Can AI help cities get a handle on urban heat? (Image: Nathan Howard via AP Images) Can AI help cities get a handle on urban heat? Weitzman’s Xiaojiang Li is using artificial intelligence tools to provide more granular information about urban environments in order to optimize solutions for mitigating extreme heat. 2 min. read
'Trying to bury the science': US climate research under siege Penn In the News France 24 'Trying to bury the science': US climate research under siege "It's a losing effort given the piling up of evidence and the fact that people are seeing and feeling the consequences of climate change so dramatically this summer with the heat domes and wildfires,” says Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences. Italy’s $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral Penn In the News Fortune Italy’s $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral “Supply chain spillovers due to heat upstream actually lead to measurable downstream firm valuation impacts,” says R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Wharton School. Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability “Many people still think of waste as something disposable, rather than as a resource that still contains value,” says Reto Gieré, earth and environmental science professor in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Climate) Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability The earth and environmental science professor invites his students to view sustainability as integral to industry and to reconsider waste as a potential resource for reuse. 2 min. read Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the US Virgin Islands Beach on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands(Image: Scott Page) Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the US Virgin Islands Urban planners Scott Page and Jamie Granger have been teaching Climate Resilience Studio since 2016, bringing their expertise from Interface Studio into the classroom. 2 min. read How extreme heat affects the economy Image: Jung Getty/getty images How extreme heat affects the economy R. Jisung Park, an environmental and labor economist at the School of Social Policy & Practice, discusses climate change and the impact of extreme heat on academic success and worker productivity. 4 min. read Soaking up the sun nocred Soaking up the sun A roundup of stories from Penn Today on solar innovation and protection. 2 min. read Does your insurance protect you from climate risk? Image: milehightraveler via Getty Images Does your insurance protect you from climate risk? Research from Wharton’s Parinitha Sastry reveals how climate risk is being mispriced in mortgages and property insurance, leaving homeowners to pay the price. 2 min. read At the intersection of energy and agriculture As part of a 2024 landscape architecture studio at Weitzman, students traveled to Kisumu and visited the Donga boardwalk and overlook with students from the University of Maseno and Great Lakes University of Kisumu.(Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News) At the intersection of energy and agriculture Through the Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, Penn researchers are responding to a significant science-to-policy gap. 2 min. read ‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education nocred ‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education Omnia’s latest podcast series, ‘Horizons,’ draws on the School of Arts & Sciences’ newest vision for navigating a changing world. 2 min. read Load More
Italy’s $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral Penn In the News Fortune Italy’s $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral “Supply chain spillovers due to heat upstream actually lead to measurable downstream firm valuation impacts,” says R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Wharton School. Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability “Many people still think of waste as something disposable, rather than as a resource that still contains value,” says Reto Gieré, earth and environmental science professor in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Climate) Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability The earth and environmental science professor invites his students to view sustainability as integral to industry and to reconsider waste as a potential resource for reuse. 2 min. read Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the US Virgin Islands Beach on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands(Image: Scott Page) Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the US Virgin Islands Urban planners Scott Page and Jamie Granger have been teaching Climate Resilience Studio since 2016, bringing their expertise from Interface Studio into the classroom. 2 min. read How extreme heat affects the economy Image: Jung Getty/getty images How extreme heat affects the economy R. Jisung Park, an environmental and labor economist at the School of Social Policy & Practice, discusses climate change and the impact of extreme heat on academic success and worker productivity. 4 min. read Soaking up the sun nocred Soaking up the sun A roundup of stories from Penn Today on solar innovation and protection. 2 min. read Does your insurance protect you from climate risk? Image: milehightraveler via Getty Images Does your insurance protect you from climate risk? Research from Wharton’s Parinitha Sastry reveals how climate risk is being mispriced in mortgages and property insurance, leaving homeowners to pay the price. 2 min. read At the intersection of energy and agriculture As part of a 2024 landscape architecture studio at Weitzman, students traveled to Kisumu and visited the Donga boardwalk and overlook with students from the University of Maseno and Great Lakes University of Kisumu.(Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News) At the intersection of energy and agriculture Through the Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, Penn researchers are responding to a significant science-to-policy gap. 2 min. read ‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education nocred ‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education Omnia’s latest podcast series, ‘Horizons,’ draws on the School of Arts & Sciences’ newest vision for navigating a changing world. 2 min. read
Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability “Many people still think of waste as something disposable, rather than as a resource that still contains value,” says Reto Gieré, earth and environmental science professor in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Climate) Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability The earth and environmental science professor invites his students to view sustainability as integral to industry and to reconsider waste as a potential resource for reuse. 2 min. read
Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the US Virgin Islands Beach on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands(Image: Scott Page) Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the US Virgin Islands Urban planners Scott Page and Jamie Granger have been teaching Climate Resilience Studio since 2016, bringing their expertise from Interface Studio into the classroom. 2 min. read
How extreme heat affects the economy Image: Jung Getty/getty images How extreme heat affects the economy R. Jisung Park, an environmental and labor economist at the School of Social Policy & Practice, discusses climate change and the impact of extreme heat on academic success and worker productivity. 4 min. read
Soaking up the sun nocred Soaking up the sun A roundup of stories from Penn Today on solar innovation and protection. 2 min. read
Does your insurance protect you from climate risk? Image: milehightraveler via Getty Images Does your insurance protect you from climate risk? Research from Wharton’s Parinitha Sastry reveals how climate risk is being mispriced in mortgages and property insurance, leaving homeowners to pay the price. 2 min. read
At the intersection of energy and agriculture As part of a 2024 landscape architecture studio at Weitzman, students traveled to Kisumu and visited the Donga boardwalk and overlook with students from the University of Maseno and Great Lakes University of Kisumu.(Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News) At the intersection of energy and agriculture Through the Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, Penn researchers are responding to a significant science-to-policy gap. 2 min. read
‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education nocred ‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education Omnia’s latest podcast series, ‘Horizons,’ draws on the School of Arts & Sciences’ newest vision for navigating a changing world. 2 min. read