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Amanda Mott
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Penn Global
New Penn Global program fosters ethical research around the world
New Penn Global program fosters ethical research around the world
The first student cohort of the Penn Global Research Institute piloted the program this summer in the Galápagos.
Digital assets and the future of finance
Digital assets and the future of finance
Perry World House and the Wharton School co-hosted a lecture that examined how digital assets have grown in recent years.
The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community
The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community
Since its founding by Penn Vet students in 2016, the Gambia Goat Dairy has worked in partnership with Gambians to serve its community. The research and teaching farm also gives current students the opportunity to use their veterinary skills for social good.
Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary
Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary
Students in Christopher P. Atwood’s Penn Global seminar on Mongolian civilization explored the capital and vast grasslands of Mongolia, meeting welcoming locals along the way.
‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims
‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims
The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding.
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland
Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio, an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, studied at ETH Zurich during the spring semester.
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ariana Wiltjer in Ireland
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ariana Wiltjer in Ireland
Rising senior Ariana Wiltjer (center) studied at Trinity College Dublin during the spring semester.
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Kiersten Thomas in Sweden
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Kiersten Thomas in Sweden
Rising senior Kiersten Thomas, a health and societies major in the College of Arts and Sciences studied abroad at the Stockholm School of Economics.
The Great War and memory
The Great War and memory
History professor Warren Breckman took his Penn Global Seminar students to the Western Front area of northern France and Belgium to look at World War I through the intersections of personal and public memory.
Can China stop climate change?
Can China stop climate change?
In a political science course and new book, Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives Scott Moore unfurls the layers of China’s approach to sustainability and technology.
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Associated Press
Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that
Amy Gadsden of Penn Global says that American interest in studying in China is declining due to foreign businesses closing their offices there and Beijing’s draconian governing style.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Scholars at risk in their own countries find a new home at Penn
Penn Global’s Scholars-at-Risk program is featured. Global’s Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Scott Moore, Penn Carey Law’s Eric Feldman, and Wharton’s Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, along with former and current scholars Angel Alvarado, Pavel Golubev, and Jawad Moradi are interviewed.
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The Washington Post
China’s cautious, curious Middle East game
Neysun Mahboubi of Penn Global says that China’s persecution of Uyghur Muslims doesn’t resonate as strongly in the Muslim world as the Palestinian issue.
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Axios
Future of 44-year-old science agreement caught in middle of U.S.-China tensions
Scott Moore of Penn Global says that it’s unimaginable to think of where China was in science and tech in the ‘70s versus now.
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USA Today
No, WEF did not declare all humans must have microchip implanted
Scott Moore of Penn Global says that the World Economic Forum doesn’t have the ability to mandate the laws and policies of governments.
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USA Today
No, the World Economic Forum did not ban natural conception of babies
Scott Moore of Penn Global says that the World Economic Forum doesn’t have the ability to mandate the laws and policies of governments around the globe.
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