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  • A week of building climate knowledge, awareness, and action

    With nearly 30 events planned for Oct. 10-14, Penn’s Climate Week invites the Penn community to ‘find your place in the climate movement.’
    Person waters a row of crops at a farm
    Hands-on events for Climate Week include a tour of Penn Park Farm, a bioblitz at the Biopond, and planting sessions at Penn Park and the Andrew Hamilton School.

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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