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Symposium highlights range and reach of Penn Global research
Panelists sit on a stage at Perry World House, while another is on a Zoom screen behind them

The 2022 Launch Symposium at Perry World House brought together faculty from eight of Penn’s 12 schools to share presentations on their projects that span the globe.

Symposium highlights range and reach of Penn Global research

The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant is supporting 21 faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, India, China, and beyond.

Kristen de Groot

Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students
A person stands in front of a wall of photos and architectural renderings before a group of seated people.

Master of Architecture student John Dai presents his work to a jury. Aedas Fellows may be able to enhance their pitch and presentation abilities as they participate in competitions as part of their summer internships.

Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students

A new gift from Aedas, a global architecture and design firm, will establish a fellowship for architecture students to work in Asia.
The Clean Water Act at 50
ben franklin bridge at twilight with philly skyline

Homepage image: Though a “revolutionary” piece of legislation, the Clean Water Act still has its shortcomings, Penn faculty, staff, and students note. More work is needed to make rivers like the Delaware fishable and swimmable.

The Clean Water Act at 50

Approaching the half-century mark of this landmark piece of environmental legislation, Penn students, staff, and faculty share their reflections on its legacy, both strengths and shortcomings.

Katherine Unger Baillie

The future of forests
Image of a river with thickly forested banks. Ducks are on the rocky shoreline.

Faced with an onslaught of changes—heat, drought, fire, flood, pests, and disease—forests are under stress.

(Image: photo by Tommy Kwak on Unsplash)

The future of forests

Faced with an onslaught of changes—heat, drought, fire, flood, pests, and disease—forests are under stress.

Kristina García

Climate resilience, economic competitiveness, and equity at the megaregional level
portraits of fritz steiner and bob yaro alongside the cover of their book with a map of the united states and the title megaregions and america's future

In a Q&A about their new book “Megaregions and America’s Future,” Dean Frederick Steiner (left) and Emeritus Professor of Practice Robert Yaro of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design discuss how megaregions in the U.S. can address complex challenges.

  • Q&A

    • Climate resilience, economic competitiveness, and equity at the megaregional level

    In “Megaregions and America’s Future,” Emeritus Professor of Practice Robert Yaro and Dean Frederick Steiner discuss how megaregions in the U.S. can address complex challenges.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Q&A with Rashida Ng, Presidential Associate Professor of Architecture
    Lacey Rivera, Rashida Ng, and Sonia Shah talking and walking outside.

    Rashida Ng talks with Lacey Rivera (left) and Sonia Shah (right) who are School of Arts and Sciences students taking her seminar on racism and climate change. (Image: Weitzman News)

    Q&A with Rashida Ng, Presidential Associate Professor of Architecture

    In July, Ng will become chair of the undergraduate architecture program, an opportunity to teach students the responsibilities of architects to the environment and then the social conditions of the world.

    From the Weitzman School of Design

    The changing face of portraiture at Penn
    portrait in leidy labs

    Homepage image: A portrait in Leidy honors Nathan Francis Mossell, who, in 1882, became the first African American student to earn a medical degree from Penn. With its placement in the accessible portion of the building’s stairway, this new portrait gallery is highly visible to students, staff, faculty, and visitors who spend time in the Biology Department.

    The changing face of portraiture at Penn

    Efforts around campus aim to diversify those honored in portraits and rethink how to approach representation through art.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Tangen Hall brings together aspiring entrepreneurs across the University
    students working in tangen hall lab

    Penn students working on the first floor of Tangen Hall. The first floor of the building is home to three of the five innovation spaces operated by Penn Engineering, which are intended to teach students to use physical tools to prototype and test their ideas. 

    Tangen Hall brings together aspiring entrepreneurs across the University

    At seven stories and 68,000 square feet, the Wharton-led Tangen is the largest student entrepreneurship hub in the world.

    Dee Patel

    Solutions to mitigate climate change, from the IPCC
    Side of a building. Some of the window spaces are covered with bars. Others are covered with plants and other options for greening the building.

    Solutions to mitigate climate change, from the IPCC

    The latest assessment offers both a harsh reality check and a path forward. Experts William Braham, Peter Psarras, and Michael Mann offer their thoughts.

    Michele W. Berger

    The next generation of leaders in urban planning
    from left, a group portrait of Christopher Carlos Brzovic, Jazmin Diaz, Céline Apollon, and Julian Turley.

    Penn Today highlights the professional interests, personal experiences, and thoughts on future careers in urban planning and community engagement of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design’s four Moelis Scholars: (from left) Christopher Carlos Brzovic, Jazmin Diaz, Céline Apollon, and Julian Turley.

    The next generation of leaders in urban planning

    The Moelis Scholars Program supports students from diverse backgrounds in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design’s Master of City Planning program.

    Erica K. Brockmeier