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Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Ramos

Mark Stehle WHY ENGINEERING?: Lizzie Ramos first discovered her love for mechanics, electricity and magnetism in her high school physics class. From then on, she says, there was no doubt in her mind that engineering was her career path of choice.

The Penn Science Café Presents: "Is the Climate Changing," with Dr. Benjamin Horton

WHO:Dr. Benjamin Horton, assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaWHAT:The Penn Science Café lecture series, free and open to the public, takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town. The Café is your chance to ask a leading expert your questions about science. WHERE:Bubble House, 3404 Sansom St., PhiladelphiaWHEN:

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Untold story

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo For 10 years, Marybeth Gasman held a variety of jobs in college administration, from student affairs to fundraising. And when she started a Ph.D. program at Indiana University, she did so with every intention of remaining in college administration—until her husband sat her down and changed her career path forever.

Penn Names Eric J. Furda New Dean of Admissions

Eric J. Furda, vice president for alumni relations and former executive director of undergraduate admissions at Columbia University, has been named dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania. Furda, a 1987 Penn graduate, will assume his position as dean on July 1, 2008.

Sarah Tishkoff Named Penn's Newest PIK Professor

PHILADELPHIA -– Sarah Tishkoff, a leading global expert in human genetics, has been named the sixth Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ronald Daniels.

Randall Robinson, Carlos Alfonso Rosero to Speak at Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice at Penn

Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at Penn Launches Free Public Lecture Series for 2008

PHILADELPHIA –- The Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania will present a series of free public lectures exploring the early Jewish experience entitled “Beginnings: Jews, Christians and the Roman Empire.”Natalie B. Dohrmann, executive editor of The Jewish Quarterly Review will kick off the series with a talk on “Jews, Christians and the Roman Empire: An Introduction” on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut St.

Trash Mountain Event to Kick Off RecycleMania @ Penn

Penn Joins National College Recycling Competition

PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania has joined with more than 100 colleges and universities in RecyleMania, a friendly competition to help reduce waste. From Jan. 28 to April 1, campuses across the country will compete to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables and the least amount of trash per capita. There will also be a competition for the highest recycling rate.