Rita Giordano

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Rosa Cartagena |Rita Giordano

After recent years of turbulent changes, the Mütter Museum is embracing a different direction under new leadership. On Monday, Larry Kaiser, CEO of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the Mütter’s parent organization, informed staff that he was eliminating the position of executive director and relieving Kate Quinn of her responsibilities in that role. Quinn, a polarizing administrator, joined the Museum in Sept. 2022 as its first dedicated museum director.

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Rita Giordano |Rosa Cartagena

Kate Quinn, the Mütter Museum’s often embattled executive director, has been relieved of her position at the city’s iconic medical history institution. A memo to staff sent out late Monday afternoon stated that the position of the Museum and Historical Medical Library’s executive director had been eliminated and that Monday was Quinn’s last day. She joined Mütter in Sept. 2022.

1 month ago | economyup.it | Rita Giordano

Gewiss è un’azienda italiana attiva nel settore elettrotecnico, specializzata nello sviluppo, produzione e commercializzazione di sistemi per la gestione dell’energia, l’automazione degli edifici e l’illuminazione. Con un fatturato di oltre 620 milioni di euro nel 2023 e una solida presenza industriale worldwide, Gewiss da decenni sviluppa e produce sistemi innovativi che trovano impiego in ambienti residenziali, industriali e commerciali.

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Rita Giordano

Joseph Fourestier Simpson of Philadelphia was born when the nation — the world — was on the precipice of change. In post-industrial America, everyone was looking for the next great thing. But Simpson, son of a 19th century sail maker who died when he was just a teen, Simpson never got to go to college. Rather than resigning himself to dreary fate as a Pennsylvania Railroad clerk, , with his restless spirit and brilliant mind, turned to inventing.

1 month ago | timesdaily.com | Rita Giordano

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