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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.

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.”

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.”

What is the scoop behind the toast Zamboni?

Dear Benny: I love the special toast Zamboni that cruises across the football field picking up the bread that is tossed during home games. Can you tell me more about the groovy crumb gatherer? Is it an actual Zamboni? Have there ever been celebrity drivers? What happens to all those bread crumbs?--Craving Carbs Dear Craving: You certainly have a muffin-pan full of questions about one of Penn’s most original gridiron traditions.

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

Penn Park Groundbreaking Is Today at 1 p.m.

 WHAT: A groundbreaking at the University of Pennsylvania for its 24-acre, $46 million Penn Park that features pedestrian walks, three athletic fields and a 12-court outdoor tennis facility and will bring 20 percent more open space to the campus. The park is made up of 14 acres of land Penn purchased from the U.S. Postal Service in 2007 as well as 10 acres the University already owned around South Street. WHO:

University breaks ground on 24-acre Penn Park project

 Photo credit: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates