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  • Exploration awaits as Penn Abroad ramps up student trips

    Two years after the pandemic forced Penn Abroad to brings students home, trips are back on and a busier-than-normal abroad schedule is coming in fall 2022.
    A group of people affiliated with Penn Abroad stand in front of a building on Penn’s campus.
    The Penn Abroad team, (left to right) Greta Kazenski, Zoraida Hu, Erin Feeney, Spencer Biery, Kristyn Palmiotto, Yasmina Pierre, Amy Wei, Nigel Cossar, Jamie Nisbet, Erica Sebastian, Arielle Schweber. (Not pictured: Michael Griego).

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

    Jan 31, 2025