By: Penn Today With support from the Penn Global Engagement Fund, Heather Huntington is investigating the impact of reforestation and sustainable agriculture interventions on livelihoods, biodiversity, and human health in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. Biodiversity, agriculture, and human health are inextricably linked, and all are threatened by climate change. Internationally, many groups are taking measures…
By: Penn Today A new installment in the ‘Art Matters’ series examines ‘Ava’ by photographer and filmmaker Shirin Neshat, on view at Perry World House. SHIRIN NESHAT (IRANIAN B. 1957) AVA, 2012 INK ON SILVER GELATIN PRINT GIFT OF RICHARD C. AND LISA PERRY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ART COLLECTION LOCATION: PERRY WORLD HOUSE, SECOND FLOOR Photographer…
By: Penn Today Perry World House Fellows and Advisors Lolita Jackson, Stephen Hammer, and Wolfgang Blau offered their insights from the conference in a discussion last week, moderated by Perry World House Interim Director Michael Weisberg. More than two dozen delegates from Penn were in Dubai late last year to attend and share their expertise…
By: Jared Brey Bucha, a small city in Ukraine about 30 kilometers from Kyiv, was one of the first to be hit by the Russian invasion in the spring of 2022. Hundreds of people were killed, some with their hands tied behind their backs, their bodies left in the street. As Ukrainians continue to fight,…
By: Penn Today Penn’s Assembly of International Students is matching international undergrads and graduate students with a faculty or staff partner who invites them to a Thanksgiving meal. While many in the Penn community are gearing up for Thanksgiving break, whether it’s boarding trains, planes, and buses to celebrate with friends and family or preparing…
By: Penn Today More than two dozen researchers from schools and centers across the University traveled to Dubai for the UN’s annual climate change conference. Descending on Dubai for the world’s largest climate change conference, more than two dozen delegates from Penn shared their expertise on topics ranging from the energy transition to urban climate finance to…
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