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Financing resilience for ocean economies
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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.
2 min. read
Learning from the practitioners of statecraft
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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
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.
2 min. read
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
The rubble of a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran.
(Image: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Q&A
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
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
Perry World House appears at annual Munich Security Conference
Perry World House appears at annual Munich Security Conference
Perry World House (PWH) faculty director and University of Pennsylvania Richard Perry Professor Michael C. Horowitz co-hosted a side event at the Munich Security Council titled “Droning on: Rethinking Precision and the Future of Warfare,” which addressed critical issues for future investments in conventional and nuclear deterrence.
Understanding Japan’s snap elections
Image: Buddhika Weerasinghe / Stringer via Getty Images
Understanding Japan’s snap elections
Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow Mami Mizutori discusses the upcoming elections and their implications for Japanese policy and politics.
2 min. read
Prithvi Parthasarathy: Using AI to improve health care delivery in rural India
Fourth-year neuroscience major Prithvi Parthasarathy is dedicated to innovating health care delivery.
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Prithvi Parthasarathy: Using AI to improve health care delivery in rural India
Prithvi Parthasarathy, a fourth-year neuroscience major, designed an AI triage tool to improve hospital efficiency and patient care.
3 min. read
Perspectives and insight on Venezuela
Perspectives and insight on Venezuela
Four Penn Arts & Sciences experts gathered for a Knowledge by the Slice event to discuss what lies ahead for Venezuela, the U.S., and Latin America.
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Financing resilience for ocean economies
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.
2 min. read
Learning from the practitioners of statecraft
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
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.
2 min. read
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
The rubble of a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran.
(Image: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Q&A
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
Students visited Alna Farms and posed for a picture in front of a borehole drilling machine.
nocred
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
Perry World House appears at annual Munich Security Conference
Perry World House appears at annual Munich Security Conference
Perry World House (PWH) faculty director and University of Pennsylvania Richard Perry Professor Michael C. Horowitz co-hosted a side event at the Munich Security Council titled “Droning on: Rethinking Precision and the Future of Warfare,” which addressed critical issues for future investments in conventional and nuclear deterrence.
Understanding Japan’s snap elections
Image: Buddhika Weerasinghe / Stringer via Getty Images
Understanding Japan’s snap elections
Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow Mami Mizutori discusses the upcoming elections and their implications for Japanese policy and politics.
2 min. read
Prithvi Parthasarathy: Using AI to improve health care delivery in rural India
Fourth-year neuroscience major Prithvi Parthasarathy is dedicated to innovating health care delivery.
nocred
Prithvi Parthasarathy: Using AI to improve health care delivery in rural India
Prithvi Parthasarathy, a fourth-year neuroscience major, designed an AI triage tool to improve hospital efficiency and patient care.
3 min. read
Perspectives and insight on Venezuela
Perspectives and insight on Venezuela
Four Penn Arts & Sciences experts gathered for a Knowledge by the Slice event to discuss what lies ahead for Venezuela, the U.S., and Latin America.
Load More