The Getty Foundation , based in Los Angeles, California at the Getty Center , awards grants for "the understanding and preservation of the visual arts". In the past, it funded the Getty Leadership Institute for "current and future museum leaders", which is now at Claremont Graduate University. Its budget for 2006–07 was $ 27.8 million. It is part of the J. Paul Getty Trust .
71-574: The Foundation was originally called the "Getty Grant Program", which began in 1984 under the direction of Deborah Marrow . Marrow was a long-time director of the foundation until her death in 2019. By 1990 the Getty Grant Program (then based in Santa Monica ) had made 530 grants totaling $ 20 million to "art historians, conservators and art museums in 18 countries". In 1993, the Foundation launched
142-512: A referendum in June 1960. [1] The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, known today as the March of Dimes , provided the initial funding. Construction began in 1962 and a handful of researchers moved into the first laboratory in 1963. Additional buildings housing more laboratories as well as the organizational administrative offices were constructed in the 1990s, designed by Anshen & Allen . As
213-508: A $ 2 million fund "to aid New Orleans's visual arts organizations". A major Getty initiative for 2011–12 was Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945–1980 , an unprecedented collaboration that brought together more than sixty cultural institutions from across Southern California for six months to tell the story of the birth of the L.A. art scene. In 2018, the Getty Foundation launched a new program,
284-859: A book's purchase price to be lowered". Some books "published with the assistance of the Getty Grant Program" were: Grants made by the Foundation include funding the Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program, begun in 1993, "seeks to increase staff diversity within visual arts organizations" in Los Angeles County. In the summer of 2011, the foundation funded Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at 70 Los Angeles-area museums and visual arts organizations. The internships seek to attract into museum and visual arts organizations students from historically underrepresented groups : people of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent. In 2016,
355-457: A decade before, in which interconnectivity between communal activities and their respective spaces took priority. Aesthetically, the unbuilt areas combined cuboidal and cylindrical forms, distinguishing them from the laboratory cluster. The U-shaped road that was part of the original plan was built and exists to this day, but its ends that would have connected the Meeting Place and Living Place to
426-403: A favorable atmosphere for cross-fertilization." Author and journalist Howard Taubman explained: Although he is distinctly future-oriented, Dr. Salk has not lost sight of the institute's immediate aim, which is the development and use of the new biology, called molecular and cellular biology , described as part physics, part chemistry and part biology. The broad-gauged purpose of this science
497-606: A historical landmark in 1991. The entire 27-acre (11 ha) site was deemed eligible by the California Historical Resources Commission in 2006 for listing in the US National Register of Historic Places . It is "arguably the defining work" of Kahn. Jack MacAllister, FAIA , of the Kahn office, was the supervising architect and a design influence on the building that consists of two symmetric wings with
568-586: A joint effort between Salk Institute, UC San Diego , Burnham Institute and TSRI , received US$ 43 million from this funding. In addition, the institute employs postdoctoral scholars and staff scientists who receive training for academic leadership. Salk Institute currently runs the Harnessing Plants Initiative (HPI), which aims to improve the capability of agricultural crops to sequester carbon . It comprises two programs: The Salk Ideal Plants are plants that are genetically modified. The intent
639-518: A memorial to Jonas Salk, a golden engraving lies on the floor at the entrance to the institute: "Hope lies in dreams, in imagination and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality." Francis Crick held the post of J.W. Kieckhefer Distinguished Research Professor at the Salk Institute. His later research centered on theoretical neurobiology and attempts to advance the scientific study of human consciousness. He remained in this post at
710-516: A performance art festival, public programming and more than 100 gallery shows. Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (2017–18) extended that collaborative model to fund exhibitions and scholarly research focused on Latin American and U.S. Latino art in Southern California. In addition to generating attention to a little studied field, PST: LA/LA involved nearly 2.8 million participants. In her work at
781-473: A place like this existed and I was invited to work there." Many supporters, in particular the National Foundation, "helped him build his dream of a research complex for the investigation of biological phenomena 'from cell to society'." In 1966, Salk described his "ambitious plan for the creation of a kind of Socratic academy where the supposedly alienated two cultures of science and humanism will have
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#1732836909736852-400: A plaza with a single water feature. The resulting space is considered the most impressive element of the entire design. In the courtyard is a citrus grove containing several rows of semi-dwarf Valencia orange trees. This grove replaces the original grove which contained orange and kumquat trees which were then replaced with lime trees in the 1995 grove refurbishment. This latest replacement
923-471: A water stream flowing towards the ocean in the middle travertine -paved central plaza that separates the two. In the beginning the buildings were made up of different types of concrete mixes of different color. In the basement of the complex, there are different colored water walls because Kahn was experimenting with the mixtures. The buildings themselves have been designed to promote collaboration, and thus there are no walls separating laboratories on any of
994-400: Is given to only one building per year. Inside the laboratories, the ducts and vents are reinforced by concrete Vierendeel trusses supported by post-tensioned columns. The authorities at the time were very cautious due to the fact that they felt these trusses would not be able to hold in case of an earthquake, but in a tour de force of structural design, Komendant was able to achieve twice
1065-605: Is recognized as one of the world's leading institutions in several areas of biology, especially in neurosciences and plant biology. In December 2009, the Time magazine ranked Joseph R. Ecker 's mapping of the human epigenome as the second biggest scientific achievement of 2009. In May 2008, the California state government announced that it would provide $ US 270 million for funding California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine ,
1136-505: Is symbolic of an open environment for creation. The contrast between balance and dynamic space manifests a pluralistic invitation for scientific study in structures developed to accommodate their respective functions as parts of a research facility. Although modern in appearance, it is essentially an isolated compound for individual and collaborative study, not unlike monasteries as sanctuaries for religious discovery, and they are thought to have directly influenced Kahn in his design. Ultimately,
1207-471: Is to create plants with increased root mass, root depth and suberin content. Although the Salk Institute is not a degree-granting institution, it runs a graduate program together with the neighboring UC San Diego , and all Salk Institute professors receive adjunct appointments in the Division of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego. In addition, several faculty members are affiliated with other programs such as
1278-427: Is to understand man's life processes. There is talk here of the possibility, once the secret of how the cell is triggered to manufacture antibodies is discovered, that a single vaccine may be developed to protect a child against many common infectious diseases. There is speculation about the power to isolate and perhaps eliminate genetic errors that lead to birth defects. Dr. Salk, a creative man himself, hopes that
1349-574: The Conserving Canvas , specialized in the conservation and restoration of paintings . In May 2022, it was announced that Christie’s auction house will be selling the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection though a series of auctions starting in October 2022. The proceeds from the sale of the collection estimated at $ 180 million over nearly 1,500 pieces of art, will be donated to the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for
1420-519: The La Jolla community of San Diego, California . The independent, non-profit institute was founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk , the developer of the polio vaccine ; among the founding consultants were Jacob Bronowski and Francis Crick . Construction of the research facilities began in spring of 1962. The Salk Institute consistently ranks among the top institutions in the US in terms of research output and quality in
1491-610: The National Gallery in Prague to digitize images of works of art in its collections. In 2005, the program awarded the University of California, Los Angeles and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston almost $ 400,000 to "support the documentation and preservation of Latino and Latin American art". The name of the Getty Grant Program was changed to "Getty Foundation" in 2005. Between 2002 and 2007,
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#17328369097361562-535: The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She graduated cum laude from Penn with a degree in history in 1970. She went on to obtain a master's degree in art history at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1972. She went back to Penn and finished her PhD in art history in 1978. Her major and minor fields were baroque art and modern art, respectively. Marrow met her husband, Michael J. McGuire , at
1633-580: The University of Pennsylvania on the third night of her freshman year (1966). They were married for 48 years and had two children, Anna Marrow McGuire and David Marrow McGuire. She married Michael on June 19, 1971, in a simple ceremony at her parents' house in Scarsdale. Marrow and Michael spent a year in London, Paris and Florence in 1976-77 while she did her thesis research. She moved to California with Michael in 1977. Before, during, and after obtaining her PhD, she
1704-909: The University of Urbino , and the Engineering Building at the University of Leicester . In 2019, the grant was distributed to Buzludzha Monument, in Bulgaria; North Christian Church , in Columbus, Indiana ; Miller House and Garden , Columbus, Indiana; Laboratory for Faculty of Chemical Technology at Kaunas University of Technology , Lithuania; Uganda National Museum, Kampala, Uganda; Politecnico di Torino Torino Esposizioni, Torino, Italy; Escuela Superior de Comercio Manuel Belgrano, in Córdoba, Argentina; Beira Railway Station, Beira, Mozambique; and Paraninfo de la Universidad Laboral de Cheste, Cheste, Spain. Every year,
1775-488: The Vierendeel trusses that make this arrangement possible. These pre-stressed concrete trusses are about 62 feet (19 m) long, spanning the full width of each floor and extending from the bottom of each service floor to the top. They are supported by steel cables embedded in the concrete in a curve similar to that of cables supporting a suspension bridge . Their rectangular openings, which are 6 feet (1.8 m) high in
1846-703: The 2010 MLI was held at the Getty Center. The 2011 MLI was to be held on the Claremont campus. The Foundation's senior staff includes: Deborah Marrow Deborah Marrow (October 18, 1948 – October 1, 2019) was a foundation director and art historian who spent a 36-year career with the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles, California . She worked at the Trust from 1983 to 2019 including two assignments as interim president and chief executive officer and 30 years as Director of
1917-593: The American Alliance of Museums. She was honored by the American Institute for Conservation in 2019 with the President's Award in recognition of her substantial support of research and education in conservation. Marrow received the President's Non-Profit Leadership Award from East Los Angeles College in 2017, which was widely acknowledged by certificates of appreciation from political and cultural leaders throughout
1988-557: The Arts. The J. Paul Getty Trust can spend up to 0.75% of its endowment on gifts and grants. During the period July 2006 – June 2007, the Foundation had approximately 30 full-time and part-time employees, and a budget of $ 27.8 million. As of June 2008, the Foundation has four priorities for grants: Among notable grants of the Program were grants to partially fund the publication of books, for example to "provide for additional illustrations or allow
2059-462: The Foundation spent over $ 13.5 million to fund "plans to care for, maintain, and preserve ... historic resources" at 86 United States colleges and universities. In 2006, the Foundation committed $ 3.5 million to restore an 80 by 100 foot "America Tropical" mural on Olvera Street in Los Angeles that was painted by David Alfaro Siqueiros . In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina , the Foundation announced
2130-483: The Getty Center. In 2010, the GLI affiliated with Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California and was renamed The Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University . After the transfer, the foundation supports the GLI with a three-year, $ 2.2 million grant, but the program is headquartered on the Claremont campus. Claremont is funding GLI's indirect costs. Although the transfer took effect on January 2, 2010,
2201-696: The Getty Foundation awards Art History international fellowships ($ 60,000 plus $ 5,000 for research and travel expenses), in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies . The Foundation also sponsors the Getty Leadership Institute (GLI). The major GLI program is the Museum Leadership Institute (MLI), formerly known as the Museum Management Institute, which "has served close to 1,000 museum professionals from
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2272-627: The Getty Foundation. She was born in New York City on October 18, 1948, to Adele (Wolin) Marrow and Seymour A. Marrow. She was raised in Scarsdale, New York , attending Quaker Ridge Elementary School and Scarsdale High School . She was an exceptional student and worked on many school activities. She was a devoted camper at Camp Walden in Denmark, Maine, where her daughter, Anna, and her sister, Jane Marrow Bemis, also attended. In 1966, she started college at
2343-650: The Getty Grant Program (now the Getty Foundation ) in 1989 where she spent the rest of her career. During her tenure at the Getty she was called upon to become the acting director of the Getty Research Institute (1999–2000), and in 2000, she assumed the additional role of dean for external relations for the Getty. She was asked to step in as interim president and chief executive officer during two periods. During her first assignment as interim CEO in 2006–07, she led
2414-478: The Getty to overcome difficult governance challenges. As many people have stated, during this period she restored the “trust” in the Getty Trust. Her second stint as interim CEO (2010–11) came about due to the untimely death of James Woods. Marrow was regarded by art history professionals as a leader and consummate art historian who led many international efforts to improve the field. A notable achievement by Marrow
2485-635: The Getty, she traveled throughout six of the seven continents. Upon the announcement of her retirement in 2018, the Getty Board of Directors renamed an internship program that she founded in her honor: the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program. Over 27 years, the Internship Program has funded more than 3,000 students working at local arts institutions including museums throughout the southern California area. She
2556-538: The Los Angeles area. In 2012, she received the Centennial Award from the College Art Association for leadership and service to the field. Marrow received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa from Goucher College in 1983 where she gave the commencement address. Salk Institute for Biological Studies The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a scientific research institute in
2627-558: The MLI, GLI offers other professional development programs, convenes meetings involving non-profit agencies, and hosts an online forum. The GLI began in 1979 with a headquarters in New York City and classes taught at the University of California Berkeley . From 1999 to 2009, the program was headquartered at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, and in 2004, classes moved from Berkeley to
2698-432: The Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program to increase staff diversity within visual arts organizations in Los Angeles County. In 2016, a white woman sued the foundation for refusing her application for a museum internship program that’s explicitly open only to minority groups. In 1998, the Program granted $ 750,000 for electronic cataloging to art museums in the Los Angeles area. The program awarded $ 180,000 in 1999 to
2769-866: The National Trust for Historic Preservation in partnership with the White House Millennium Council , the International Committee of the Council on Foundations , the Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art, and the American Association of Museums task force that produced the report Excellence and Equity . In 2019, Marrow received the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums from
2840-543: The Neuroscience Graduate Program and the Cellular and Molecular Medicine. The students pursue either a PhD or an MD / PhD degree. As of 2024, the institute has one Nobel laureate on its faculty: Elizabeth Blackburn . Four of Salk's 11 Nobel laureates were deceased by 2016: Francis Crick, Robert W. Holley , Renato Dulbecco , and Sydney Brenner . Another five scientists trained at Salk have gone on to win
2911-1205: The Rashid Karami International Fairground in Tripoli, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina , the Chess Palace and Alpine Club in Tbilisi, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla , the St. Brendan's Community School in Birr, the Technische Universiteit Delft Auditorium in the Netherlands, the School of Mathematics of the Sapienza University of Rome ,
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2982-609: The Salk Institute Trustees elected former president of Booz Allen Hamilton , Daniel C. Lewis, as board chairman. The institute also served as the basis for Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar 's 1979 book Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts . Salk and architect Louis I. Kahn approached the city of San Diego in March 1960 about a gift of land on the Torrey Pines Mesa and were granted their request after
3053-607: The Salk Institute until his death in 2004. From April 22 to 27, 2010, the Salk Institute hosted glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly to celebrate 50 years of its inception. The event was underwritten by Irwin Jacobs , past chairman of the board of trustees. Jonas Salk founded the institute in 1963 in the San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla. Salk believed that the institution would help new and upcoming scientists along in their careers, as he said himself, "I thought how nice it would be if
3124-512: The Salk Institute's meaning can be interpreted as transcending function and physical place as a reflection of Western civilization's pursuit of truth through science. In 2014, the Getty Conservation Institute partnered with the Salk Institute to preserve the concrete and teak building which is, due to its coastal location, subject to the punishing rigors of a marine environment. Most of the laboratories and studies are named after
3195-454: The United States and 30 countries worldwide". It offers a three-week curriculum for "museum directors and senior executive team members", with instruction in areas such as "strategy, marketing, management and finance". Most of the attendees work in art museums ; among the executives who attended the MLI were the directors of the Frick Collection , San Francisco Museum of Modern Art , Van Gogh Museum , and Winnipeg Art Gallery . In addition to
3266-412: The benefactors, such as the Sloan-Swartz Center for Theoretical Neurobiology and the Razavi Newman Center for Bioinformatics. A library that houses current periodicals, some books and computers is located on the 3rd level of the west end of the North building. The Conrad T. Prebys auditorium and the Trustees' Room are located in the basement of the east buildings of the institute. According to A. Perez,
3337-406: The center and 5 feet (1.5 m) at the ends, allow maintenance workers to move easily through the thicket of pipes and ducts on the service floors. The trusses impose strictly vertical loads on their support columns, to which they are attached not rigidly but with a system of slip plates and tension cables to permit small movements during moderate earthquakes. The meeting and conference areas and
3408-401: The central laboratories are left bare or occupied by a parking lot. The institute is organized into several research units, each of which is further composed of several scientific groups, each led by a member of the faculty. Some of these units are: Rusty Gage was named to a five-year term to lead the institute on January 1, 2019. In February 2023 he returned to full-time laboratory work and
3479-421: The concrete was made with volcanic ash relying on the basis of ancient Roman concrete making techniques, and as a result gives off a warm, pinkish glow. This " pozzolanic " concrete was then only vibrated as needed structurally, leaving a lightly textured wall face. The basement also houses the transgenic core. Each laboratory block has five study towers, with each tower containing four offices, except for those near
3550-472: The ductility that a steel frame offered. At first Kahn wanted to put a garden in the middle of the two buildings but, as construction continued, he did not know what shape it should take. When he saw an exhibit of Luis Barragan 's work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Kahn invited Baragan to collaborate on the court that separated the two buildings. Barragan told Kahn that he should not add one leaf, nor plant, not one flower, nor dirt, instead, make it
3621-405: The entrance to the court, which only contain two. A diagonal wall allows each of the thirty-six scientists using the studies to have a view of the Pacific, and every study is fitted with a combination of operable sliding and fixed glass panels in teak wood frames. Originally the design also included living quarters and a conference building, but they were never built. In keeping with his design and
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#17328369097363692-408: The fields of art history, museums, preservation, and philanthropy. She served on the board of Town Hall Los Angeles . She was a board member of the Courtauld Institute of Art , the University of California Humanities Research Institute , and Southern California Grantmakers. She was a member of the National and International Committees for the History of Art, the Save America’s Treasures Committee of
3763-419: The floors. The lighting fixtures on the roof slide along rails thus reflecting the collaborative and open philosophy of the Salk Institute's science. After two years of design work, and after the design had been approved and meetings with building contractors had begun, Kahn and the Salk Institute abruptly decided to reduce the number of laboratory buildings from four narrow ones to two wider ones and to increase
3834-430: The foundation issued a $ 8.5 million grant to push more Latino and Latin American-themed shows in South California. On 16 September 2014, the Getty Foundation announced the launch of the Keeping It Modern grant to help preserve modernist architecture worldwide. The Centennial Hall in Poland was one of the first recipients of the grant ($ 200,000). In 2018, the grant was distributed to The National Art Schools in Cuba,
3905-442: The initial funding and continues to support the institute. Research is funded by a variety of public sources, such as the US National Institutes of Health and the government of California ; and private organizations such as Paris-based Ipsen , the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Waitt Family Foundation. In addition, the internally administered Innovation Grants Program encourages cutting-edge high-risk research. In 2017
3976-441: The institute will do its share in probing the wisdom of nature and thus help enlarge the wisdom of man. For the ultimate purpose of science, humanism and the arts, in his judgment, is the freeing of each individual to cultivate his full creativity, in whichever direction it leads. ... As if to prepare for Socratic encounters such as these, the institute's architect, Louis Kahn , has installed blackboards in place of concrete facings on
4047-428: The laboratory cluster, consisting of two parallel blocks enclosing a water garden, was built. The two laboratory blocks frame a long view of the Pacific Ocean , accentuated by a thin linear fountain that seems to reach for the horizon. The campus was designed by Louis Kahn. Salk had sought a beautiful campus in order to draw the best researchers in the world. The original buildings of the Salk Institute were designated
4118-402: The late 1970s, she was managing editor and member of the editorial board of the feminist publication Chrysalis . In 1982, she was hired as a consultant by the then nascent J. Paul Getty Trust to help vet senior staff being considered for the growing organization. In 1983, she started work with the Getty as publication coordinator in the new publications program. She was appointed director of
4189-423: The life sciences. As of October 2020, the Salk Institute employs 850 researchers in 60 research groups and focuses its research in three areas: molecular biology and genetics ; neurosciences ; and plant biology . Research topics include aging , cancer , diabetes , birth defects, Alzheimer's disease , Parkinson's disease , AIDS , and the neurobiology of American Sign Language . March of Dimes provided
4260-457: The living quarters were formally designated by Kahn as the Meeting Place and Living Place, respectively. He continued to make drawings of these spaces even after their cancellation following a shortage in construction funding. Kahn's stressed importance of the Meeting Place and Living Place to the entirety of the campus plan was in accordance to the Urban Reidentification Grid concepts proposed by British architects Peter and Alison Smithson nearly
4331-432: The mechanisms of autoimmune disease, such as multiple sclerosis , in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues. In an interview about his future hopes at the institute, he said, "In the end, what may have more significance is my creation of the institute and what will come out of it, because of its example as a place for excellence, a creative environment for creative minds." Francis Crick , codiscoverer of
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#17328369097364402-432: The number of floors per building from two to three. August Komendant re-engineered the structure and produced a new set of drawings with a speed that professor Leslie described as "legendary". Komendant also trained the construction workers in techniques for producing a highly refined concrete finish. In 1992 the American Institute of Architects (AIA) gave this building its prestigious Twenty-five Year Award , which
4473-462: The philosophy of "served and servant spaces," and as the vast requirement for mechanical spaces were extensive, Kahn decided to create a separate service floor for them above each of the laboratories to make it easier to reconfigure individual laboratories in the future without disrupting neighboring spaces. He also designed each laboratory floor to be entirely free of internal support columns, making laboratory configuration easier. Komendant engineered
4544-431: The structure of the DNA molecule, was a leading professor at the institute until his death in 2004. The institute also served as the basis for Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar 's 1979 book Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts . The Salk Institute, La Jolla, California (1959–1965) was to be a campus composed of three clusters: meeting and conference areas, living quarters, and laboratories. Only
4615-437: The walls along the walks. The New York Times , in a 1980 article celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Salk vaccine, described the current workings at the facility: At the institute, a magnificent complex of laboratories and study units set on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, Dr. Salk holds the titles of founding director and resident fellow. His own laboratory group is concerned with the immunologic aspects of cancer and
4686-442: Was a dedicated alumna of Penn. In 2001, she served on the committee celebrating 125 years of women at Penn. Marrow joined the Board of Trustees in 2003. Her tenure on the Board included membership on the Executive; Nominating; Local, National, and Global Engagement; Facilities and Campus Planning; and Honorary Degrees and Awards Committees. She also served on the Academic Policy Committee, which she chaired for six years. In 2004, Marrow
4757-433: Was a teacher. In the 1970s, he taught art history at local colleges in the Philadelphia area. In California, she finished her doctoral thesis on the art patronage of Maria de' Medici (1978) after which she taught at colleges and universities in the Los Angeles area. She was an adjunct assistant professor at Occidental College in 1979, 1981 and 1982, and she was a field faculty advisor at Goddard College from 1975 to 1979. In
4828-451: Was developing the concept for Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945–1980 which was celebrated throughout Southern California in 2011-2012. Under her leadership, the foundation awarded $ 28 million in grants to dozens of cultural institutions across Southern California to tell the story of the Los Angeles art scene. Pacific Standard Time highlighted contemporary art in post-World War II Los Angeles and involved dozens of museum exhibitions,
4899-538: Was due primarily to a need to remove current trees for structural repairs and waterproofing of central plant ceilings. The trees were mulched and used for ground cover in compliance with project commitments to sustainability. The decision not to replant additional lime trees stems from dissatisfaction with the manner in which the current trees defoliate and turn yellow in the shade. Valencia compensates for shade by producing additional chlorophyll in shaded section, becoming greener. The Salk Institute replete with empty space
4970-495: Was part of the consultative committee that recommended to the Trustees Amy Gutmann for election as Penn's eighth president. She was an Overseer at the Weitzman School of Design and she served as a member of the Penn Alumni Board of Directors, the Trustees' Council of Penn Women and the Southern California Regional Advisory Board. In 2013, she was named a Charter Trustee in honor of her contributions. She served as an Emerita Trustee until her death. Marrow served many organizations in
5041-411: Was succeeded as president by Gerald Joyce. The Austrian molecular biologist Jan Karlseder is the chair of the academic council. There are 53 faculty members. Five of these are members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute , and more than a quarter are elected members of the US National Academy of Sciences . In terms of research output measured by number of publications and citations, the institute
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