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Penn's Center for High Impact Philanthropy Partners in 100Kin10 Initiative for Education
PHILADELPHIA — The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania will be a partner in 100Kin10, a movement to recruit, prepare and support 100,000 science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, teachers during the next decade.Kate Hovde, senior analyst with the Center, will attend the first 100Kin10 Partner Summit on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Washington, D.C., where Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will launch the event to bring together the network of partners.
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RecycleMania 2012 Begins at Penn
PHILADELPHIA –- As part of its Year of Games, the University of Pennsylvania is among the 600-plus colleges and universities across the United States and Canada competing during the next eight weeks in RecycleMania 2012. This competition is designed to see which schools will minimize their waste stream most significantly and achieve the greatest recycling rate.
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New Center at Penn GSE Releases Report on Black Male Student Success in College
PHILADELPHIA — The Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, a new center at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, has released its inaugural report, “Black Male Student Success in Higher Education: A Report from the National Black Male College Achievement Study.”
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Cinema Studies lecturer handicaps the Oscars
Film buffs in office pools across America are eagerly selecting their picks for the 2012 Oscars, and among them are the scholars in Penn’s Cinema Studies Program.
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Adopt an Artifact and care for the non-living
Looking to adopt a cat? How about a cat mummy from Ancient Egypt? In the market for some fine china? Take a gander at a crystal ball from China’s Qing Dynasty? The Penn Museum is inviting its visitors and friends to adopt nearly a dozen ancient items in its vast archaeological collection. The adoption fees help with the maintenance and storage of the artifacts, and adopters will receive an array of benefits, depending on their participation level.
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Penn Glee Club Celebrates 150th Anniversary
WHO: Penn Glee Club members and alumni WHAT: 150th Anniversary Gala and concert WHEN: Feb. 18, 2012 7:30 p.m.
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Animal Lovers Lecture Series answers questions about pets
Whether you’d like your cat to stop eating toilet paper, or want to know why it’s important to keep Fido’s teeth sparkling clean, the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Animal Lovers Lecture Series is designed to answer questions you have about your furry family members.
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Take a midday Friday concert break with WXPN
By the time Friday rolls around, lots of people are ready for a break, sometimes as early as noon. For a quick get-away, try WXPN’s “Free At Noon” concert series, showcasing live performances at World Cafe Live. The concerts, which last about an hour, are a joint production between WXPN, Penn’s public radio station, and National Public Radio (NPR).
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Win the war on stress with HR workshops
The National Institutes of Health reports that stress can cause both short- and long-term changes to your body and mind. Chronic stress can take a mental and physical toll, increasing blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and has been linked to cardiovascular problems such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, and stroke.
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Penn Director of Rare Book and Manuscript Library to Speak at Symposium
PHILADELPHIA – MAGPI, the University of Pennsylvania's Internet2 hub, will host the Advanced Networks and the Arts & Humanities Symposium on Thursday Feb. 2. David McKnight, Penn‘s director of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, will give a breakout presentation on the Schoenberg Database Manuscripts during the symposium.