Sandra Girifalco returns to the Manor College Board of Trustees after serving as the chair of the strategic planning committee in the past while also serving as counsel Girifalco served as a partner with Stradley Her work focused on complex commercial litigation defense of class actions and other corporate disputes she represented clients on a broad spectrum of issues ranging from age gender and race discrimination to sexual harassment to drug testing to Department of Labor investigations University Professor of Materials Science emeritus at Penn Engineering and a beloved member of the Penn community “Lou was a devoted faculty member in MSE He was an exceptional researcher and scholar and dedicated teacher and mentor He was well-known throughout Penn Engineering and Penn for his exceptional service and love of this University Lou was truly one-of-a-kind and will be missed.” After obtaining a BS in chemistry from Rutgers in 1950 Girifalco earned his MS and then his PhD in applied science both degrees from the University of Cincinnati He worked as a research chemist for du Pont and was head of the Solid State Physics Section at the Lewis Research Center NASA Flight Propulsion Laboratory before coming to Penn in 1961 Girifalco began his career at the University as an associate professor of metallurgical engineering later becoming a full professor of metallurgy and materials science He wrote 93 refereed papers in solid-state physics and materials science as well as several books He was a member of such professional societies as the American Physical Society The American Association for the Advancement of Science Girifalco was also an Honorary Trustee and served as chairman of the Board of Associated Universities which was responsible for the operation of Brookhaven National Laboratories and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Girifalco also held numerous administrative roles at Penn including director of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter 1967-1969; chair of the department of metallurgy and materials science The University Research Foundation was designed during his tenure as vice provost He also served in numerous other leadership roles including Special Advisor to the President for Industry Relations chair of the Senate Committee on Administration He was also a member of various committees: the Council Committee on Research the Steering Committee and the Council Committee on Honorary Degrees Girifalco also served on the search committee that selected Eduardo Glandt as dean of SEAS in 1998 Girifalco was awarded an honorary degree doctor of science from Hahnemann University in 1996 for his research on how alloys are formed and how materials behave; for “bringing together scientists and helping us understand the process of change;” and his contributions which began at an early age when his doctoral thesis on the physical chemistry of physics became a standard text in the theory of interfaces In addition to his scientific articles and books he published books for a general audience on gravity Never Turn Left: Voices from the Second Generation Sandra (Sam); Anthony (Renee); John (Mary); Robert; Dori (John) Malloy; Theresa (Tony) Spagnoletti; and Stephen; his brother Dorothy DeStephano; 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren In lieu of flowers, donations to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Dr. Girifalco’s name would be appreciated:  3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Visit: https://give.chop.edu Almanac is the official weekly journal of record opinion and news for the University of Pennsylvania community Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article Two particularly important issues in biocompatibility are thrombosis which involves blood coagulation and the adhesion of blood platelets to biomaterial surfaces and the fibrous-tissue encapsulation of biomaterials that are implanted in soft tissues because it offered a distinct possibility for the release of carcinogenic by-products as it degraded Macromolecular structure in turn affects macroscopic properties and the interfacial behaviour of the material in contact with blood or host tissues Elastomers, which include rubber materials have found wide use as biomaterials in cardiovascular and soft-tissue applications owing to their high elasticity Applications of elastomers include flexible tubing for pacemaker leads and catheters; biocompatible coatings and pumping diaphragms for artificial hearts and left-ventricular assist devices; grafts for reconstructive surgery and maxillofacial operations; wound dressings; breast prostheses; and membranes for implantable biosensors Some thermoplastic biomaterials, such as polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid, are polymers based on a repeating amino acid subunit. These polypeptides are biodegradable along with biodegradable polyesters and polyorthoesters they have applications in absorbable sutures and drug-release systems The rate of biodegradation in the body can be adjusted by using copolymers These are polymers that link two different monomer subunits into a single polymer chain The resultant biomaterial exhibits properties that are intermediate between the two homopolymers « Back This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Metrics details The urge to understand it has challenged generations of great physicists from Galileo and Newton to Einstein and Hawking The 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around with golf balls and rope we started setting up shop,” Girifalco explained Both Girifalco and Reda received degrees from the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and took advantage of business-related programs offered on campus “The Entrepreneurship Club played a big role for us in college,” Girifalco recounted “My freshman year I entered the business plan competition run through Lerner College I submitted a business plan for the Rope It.” Girifalco placed second to a group of MBA students The Rope It utilizes a real golf ball attached by a metal eye screw to a bungee rope and nylon cord “If it were all bungee it could come back and hit you but with the right combination of nylon the ball can fly naturally and return to the ground safely,” Reda explained “The ball spins freely around the rope and can fly naturally which can help gauge shot direction.”  “We played cards together,” Reda said “There were about 30 of us and we all became good friends Louis and I were friends all throughout college.”  It occurred to Girifalco and Reda just before graduation to team up “Louis showed me the Rope It and I thought it was a great idea So we developed it more after graduating and looked into product liability insurance,” Reda said Reda and Girifalco now distribute the Rope It to major retail stores “Our goal is to sell one million Rope Its We want to expand our product line for different sports The plan is to make this business an annuity for us,” Girifalco said The business partners chalk a lot of their success up to the experiences they had at UD “We developed a lot of really strong relationships and learned a lot about what we are now doing,” Reda said We think that Delaware is on its way up and we hope to contribute to that with our efforts,” Girifalco added 5 at Kent Sussex Industries (KSI) in Milford to announce KSI as the new manufacturing location for Rope It “KSI employs people with mental and physical disabilities We thought it would be a good partnership since the Rope It is made by hand,” Reda said Girifalco will be visiting campus for the Entrepreneurial Studies Program open house at the Venture Development Center For a look at a Rope It commercial, see YouTube Four Breeders Crown Sweden finals were raced this day at Eskilstune 12 starters) saw 1.9/1 odds favorite Bullet The Bluesky (3m Readly Express-Blend Of Gold-Cantab Hall) score in 1.11.3kr with Daniel Wajersten the trainer/driver for  Stall SoFo The winner recorded his ninth career victory in 13 starts for 6,078,000SEK earned Coin Boy LA (3g Flocki d’Aurcy-Oak de Girifalco-SJs Photo) held second at 6.7/1 for Magnus A Djuse and trainer Hanna Olofsson with third to 121.4/1 outsider Currency Artist (3g Royalty For Life-Brint On The Night0Windsong’s Legacy) with Ulf Ohlsson driving the Ville Karhulati trainee To view the race replay, click here Far Wise As (3m Face Time Bourbon-Temple Blue Chip-Cantab Hall) set the pace through the final bend and gave way in the lane to be unplaced The four year old mares Breeders Crown went to 1.12.8kr timed and 3.05/1 odds favorite Daim Brodda (4f Readly Express-Dancing in Thehall-Cantab Hall) reined by Eirik Hoitomt at the lines for trainer Thor Berg and Stall Tonga Racing AB This was her 11th career win in 15 starts for 4,138,508SEK Ester Degli Dei (4f Maharajah-Twill Be Done-Donato Hanover) was second for pilot Robin Bakker Elegance  Kromos (4f Muscle Hill-Pampered Winner-Credit Winner) was third for trainer/driver Bjorn Goop at 132.49/1 odds Graces Bird (4f Bird Parker-Natural Grace-Super Arnie) was fourth with Mats E To view the race replay, click here La Yuca (3f Face Time Bourbon-Komigen Pippi-Viking Kronos) took the three fear old fillies Breeders Crown with Magnus A Djuse driving the Daniel Reden trainee timed in 1.13.1kr She was off at 4.9/1 odds and is owned by Eagles Rising AB and now has five career victories in 11 starts for 1,431,000SEK Screen The Limit (3f Face Time Bourbon-Metior Easy-Quite Easy) was a close second at 6.3/1 odds with trainer Wajersten driving for Ravitalli H Empress (3f Readly Express-Riva de; Sole-Gentle Star) at 2.28/1 favorite odds To view the race replay, click here Orjan Kihlstrom drove this filly for trainer Roger Walmann Vivillion (3f Propulsion-Voxy-Explosive Matter) was fourth at 5.17/1 odds driven by Ulf Ohlsson for conditioner Daniel Wajersten The last Breeders Crown Final was for the four year old males The 21.05/1 odds Eclipse As (4m Nuncio-Fortune As-Tenor de Baune) scored in 1.11.3kr for Ulf Ohlsson driving for trainer Ville Karkhulahti and owner Kent Gustavssons Schakt AB Eclipse As recorded his sixth career win in 22 outings for 1,902,500SEK earned Bicc’s Tobee (4g Tobin Kronos-Bicc’s Honeybee-Thai Tanic) took second at 5.2/1 for driver Dwight Pieters and trainer Maria Tornqvist Holcombe Zet (4m Daley Lovin-Gospel-Pastor Stephen) captured third for Per Lennartsson and Daniel Reden/Stall Zet at 37.4/1 with fourth to Not For Sale (4f Readly Express-Golden Gate Bridge-Varenne) with Mats E Djuse driving the Daniel Wajerstem trainee To view the race replay, click here Wajersten started nine from his barn in the Breeders Crown finals by Thomas H. Hicks Harnesslink.com is the only harness racing website dedicated to covering news and events in the Standardbred Industry world-wide © 2024 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV © 2024 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV Sign In Register It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Salvatore Migliazza announce his peaceful passing with his family lovingly by his side on July 31 1938 to parents Domenico and Lucia (DePaola)  in Girifalco Italy.  At the age of 6 his Papa’ wanted him to learn a trade and that’s what started his passion to become a Barber and Tailor He was an adventurous young man never afraid to try something for the first time.  At an early age he loved to venture into the bush before school to pick asparagus and fresh fruit with his homemade wooden briefcase caring his books.  After school he would go to his Barber/Tailor classes.  At the age of 17 he opened his first barbershop and so began his lifelong career of 79 years.  Through tailoring he met and because of the close connection of their families Maria Concetta Scicchitano.  Their friendship blossomed to marriage on February 14 1960 and had their first born Domenico.  Shortly after their second son Vincenzo (Jim) was born and because Salvatore wanted more for his family On May 1973 Salvatore opened his own barbershop dad was known as Sam.  He was well respected by his customers who enjoyed their meaningful conversations while getting a haircut.  Dad’s door was open to everyone and over the decades there have been generations of families that have passed through Sam’s humble Barbershop.  His cliental quickly grew not only in number but in friendships and this continued throughout his entire life he worked two jobs day and night and still managed to be involved in every one of his children’s special events.  He would always support his children in all their endeavours and reminded them how proud he was of their achievements.  In his free time he loved to fish and play cards at the Italian Hall.  He especially loved going on family picnics with all our Compare and Comare.  Keeping his Italian heritage sauce and his special Migliazza homemade wine which always brought the whole family together Salvatore will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of 63 years Maria: his 6 children Teresa (Janne) and Pino (Uyen); his grandchildren Giovanna (Rocco) Vitaliano and sisters-in-laws as well as numerous nieces and nephews in Italy Salvatore was pre-deceased by his daughter Lucia brother Vincenzo and sister Giuseppina and brother-in-law Antonio Fodero; his in-laws Luigina and Giuseppe Scicchitano 2023 when family and friends will gather in St Church for the Funeral Mass beginning at 12:00 p.m The Mass will be livestreamed and may be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0WkD1jxU-o Visitation for friends will be on Tuesday at the church for 1 hour prior to service time We would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to the first responders emergency department and I.C.U.  A special thank you goes out to all the Hemodialysis staff for all your exceptional care donations would be greatly appreciated to: TBRHSC Hemodialysis or Northern Cardiac Fund Online condolences may be expressed at www.sargentandson.com love and kindness will be with us forever.” the Italian picturesque experience from The Creative School students across various programs at The Creative School embark on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean every summer to experience a new culture while simultaneously expanding their creative and personal horizons Cortona tailors distinct journeys for each and every student who sets out on the adventure Students from The Creative School tour the cobblestone streets of Cortona led by a local guide is greatly important to the people of Cortona the hilltop Tuscan town has evolved into a lush hub for innovators where all types of creativity are both welcomed and adored “Cortona values art unlike any other,” says Aryaan Kanji a Media Production student at The Creative School “There are many art galleries hosted by active artists living in the town Cortona artist paints with open doors in the town square for everyone to enjoy an Italian musician strums the guitar and serenades with song The Cortona experience allows students to blend the unknown with their known Applying their familiar knowledge to their unfamiliar circumstance allows one to forge personal philosophies and expands creativity beyond its routine limits a large 5th century BC fortress overlooking and encompassing the town of Cortona Creative School students touring the Fortress of Girifalco The experience also encourages students to undertake their own creative projects and put their learned skills into practice for their final assignments we hiked to the top of the hill to the Fortress of Girifalco and in it there's like a lookout point that oversees all of Tuscany Just under that is this beautiful piece of just plain grass where soldiers used to stand back in the day,” reminisced Kanji while being filmed from the top lookout point of the fortress It represents that no matter how high you go there's always something looking back down on you.” A student from The Creative School sitting atop of Fortress of Girifalco lookout point admiring the Tuscan sunset International experiences encourage profound personal development as travelling alone and escaping your ordinary comfort zone is a deeply enriching experience Students are urged to face fears directly and resolve complex internal battles using hardships as learning tools for personal growth.  “I never thought in a million years this would be something I could do as I had never travelled alone before and thought it would be too overwhelming,” said Stefania Casale a Professional Communication student at The Creative School knowledgeable and comfortable with myself.” Students also become their own teachers by examining themselves Creative School student looking out the window of St “My entire view on my creative process has completely changed,” said Kanji “It really opened my eyes to how you can combine different mediums Now I have so many ideas going forward about how I can transform my creative process lose the structure a little bit and be a little more free.” Creative School students socialise and enjoy a fun night out in Cortona Joseph Medaglia, academic lead for the Cortona offering who teaches FCD558: Introduction to Design Thinking locally encourages inward perspective shifts by assigning thought- provoking assignments Students are inspired to experiment by utilising tools they are familiar with alongside ones they are using for the first time Students learn to apply big picture ideas to their designs by introducing wicked problems into their creations and experimenting with new forms of artistic expression and meaning Creative School students in a lecture held by Joseph Medaglia in his class FCD558: Intro to Design Thinking has unique benefits that remove students from their regular routines opening their minds up to new ways to create and new perspectives to apply to artistic works Creative School student exploring the streets of Cortona Creative School student resting in a small Cortona art gallery Enrich yourself in Italy's expansive history and explore facets of culture that align with your passions passion and self-discovery waiting to be explored The Creative School is a dynamic faculty that is making a difference in new Made up of Canada’s top professional schools and transdisciplinary hubs in media The Creative School offers students an unparalleled global experience in the heart of downtown Toronto Rogers Communication Centre (RCC 320) 80 Gould Street Toronto The Cortona Experience wrapped up its third successful year with a group of 73 students from The Creative School taking part in person and virtually in the beautiful Tuscan countryside town of Cortona The immersive summer experience allowed students to participate in local cultural traditions collaborate with peers from across The Creative School and international partners and develop solutions-oriented projects geared towards the residents of Cortona Interdisciplinary group of students from across The Creative School and Associate Professor Joseph Medaglia in the courtyard of Sant'Agostino Conference Centre, where the FCD558: Intro to Design Thinking class was held the one-of-kind summer experience in Cortona has been offering students across The Creative School the chance to work on complex problems in the city with various local partners Cortona is a small hilltop town in a region known for its rich history of agriculture and artisanal production Having been able to preserve many aspects of its culture buildings and other revered monuments dating back to Etruscan and Roman times Cortona is a sought-after destination for anyone who wants to experience a quintessential Italian historical town.  students had the opportunity to learn about the creative heritage of Italy and participate in a field trip to Polimoda Fashion School in Florence They were also able to apply their creative skills working on innovative projects with local clients including Cortona On The Move In addition to the immersive out-of-country experience students also had the opportunity to take part in the program's hybrid and virtual offerings which allowed more students to participate Welcome dinner organized by The Creative School for students and faculty in the patio of Villa Santa Margherita a historic monastery-turned guest house used as a student residence The Creative School students documenting the Etruscan and Roman presence The view from a rooftop overlooking Cortona Each course was specifically designed to facilitate an immersive interdisciplinary experience that allows students to collaborate in groups and with local partners IRN701: Interior Design Studio VII was offered by Interior Design Professor Barbara Vogel The Cortona experience started with this course six years ago under the leadership of Professor Vogel and has developed into a more transdisciplinary course offering today The student's goal was to turn Fortezza Girifalco into an international centre for the arts The project focused on the restoration & transformation of the Fortezza Girifalco for new function(s) as well as proposed activities along the connection between the Fortezza and a commercial part of the town The Interior Design cohort included 14 interior design students and two students from the architectural department The students developed a program and spatial solutions to restore and reimagine the 16th century Fortress of Girifalco and parts of Cortona They worked in various historic locations in the town and explored other cities during the weekends The students’ projects were on public display in the courtyard of the historic Sant'Agostino Church Four students from the Interior Design program designed and executed components for the display of the photographs for the Cortona on the Move festival exhibition Image courtesy Kaija Vogel, IRN 701 students after the presentations at the Fortezza Girifalco was the academic lead for FCD558: Intro to Design Thinking Using the city of Cortona as their starting point the course challenged students to think critically about relevant issues and how they can address them The course began with a two-week intensive online discussing the ways in which design thinking can be applied to the real world and ended with a two-week trip to the city of Cortona where students had the opportunity to translate their ideas into action "Students were able to challenge traditional ways of design thinking and consider the unique aspects of Cortona and its surroundings to confront important issues and design for a more equitable inclusive and sustainable future,” remarked Medaglia Tanya Pobuda was the faculty lead for the virtual FCD815: Design Solutions Supercourse The course allowed students to work in transdisciplinary teams and address real-world problems posed by industry and community partners And by giving students the opportunity to create a novel product in an agile students were able to complete the course with a tangible real-world product comprising their efforts Using the skills gained throughout their academic careers students were tasked with creating solution-oriented projects to solve a specific problem of their choosing the outcomes were nothing short of innovative IRN701: Interior Design Studio VII students presenting their ideas to a panel of design experts in the Girifalco Fortress around repurposing the 16th-century site “Our main project was centered around essentially designing ‘The Future of Cortona’,” remarked Samira Balsara a Journalism student at The Creative School “We had to identify a problem we noticed while living there and then design a prototype that could help potentially solve this issue It was cool to see what everyone came up with and how their program background inspired their final project.” Creative industries student Maya Fettes worked on a similar project that was pertinent to her program.  I wrote a television bible for a documentary series that would showcase the process of revitalizing public spaces in small towns in Tuscany,” stated Fettes “I was able to tie my degree focus in television to relevant opportunities in Tuscany which created a multifaceted project that was incredibly exciting and interactive to develop.” The Creative School students on a tour of the historic sites of Girifalco Fortress The Creative School students on a tour of the historic sites of Piazza Signorelli Cortona is one of four international centres at The Creative School. (opens in new window)  Each centre provides students with a once-in-a-lifetime experience that builds on the skills students have gained in their academic careers and enables them to utilize these skills in a collaborative transdisciplinary and innovative environment Manager of International Development at The Creative School affirmed how integral these global experiences are to the students and the faculty as a whole It’s initiatives like these that foster a global community one that looks to uplift its members and neighbours at a local and international level “Our vision is to continue to look at ways of expansion growth and continued improvement on the student experience,” said Kamran “We hope to expand the strong momentum of international activities at The Creative School and our summer campus in Italy is one example of that expansion.” FCD558: Intro to Design Thinking attended their class in the historic site of Sant'Agostino Sant'Agostino is a historic monastery which was later turned into a conference centre students had the opportunity to enjoy all that Cortona has to offer From learning about cultural traditions from local residents to basking in the warmth of the beautiful Tuscan countryside there was an overwhelming amount of experiences that students got to participate in  Cortona is a Medieval walled town in Tuscany with stunning views over the Val di Chiana (Chiana Valley) “I made some lifelong friends in this program and getting to travel around Italy and experience Cortona with them was incredible,” exclaimed Samira Balsara “It was a great opportunity to connect with TMU students that I didn’t know and I’m glad I was able to meet so many new people!” “[My favourite part of the trip was] enjoying magnificent dinners with classmates in the cozy late-evening warmth of Cortona with the warm orange Tuscan sunset in the background,” stated Henderson Li the program provided students with invaluable learning experiences and skills that they may never get from just studying abroad on their own or attending university classes at home FCD815: Design Solutions Supercourse Final Showcase presented by students Maude Angers-Lessard Andreina Ramirez Gonzalez and Heritage Wisdom "A skill that became very crucial during this experience that will stick with me for the rest of my life is the importance of thoughtful communication," stated Maya Fettes Most problems or questions you run into can be solved simply by communicating with integrity with those around you That doesn't change anywhere you are in the world." Interested in taking part in the Cortona Experience in 2023? Learn more about the experience (opens in new window)  and everything it has to offer made up of nine races all for trotters was held on Friday evening at the Marsa Racetrack Five of these races were Condition Race finals on a short distance of 2140m French Urgo d’Ouxy (Jeffrey Said) upped its pace during the last 500m to claim its third win of the year by a length from Midnight Passion (Eric Bezzina) and Lajos Cella (Rodney Gatt) Vasquez Bob (Jesmar Gafa’) also obtained a good place The winner clocked an average time of 1.15.9” per kilometer The other finals on Friday’s card were open for class Silver B it was Italian trotter Top Di Girifalco (Rodney Gatt) which sealed its first win in Malta Gatt’s trotter was unchallenged during the final metres and past the finishing post first easily by two lenghts from Trytocatchme (Clint Vassallo) and Urido (Paul Galea) Ujipey Morvan (Redent Magro) finished in fourth place Friday evening’s card included also a class Premier handicap race on a long distance of 3160m After an absence of eight months it was Tonio Du Vivier which returned to its winning form under the guidance of Charles Camilleri This French ten year old trotter triumphed easily by four lenghts from Jackhammer (Rodney Gatt) Quetzal De Brix (Clint Vassallo) and Tsar Pazenais (Andrew Farrugia) followed behind in that order For Tonio Du Vivier this was its second win in Malta Sitka Rod (Tony Demanuele) – 1.20.4” Duc d’Haufor (Julian Farrugia) – 1.21.5” Cherie De Noyelles (Clifferty Calleja) – 1.17.6” Baud Breton (Carmelo Agius) – 1.16.8” Absolutely Meadow (Kurt Saliba) – 1.16.9” Top Di Girifalco (Rodney Gatt) – 1.16.7” Urgo d’Ouxy (Jeffrey Said) – 1.15.9” Tonio Du Vivier (Charles Camilleri) – 1.17.5” Starfirefinnfemfel (Dylan Gatt) – 1.18.9” please register for free or log in to your account.