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Penn GSE and 15 APEC Member Economies to Conduct International Study in Science, Math Teacher Preparation

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education-International is teaming with 15 other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation to conduct an international study on secondary-school teacher preparation, “Identifying Unique and Promising Practices in Math and Science Teacher Education in APEC Economies.”

Hero police dog treated at Penn Vet's Matthew J. Ryan Hospital

A police dog shot twice in the line of duty underwent life-saving surgery at the Matthew J. Ryan Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, where he is recovering from wounds to his left hind leg and left shoulder.

Gene therapy improves vision

Photo credit: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia From left to right: Albert M.

The Download: Penn on the web

Unless you’ve programmed your email server to collect every mention of Penn on the internet on a daily basis, it’s unlikely you can keep up with the University’s ever-widening presence on the web. By mining online publications, websites and blogs, the Current has collected a few interesting, unusual and thought-provoking items to provide you with a snapshot of what’s being said in cyberspace.

Student Spotlight: Christine Nieves

Photo credit: Mark Stehle LEAD STORY: Since June, senior Christine Nieves, born in the United Kingdom but a native of Puerto Rico, has co-hosted “En Portada,” a public affairs show on Telemundo Philadelphia. “En Portada” is Spanish for “On the Front Cover.”

Yaga Venugopal Reddy to Give Annual Lecture of University of Pennsylvania Center for the Advanced Study of India

WHO: Yaga Venugopal Reddy, emeritus professor at the University of Hyderabad and former governor of the Reserve Bank of IndiaWHAT: “Regulating the Financial Sector: Indian Experience” as the Annual Lecture, part of the Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture SeriesWHERE: Duke of Windsor Suite, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Ave., New YorkWHEN: Nov. 12, 2009, 6-7:30pm

Penn Biologist Joshua Plotkin Awarded Packard Fellowship

 PHILADELPHIA -- Joshua Plotkin, a biologist in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded an $875,000 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.Plotkin was one of 16 researchers chosen from 99 nominees from 50 universities. His research involves mapping genetic information in nature through the use of mathematical formulas.

Penn honors Board of Trustees Chairman James S. Riepe's decade of service

Top, Jim Riepe as a student at Penn; bottom, Riepe (back row, black robe) at Penn President Amy Gutmann's inauguration.

University of Pennsylvania Law School to Hold Symposium on Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking

University breaks ground on 24-acre Penn Park project

 Photo credit: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates