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A science policy framework for the climate determinants of health

A science policy framework for the climate determinants of health

This spring, Perry World House and Penn Climate hosted a convening on the margins of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings to discuss how to further bridge the science-policy gap to inform responses to climate change impacts on health.

Financing resilience for ocean economies
A wave in the ocean.

Image: Abstract Aerial Art via Getty Images

Financing resilience for ocean economies

Perry World House’s “Financing Resilience for Ocean Economies” workshop brought together policymakers, practitioners, and academics to discuss how to close the $175 billion annual investment gap in ocean resilience.

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Global Research Seminar in Jamaica

Global Research Seminar in Jamaica

This spring, Penn Carey Law students traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, as part of the Global Research Seminar in Reproductive Rights and Justice in Jamaica, led by Professor Dorothy Roberts.

Learning from the practitioners of statecraft
Members of the Perry World House Geneva cohort standing in front of UN flags.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Washington

Learning from the practitioners of statecraft

A cohort of 18 Perry World House undergraduate student fellows traveled to Geneva to learn from diplomats, technical experts, and activists working to advance global security, economic growth, and well-being.

Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground
Students at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Gaborone, Botswana.

LIV students following a game drive at Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Gaborone, Botswana.

(Image: Ludovico Galli)

Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground

The global immersion program enables Penn students from the Lauder Institute to gain a firsthand understanding of how policy, history, culture, and socioeconomic forces shape real-world conditions in various countries.

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Strengthening the peace and security agenda

Strengthening the peace and security agenda

Penn Carey Law’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s work on women in conflict, the “Women, Peace and Security Addendum“ has been formally adopted at the 92nd session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

Expert viewpoints on the Iran war
A person carries an Iranian flag to place on the site of an attack.

The rubble of a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran.

(Image: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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    • Expert viewpoints on the Iran war

    Penn Today spoke with experts from Penn Global and Perry World House to get a sense of what’s happening in the region and what may be next.

    3 min. read

    Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia
    A group photo in front of a borehole drilling machine at Alna Farms in Gambia.

    Students visited Alna Farms and posed for a picture in front of a borehole drilling machine.

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    Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia

    For students in Engineers Without Borders at Penn, collaborating with Gambian farmers to design an irrigation system is a way to both address food insecurity in the smallest country in mainland Africa and apply their knowledge from the classroom in the real world.

    4 min. read