University of PennsylvaniaNews and information about the University of Pennsylvania. News and information from the best feeds offered by the University of Pennsylvania.Railways cashes in on woes of airlines, truckers- September 17, 2008 Now, with steep increases in the price of oil and aviation fuel, early evidence showed that the network is well-positioned to cash in on the miseries seen in the road and air transport industries.http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=241881&version=1... Accident victim recalled as loving grandmother- September 17, 2008 When Patricia Waggoner died in a head-on crash on the Blue Route, the 63-year-old Massachusetts woman was simply being a grandmother.http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?dept_id=18171&newsid=20124152 Zalewski promotes posting crime alerts on Internet- September 17, 2008 Municipalities and neighborhood associations across the country have begun to bring citizens up to speed in real time about crimes in their backyards by posting alerts on the Internet.http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?dept_id=7021&PAG=461&newsid=20124033 UT supercomputer called into action to analyze Ike data- September 17, 2008 Data from Hurricane Ike collected by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration planes were fed into Ranger as it ran next-generation forecasting models.http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/technology/09/17/0917ikeranger.... UT supercomputer called into action to analyze Ike data - Austin American-Statesman- September 17, 2008 As Hurricane Ike roared through the Caribbean and headed toward the Texas coast last week, a team of Austin supercomputer experts worked feverishly with researchers in College Station, Colorado and Pennsylvania to keep up. The Texas Advanced ...http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/technology/09/17/0917ikeranger.... 7 years later, nation remembers Sept. 11- September 17, 2008 Alex Salamone remembers playing in the yard with his dad. He remembers his dad pulling him in a toy wagon.http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/S/SEPT_11_ANNIVERSARY_BAOL-?SITE=NYNYP Cal. U. Smokers Protest Smoking Ban- September 17, 2008 Required fields are marked with an asterisk The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.http://kdka.com/local/students.protest.Smoking.2.819229.html Students hold keys to power in the White House- September 17, 2008 Barack Obama supporters cheer during a rally at Cross Orchards Historic Site in Grand Junction, Colorado.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/17/uselections2008.barackobama1 Arena protester makes his stand for Mac Court- September 17, 2008 Berkeley had its tree-sitters, who protested construction of a complex for California's sports teams.http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2008/09/arena_protester_makes_his_stan.html Trailblazing pool wants more blacks swimming - International Herald Tribune- September 17, 2008 YEADON, Pennsylvania : Over the sound of R&B music piped through a loudspeaker, a group of mostly black children whooped with delight as they splashed around the crystal blue waters of an outdoor pool. It's a scene that wasn't possible more than 50 ...http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/17/america/NA-FEA-US-Black-Swim-Club.php |