and software contribution totaling approximately $70 million in commercial value from Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education, or PACE, a consortium comprised of General Motors, EDS, Hewlett Packard, Siemens PLM Software, Sun Microsystems and academic partners chosen for their focus on engineering.
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Robert W. Carpick Named Director of Penn's Nanotechnology Institute
Robert W. Carpick has been appointed Penn Director of the Nanotechnology Institute. Carpick is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Carpick replaces former Penn faculty member David Luzzi, founding investigator of the Institute and now dean of engineering at Northeastern University.
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Three University of Pennsylvania Professors Named 2007 AAAS Fellows
PHILADELPHIA - Three faculty members of the University of Pennsylvania have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).This year AAAS recognized 471 members for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. The new Fellows will be officially inducted February 16 during the 2008 AAAS annual meeting in Boston.The new Penn AAAS Fellows are:
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"Reforming the Indian Banking System: Why It Is Important and What Can Be Done"
WHO: Dr. Raghuram Rajan, professor of finance at the University of Chicago and former economic counselor and director of research,International Monetary FundWHAT: Penn's Center for the Advanced Study of India Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture SeriesWHERE: Huntsman Hall, 8th floor, Penn's Wharton School, 3730 Walnut St.WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 8, 5 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. lecture
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Penn Veterinarian Completes NIH Collaboration in First-Ever Sequencing of Domestic Cat Genome
PHILADELPHIA - A multi-center, National Institutes of Health-funded report that appears in the scientific journal Genome Research details the first assembly, annotation and comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome, Felis catus. A University of Pennsylvania researcher is on the team.
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Julie Lawson
The Current Staff Photo credit: Mark Stehle WHO SHE IS: Assistant Conservator, Penn Museum YEARS AT PENN: 8 years. “Nine,” Lawson adds, “if you count internships.”
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Where the brain meets the law
Mark Stehle The emerging field of neuroscience has the potential to answer questions about human behavior, memory and emotion, and help us better understand criminal behavior and addiction.
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Setting up
Local 8 stagehand union workers drive stakes into the ground to support a stage in front of College Hall, which was set up for Homecoming weekend last month. Photo credit: Mark Stehle
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Penn's Autonomous Car "Little Ben" Advances to the Finals of the DARPA Urban Challenge
PHILADELPHIA - "Little Ben," the autonomous vehicle engineered by University of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University faculty and students to drive itself, has advanced to the finals of the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
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The Penn Band & John Philip Sousa
Photo credit: University Archives He was America’s “March King,” so it was only fitting that John Philip Sousa paid several visits to the well-regarded Penn Band back in the day.