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Perry World House hosts expert roundtable on the margins of the 2025 World Bank and International Monetary Fund spring meetings

Perry World House hosts expert roundtable on the margins of the 2025 World Bank and International Monetary Fund spring meetings

Penn’s Perry World House, the International Peace Institute, and United Nations University hosted an expert roundtable discussion featuring policymakers, academics, and practitioners exploring the steps that multilateral institutions, countries, and subnational actors might take to meet the climate finance ambitions agreed in Baku.

Perry World House conference examines migration and human rights

Perry World House conference examines migration and human rights

Perry World House’s (PWH) annual conference of the Thakore Family Global Justice and Human Rights Program welcomed keynote speaker Amy Pope, director-general of the International Organization for Migration and a PWH distinguished visiting fellow in a conversation with Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein.

Penn leaders-turned-diplomats reflect on American statecraft and foreign policy
Amy Gutmann speaking on stage at Perry World House.

“We all have voice, and we can use it,” Gutmann said, encouraging all American’s to be ambassadors and to “speak up for constitutional ideals of liberty and justice for all.”

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Penn leaders-turned-diplomats reflect on American statecraft and foreign policy

In a conversation at Perry World House event on “Common Sense Diplomacy,” President Emerita Amy Gutmann and former trustee chair David Cohen shared insights and experiences.

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Black Law Student Association explores constitutional law, literacy, and advocacy in South Africa

Black Law Student Association explores constitutional law, literacy, and advocacy in South Africa

This spring, Penn Carey Law’s Black Law Student Association traveled to South Africa to engage in several high-impact activities focused on constitutional law, social justice, and legal education. Each year, the group travels internationally to give back to the Black diaspora and learn about different issues Black communities are facing around the world.

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.

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Perry World House hosts Future of Security in the Indo-Pacific workshop

Perry World House hosts Future of Security in the Indo-Pacific workshop

On April 9 and 10, Perry World House hosted leading experts, scholars, and practitioners—including PWH Distinguished Visiting Fellows Mara Karlin and Antonio Carpio and Wolk Visiting Fellow Richard Fontaine—to discuss how Washington will interact with the vast Indo-Pacific region.

Using climate modeling to guide global economic and political decisions
A climate map showing temperatures and contours.

Image: Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Using climate modeling to guide global economic and political decisions

Irina Marinov, associate professor in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Earth and Environmental Science, explains how climate modeling works and the information these models provide.

From the Environmental Innovations Initiative

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Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists unearth a 3,600-year-old tomb from the lost Abydos dynasty
Archaelogists performing a dig in Egypt.

Penn Museum’s ongoing fieldwork at Abydos, Egypt has uncovered the tomb of an unknown king from a lost dynasty.

(Image: Josef Wegner for the Penn Museum)

Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists unearth a 3,600-year-old tomb from the lost Abydos dynasty

The excavation will continue through 2025, which includes protection, site management, and conservation of the structures. "This discovery is a new window to understanding the origins of the enigmatic Abydos Dynasty,” says Josef Wegner, Penn Museum curator of the Egyptian Section and professor of Egyptian Archaeology.

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How climate change impacts food security
A panel of speakers seated at Perry World House.

Image: Courtesy of Perry World House

How climate change impacts food security

Perry World House’s “Feeding a Climate-Changed World” conference brought together climate experts to discuss democracy, human rights, and the geopolitics of food security.

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