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How to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate
A map of precipitation anomalies in Central America.

Precipitation anomalies in the Dry Corridor in Central America. Regions in red show significant drying during El Niño summers.

(Image: Courtesy of Environmental Innovations Initiative)

How to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate

Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused on understanding global climate impacts, risks, and vulnerabilities to enable local action.

From the Environmental Innovations Initiative

2 min. read

Penn Global Grants awarded to 16 new faculty-led projects

Penn Global Grants awarded to 16 new faculty-led projects

The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program supports new or established projects that leverage Penn research and expertise to advance knowledge in and of communities around the world. Much of this year’s projects address urgent global challenges—including climate and public health.

Turning bicycles into an engineering study tool
Penn students riding bikes over a bridge in Amsterdam.

Students explored Amsterdam with a bike tour and even a bicycle scavenger hunt.

(Image: Elizabeth Feeney)

Turning bicycles into an engineering study tool

Penn students explore the Netherlands’ cycling infrastructure and learn about bicycle design principles in Dustyn Roberts’ popular Penn Global Seminar.

5 min. read

Recording oral histories in rural Uganda
A person being interviewed by Penn students in a Ugandan village.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Global

Recording oral histories in rural Uganda

As part of the Penn Global Seminar, Global Jewish Communities, 15 students traveled to rural Uganda in January to film oral histories that will become part of the Shoah Foundation archive.

8 min. read

Perry World House student fellows explore global policy solutions
A group of students sits around a rectangular table in a discussion. A man stands next to a pad of paper on an easel preparing to take notes.

A team of Perry World House Student Fellows discuss actions and policies during the 2024 crisis simulation at Perry World House, facilitated by Tom Ellison (standing), deputy director of the Center for Climate and Security at the Council on Strategic Risks.

(Image: Courtesy of Perry World House)

Perry World House student fellows explore global policy solutions

Through global trips and weekly seminars, the program centers students’ interests in global policy to help solve real-world problems, and the students gain one-of-a-kind experience along the way.
Forum addresses foreign policy priorities for the U.S.
Three people sit in chairs on a stage in front of a Perry World House logo. The person in the middle is talking with a hand-held microphone.

From left, Perry World House panelists Erin Sikorsky, Hussein Banai and Alexander Vershbow at a forum on foreign policy priorities for the incoming administration.

(Image: Gabrielle Szczepanek)

Forum addresses foreign policy priorities for the U.S.

Experts offered predictions and insights for leaders in the incoming administration at a Perry World House forum.
What comes next for Syria
A crowd of Syrians gather in an open space. To the right, they are waving a revolutionary flag.

Syrian citizens wave the revolutionary flag as they celebrate the takeover of the capital Damascus by insurgents.

 (Image: AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

What comes next for Syria

Perry World House held a discussion featuring Penn experts to confront the future of Syria after the fall of the Assad regime and what the world can expect.
The quest to find actionable data for policymakers in developing countries
Cocoa farming in Ghana.

In Ghana, a team led by associate professor of practice Heather Huntington is working with many partners to support “deforestation-free cocoa,” which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration, and help cocoa farmers up their productivity and resilience.

(Image: Courtesy of Heather Huntington)

The quest to find actionable data for policymakers in developing countries

A collaboration between the Penn Development Research Initiative and the DevLab@Penn is on the ground in developing nations to generate better evidence that can influence real-world decisions.

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University announces Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar Initiative
Dahlia Scheindlin, Shay Hazkani, and Amal Jamal

(Left to right) Dahlia Scheindlin, Shay Hazkani, and Amal Jamal are the inaugural Distinguished Visiting Scholars in the Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar Initiative.

(Left image: Eyal Warshavsky)

University announces Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar Initiative

The program will formally launch in fall 2025 with the arrival of the inaugural visiting scholar, Dahlia Scheindlin, followed by Shay Hazkani in spring 2026, and Amal Jamal in fall 2026.