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Expert Comment on Student Loan Consolidation
Frank Claus As associate vice president for finance at the University of Pennsylvania, overseeing Student Financial Services, Mr. Claus and his staff have been helping Penn students fund their Ivy League education since 1988."Any student who hasn't consolidated school loans should consider doing so now," Mr. Claus says. "This is great for students. During the life of the loan, they can save about 20 percent on interest.
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Penn Hosts Summer Institute on Africa and the Arab World for Area K-12 Teachers
PHILADELPHIA-- Elementary, middle and high school teachers from school districts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. will gather on the University of Pennsylvania campus for a June 20-24 seminar designed to broaden their knowledge of Africa and the Arab world.The 2005 Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers, "Issues in Teaching about Africa and the Arab World: History, Politics, Human Rights and Media Perceptions," will be held in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at 3260 South St.
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Penn Receives $9.5 Million Grant from NIH as Part of National Screening Network to Discover Active Molecules
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania is receiving $9.5 million from the National Institutes of Health during the next three years to establish the Penn Center for Molecular Discovery. The Penn team will screen the NIH repository of small molecules to discover new biological interactions.
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Penn Science Cafe: Safecracking for Computer Scientists
WHAT: What might the ongoing struggle between safe crackers and safe builders have to do with the security of your e-mail? Find out this month at the Penn Science Cafe. WHO: Matthew Blaze, associate professor of computer and information science at PennWHERE: The MarBar 40th and Walnut streets, PhiladelphiaWHEN: 6 p.m., Monday, June 27 Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Menu items available for purchase
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Role of Mayors in Transforming Cities Is Focus of Urban Leadership Panel at Penn
WHAT: "The Role of Mayors in Urban Transformation" is the focus of the annual Urban Leadership Luncheon panel, sponsored by the Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania. The panel, moderated by Susan M. Wachter, co-director of Penn IUR, will discuss the challenges facing urban mayors. WHO: Current and former mayors from major cities will provide insights into the resources and actions needed to develop and transform America's urban centers. They include:Manuel A. Diaz, mayor of Miami
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The View Is Better from Up There: Penn-Led Team to Look to Distant Galaxies with Balloon-Borne Telescope
PHILADELPHIA An international team of researchers, led by astronomers at the University of Pennsylvania, has launched the most highly sensitive telescope of its kind to be carried by balloon. The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope or BLAST will take a five to nine-day journey along the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. BLAST will collect images of objects in our solar system as well as the distant light that details the formation of stars and the evolution of whole galaxies.
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Penn Sponsors Summer Research Tours to Japan and India For Greater Philadelphia Area High School Teachers
PHILADELPHIA--The University of Pennsylvania is helping greater Philadelphia area high school teachers globalize their lesson plans through a pair of overseas study tours this month.The first tour sends 10 middle and high school teachers from Pennsylvania and New Jersey to Japan for 18 days to learn about Japanese customs and culture. It is sponsored by Penn's Center for East Asian Studies and the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and funded in part by a United States-Japan Foundation grant.
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Comprehensive Plan Needed to End Child Sexual Exploitation
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania social work professor Richard Estes, co-editor of the new two-volume "Medical, Legal, & Social Science Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation," hopes that the release of this work will guide lawmakers, human service planners, child advocacy groups and others to work together to create a comprehensive plan to combat child sexual exploitation.
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10 Best-Kept Secrets of University City
West Philadelphia can be a predictable sort of place. Everything you seek, you know where to find. Looking to shop? Try the stores along 40th or Walnut Street. Need a workout? Go to Pottruck. Thirsty for a drink? Visit the bars of Sansom Street. In the day-to-day, 9-to-5 grind, it’s all too easy to stick to the tried-and-true. The only problem with that approach, of course, is that you’re unlikely to discover anything new and exciting. And believe it or not, West Philadelphia has its share of hidden treasures—you just have to take the time to look.
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Summer school If you’re toying with the idea of going back to school or continuing your education part-time, plan to attend the “Back to School” Career Focus Brown Bag lunchtime seminars, held in two parts on June 14 and 17 from noon to 1 p.m. at 3624 Market St. For more information, and to register, go to: www.hr.upenn.edu/training_coursecatalog. Square roots