February 26, 2004

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  Penn's director of financial aid, William Schilling, explains what it takes to make the university affordable for all.

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CONFERENCE CALL

“Women in Action: Social Transformation In Latin America” brings together international women activists and scholars to discuss the role of women as agents of social change in Latin America. The symposium will be held on Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Terrace Room, Logan Hall. Marysa Navarro delivers the keynote address at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall, Swarthmore College. For more information, contact Persephone Braham at braham@udel.edu or Migdalia Carasquillo at 215-898-9919 or lals@sas.upenn.edu.

“Brain Research: From Molecules to Mind” is this year’s topic for a day-long neuroscience symposium on Monday, March 15, presented by the Mahoney Institute of Neurological Science. The program is open to all and will take place in the BRB II/III Auditorium at the Medical School. For more information, contact Camille Taylor at 898-8498 or Fiona Cowan at 898-8048.