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  • Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity

    Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson visited VinUni in Hanoi, Vietnam, to commemorate the university’s fifth anniversary and Penn’s seventh year of allyship. He delivered a lecture about how excellent universities advance society.
    Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson poses with VinUniversity leadership.
    From left to right: Leah Popowich of the Office of the President at Penn; Professor Phuoc Le, VinUni vice dean of the College of Health Sciences; Daniel Ruelle, VinUni director of Teaching and Learning Center; John Evans, VinUni’s dean of the College of Business and Management; Glen Gaulton, director for the Center for Global Health at Penn Medicine; David Bangsberg, Vin Uni provost cum dean of the College of Health Sciences; Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson; Le Mai Lan, Vice President of Vingroup, president of VinUniversity; Le Cu Linh, VinUni executive vice dean, College of Health Sciences; Phan Thi Thuc Anh, VinUni director of Agile and Innovation Center; Michelle Hermiston, VinUni vice dean of the College of Health Sciences; Hanh Bui, VinUni head of Academic Engagement and Global Exchange; ⁠Laurent El Ghaoui, VinUni vice provost for Research and Innovation, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
    (Image: Courtesy of VinUniversity)

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    People gather around a large map placed on the floor.

    In Senegal, the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life. With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises, Ph.D. candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar, that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt.

    (Image: Courtesy of Chaowu Li)

    From a desert to an oasis: Penn engages in ambitious greening effort in the Sahel

    Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth.

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    An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future
    The exterior of the Vagelos building lit up with dramatic lighting.

    The new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology boasts adaptable laboratory spaces to support the dynamic needs of pioneering research.

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    An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future

    Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.

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