Contact Biography SofÃa GarcÃa Andrés is the Student Assistant at Penn Global Initiatives, where she supports programs fostering international engagement and collaboration. She contributes to research, communications, and event coordination that strengthen Penn’s global partnerships. SofÃa is a sophomore in Political Science concentrating in International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also earning…
Sixteen faculty-led projects have been selected this year to receive Penn Global research and engagement grants. Award recipients were announced at Penn Global’s annual grant launch on Thursday, May 2. The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program, commonly known as the Penn Global Grant Program, supports new or established projects that leverage Penn research…
Penn Global is delighted to announce that nine Ph.D. students have been awarded Penn Global Dissertation Grants. The Penn Global Dissertation Grants program is designed to enhance global components of dissertation research for the graduate student community. In partnership with the Vice Provost for Education, this program awards up to $8,000 to selected Ph.D. candidates…
Penn Global is pleased to share that it is formally accepting applications for Penn Wharton China Center grants, which offer China-focused research and teaching support. In January, Penn Global announced two new opportunities to support China-focused research and teaching initiatives in collaboration with the Penn Wharton China Center (PWCC) in Beijing. Penn Global is now formally accepting…
Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with an ambitious ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth. From leadership strife and regional conflicts to the sweeping waves of global economic transformation, the Sahel region—the southern…
In anticipation of Climate Week at Penn, Penn Global is pleased to announce the launch of the Climate Security and Geopolitics Project. Led by Scott Moore, Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives for Penn Global and Practice Professor of Political Science, this research project examines how the return of great power rivalry, particularly with China,…
Biography Maria-Antonia Andrews has been teaching at Penn since 2002 and is currently the Associate Director for Undergraduate Programs in Earth & Environmental Science (EES). Maria teaches graduate level courses for the Master of Science in Applied Geosciences (MSAG) program (MSAG) program including Aqueous Geochemistry, and Fundamentals of Air Pollution. She also teaches two undergraduate courses;…
Biography Jere Behrman, PhD, Kenan Professor of Economics and Sociology at Penn, researches economic development, early childhood development, labor economics, human resources (education, training, health, nutrition), demography, household behaviors, life-cycle and intergenerational relations and policy evaluation. He has published ~400 articles (primarily in leading general and field economic journals, also in leading demographic, sociology, nutritional and…
Biography Daniel Beiting, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Pathobiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Penn where he is the Technical Director of the Center for Host-Microbial Interactions (CHMI).  He leads a project that integrates data mining and visualization tools to explore tens of thousands of publicly available microbial datasets from enteric diseases, available at [microbiomeDB.org]microbiomeDB.org.…
Biography Nancy Biller, MPH, MA, is the Assistant Dean for Global Health Affairs at the School of Nursing. Her focus is on opportunities for students and faculty to engage in global health activities for maximum impact, globally and locally. The Latin America and Caribbean region is a priority that led to Penn Nursing’s leadership in…