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2. University of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   The University of Pennsylvania (Penn [note 3] or UPenn [note 4]) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in ...

3. Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   The Pennsylvania State University is Pennsylvania's land-grant university, Sea Grant College, and Space Grant College. The University of Pennsylvania, founded in West Philadelphia in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin , a Founding Father of the nation, is Pennsylvania's only Ivy League university, and is the geographically most southern of the nation's ...

4. Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences - Wikipedia

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   The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is a constituent, semi-autonomous part of Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. The College was founded in 1896 as a School of Mines, but, over time, diversified becoming the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The college has five departments: Energy and Mineral Engineering ...

5. William Easterling - Wikipedia

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   William Easterling is a Professor of Geography and former Dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. [1] He is currently the assistant director for the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) at the National Science Foundation .

6. Geology of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   The top plate illustrates the tectonic setting for the sediments of Pennsylvania. This section is characterized by the metamorphic rocks that provide much of the bedrock for this area. The oldest exposed rocks in Pennsylvania are found here and consist of the Baltimore Gneiss. [8] These rocks have a complex history and a vast array of different ...

7. Regions of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   Pennsylvania Dutch Country refers to an area of Pennsylvania, which has a high percentage of Amish, Mennonite, and "Fancy Dutch" residents. The Pennsylvania Dutch language was historically common, and is still spoken today by many Amish people residing in the state. It consists of the following counties: York; Perry; Berks; Cumberland; Adams ...

8. Geography of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   The Pennsylvania Dutch region in south-central Pennsylvania is a favorite for sightseers. The Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, and at least 15 other sects are common in the rural areas around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg with smaller populations extending northeast to the Lehigh Valley and up to the Susquehanna Valley.

9. Graduate Employees Together – University of Pennsylvania

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   Graduate Employees Together – University of Pennsylvania (GET-UP) is a group of graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania that is trying to become recognized as a union. The group (GET-UP 1.0), first formed in the spring of 2001, and affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).