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Penn SRFS Office Adds Financial Literacy Program for Undergrads -- and Grads
PHILADELPHIA – Managing a budget, balancing a checking account and paying bills on time are among the financial responsibilities adults must juggle. They are also tasks many young people don’t take on until they go to college and, if the students are ill prepared, they can get them into hot water.
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Penn buildings compete in Power Down Challenge
Penn staff and faculty in 10 campus buildings will compete in this year’s Power Down Challenge to see which location can use the least amount of electricity during the three-week contest.
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University of Pennsylvania a Stop on Arab Journalists’ Tour as They Cover U.S. Elections
PHILADELPHIA – Ten journalists from the Arab world visited the FactCheck.org headquarters at the University of Pennsylvania and met with the director of Penn’s Middle East Center in October as part of the
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Penn’s Dan Garofalo Named to Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review Committee
PHILADELPHIA -- Dan Garofalo, environmental sustainability coordinator and senior facilities planner at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named to the first Civic Design Review Committee of the City of Philadelphia.
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Penn’s Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative Celebrating Collaborative Farm’s First Year at Bartram’s Garden
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, through its Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative, the school-based program that encourages West Philadelphia students to grow, cook, consume and sell healthy foods, is holding a harvest festival to celebrate the first anniversary of its Community Farm and Food Resource Center at Bartram’s Garden.
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Author Jennifer Egan Among 10 to Be Honored at Penn’s 78th Alumni Award of Merit Gala
PHILADELPHIA – At a black-tie gala Friday, Oct. 26, the University of Pennsylvania will honor alumni and alumni groups who, through their accomplishments or continued involvement, have brought honor and prestige to Penn.
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Penn accepting Green Fund applications
Calling all staff, faculty, and students: Now is your chance to turn your ideas for sustainability into real-life projects with the help of Green Fund support.
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Penn’s GCP Seeking Green Fund Grant Applications; Deadline Is Oct. 31
PHILADELPHIA –- The fall 2012 application period is now open for Green Fund grant seekers at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn’s Green Campus Partnership is accepting applications through Oct.
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Get a health screening and earn some cash
Beginning Oct. 15, investing 20 minutes of your time could lead to a healthier lifestyle and put a little extra cash in your pocket, too.
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Netter Center to Use AT&T Grant to Support Ninth Graders’ Achievement at Two West Philadelphia Schools
PHILADELPHIA -- Ninth grade students at University City and Sayre High schools in West Philadelphia will be the beneficiaries of a $300,000 competitive grant received by the University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships from the
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