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James Corner Named Chair of Landscape at University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA James Corner, associate professor of landscape architecture and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named chair of the Landscape Architecture Department and is also the recipient of the prestigious 2000 DaimlerChrysler Award.
University of Pennsylvania Professor Ian McHarg Awarded The Science and Technology Foundation's Japan Prize
PHILADELPHIA--Ian L. McHarg, an Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the Japan Prize in city planning. He and his wife will travel to Tokyo in April 2000 to receive the award.
University of Pennsylvania Deploys Supercomputer to Help Unravel Problems in Gene Therapy, Ozone Depletion
PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania has installed an IBM supercomputer to help solve some of humanity most perplexing problems, such as research on gene therapy, AIDS accessory proteins and atmospheric ozone depletion. The RS/6000 SP supercomputer is twice as powerful as the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer that defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov.
National Survey Shows Parents Deeply Fearful About the Internet's Influence on Their Children
PHILADELPHIA - A national survey of parents in computer households indicates parents are deeply fearful about the Internet's influence on their children. The survey project - led by Dr.
Andrea Mitchell to Deliver Baccalaureate Address at the University of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA --- Andrea L. Mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News, will deliver the Baccalaureate Address at the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday, May 17, according to President Judith Rodin. The Baccalaureate will be held at 3 p.m.
A 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Penn
A 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Penn
May graduate Mackenzie Fierceton from St. Louis been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and is currently completing her master’s degree in clinical social work.