At risk of persecution, scholars continue research at Penn (Homepage image) Ángel Alvarado was a top economist and lawmaker in Venezuela who was able to escape persecution with Penn’s At-Risk Scholars Program. He is currently the Latin America’s Project Senior Fellow at Penn’s Economics Department. At risk of persecution, scholars continue research at Penn The recently launched At-Risk Scholars Program has enabled two people—an art historian and economist—to escape persecution and danger with a period of residence at the University.
Life turned upside down in Ruili, China, the world’s strictest zero-COVID city Penn In the News South China Morning Post Life turned upside down in Ruili, China, the world’s strictest zero-COVID city Amy Gadsden of Penn Global says that China’s COVID Zero policies in Ruili are a stark reminder of the party state’s ability to intervene in citizens’ lives in absolute and even cruel ways. New Penn Global program fosters ethical research around the world As part of the PGRI program, students are studying the effects of climate change, which threatens both wildlife and humans living in the Galápagos. (Image: Victoria Moffitt) New Penn Global program fosters ethical research around the world The first student cohort of the Penn Global Research Institute piloted the program this summer in the Galápagos. This is what life’s like in the world’s strictest COVID Zero city Penn In the News Bloomberg This is what life’s like in the world’s strictest COVID Zero city Amy Gadsden of Penn Global says that China’s COVID Zero policies are a stark reminder of the party state’s ability to intervene in citizens’ lives in absolute and even cruel ways. Digital assets and the future of finance Sarah Hammer, managing director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance at the Wharton School, and Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), lead a discussion about “Digital Assets and the Future of Global Financial Stability” at the Perry World House. (Image: Perry World House) Digital assets and the future of finance Perry World House and the Wharton School co-hosted a lecture that examined how digital assets have grown in recent years. What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against COVID Penn In the News STAT News What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against COVID PIK Professor and Vice Provost for Penn Global Ezekiel Emanuel says Fauci and the role he is leaving require someone able to translate science for the public and policy makers. The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community Abby Seeley (center) of Penn Vet does a health check up on a goat with the assistance of Sulay Camara (left) and Sainey Badjie (right). (Image: Courtesy of Brianna Parsons) The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community Since its founding by Penn Vet students in 2016, the Gambia Goat Dairy has worked in partnership with Gambians to serve its community. The research and teaching farm also gives current students the opportunity to use their veterinary skills for social good. Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary Professor Christopher P. Atwood (left), the group’s guide Javzandulam Sodnom (right), and Penn Global seminar students at the ceremonial gate near the entrance to the Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They are toasting with small cups of “airag,” or fermented mare’s milk, a traditional drink which Penn graduate Yang Yuqing (yellow shirt, center), who is currently studying in Mongolia, brought for the class. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Global) Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary Students in Christopher P. Atwood’s Penn Global seminar on Mongolian civilization explored the capital and vast grasslands of Mongolia, meeting welcoming locals along the way. ‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims Participants in the A-B-C Stop the Bleed program hold their first aid kits and certificates of training in the Kalakal neighborhood, outside Hyderabad, India. (Image: Courtesy of A-B-C Stop the Bleed) ‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding. Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio -- an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science from Guadalajara, Mexico -- studied abroad at ETH Zurich in Switzerland during the spring semester. Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio, an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, studied at ETH Zurich during the spring semester. Load More
New Penn Global program fosters ethical research around the world As part of the PGRI program, students are studying the effects of climate change, which threatens both wildlife and humans living in the Galápagos. (Image: Victoria Moffitt) New Penn Global program fosters ethical research around the world The first student cohort of the Penn Global Research Institute piloted the program this summer in the Galápagos.
This is what life’s like in the world’s strictest COVID Zero city Penn In the News Bloomberg This is what life’s like in the world’s strictest COVID Zero city Amy Gadsden of Penn Global says that China’s COVID Zero policies are a stark reminder of the party state’s ability to intervene in citizens’ lives in absolute and even cruel ways. Digital assets and the future of finance Sarah Hammer, managing director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance at the Wharton School, and Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), lead a discussion about “Digital Assets and the Future of Global Financial Stability” at the Perry World House. (Image: Perry World House) Digital assets and the future of finance Perry World House and the Wharton School co-hosted a lecture that examined how digital assets have grown in recent years. What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against COVID Penn In the News STAT News What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against COVID PIK Professor and Vice Provost for Penn Global Ezekiel Emanuel says Fauci and the role he is leaving require someone able to translate science for the public and policy makers. The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community Abby Seeley (center) of Penn Vet does a health check up on a goat with the assistance of Sulay Camara (left) and Sainey Badjie (right). (Image: Courtesy of Brianna Parsons) The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community Since its founding by Penn Vet students in 2016, the Gambia Goat Dairy has worked in partnership with Gambians to serve its community. The research and teaching farm also gives current students the opportunity to use their veterinary skills for social good. Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary Professor Christopher P. Atwood (left), the group’s guide Javzandulam Sodnom (right), and Penn Global seminar students at the ceremonial gate near the entrance to the Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They are toasting with small cups of “airag,” or fermented mare’s milk, a traditional drink which Penn graduate Yang Yuqing (yellow shirt, center), who is currently studying in Mongolia, brought for the class. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Global) Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary Students in Christopher P. Atwood’s Penn Global seminar on Mongolian civilization explored the capital and vast grasslands of Mongolia, meeting welcoming locals along the way. ‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims Participants in the A-B-C Stop the Bleed program hold their first aid kits and certificates of training in the Kalakal neighborhood, outside Hyderabad, India. (Image: Courtesy of A-B-C Stop the Bleed) ‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding. Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio -- an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science from Guadalajara, Mexico -- studied abroad at ETH Zurich in Switzerland during the spring semester. Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio, an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, studied at ETH Zurich during the spring semester. Load More
Digital assets and the future of finance Sarah Hammer, managing director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance at the Wharton School, and Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), lead a discussion about “Digital Assets and the Future of Global Financial Stability” at the Perry World House. (Image: Perry World House) Digital assets and the future of finance Perry World House and the Wharton School co-hosted a lecture that examined how digital assets have grown in recent years.
What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against COVID Penn In the News STAT News What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against COVID PIK Professor and Vice Provost for Penn Global Ezekiel Emanuel says Fauci and the role he is leaving require someone able to translate science for the public and policy makers. The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community Abby Seeley (center) of Penn Vet does a health check up on a goat with the assistance of Sulay Camara (left) and Sainey Badjie (right). (Image: Courtesy of Brianna Parsons) The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community Since its founding by Penn Vet students in 2016, the Gambia Goat Dairy has worked in partnership with Gambians to serve its community. The research and teaching farm also gives current students the opportunity to use their veterinary skills for social good. Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary Professor Christopher P. Atwood (left), the group’s guide Javzandulam Sodnom (right), and Penn Global seminar students at the ceremonial gate near the entrance to the Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They are toasting with small cups of “airag,” or fermented mare’s milk, a traditional drink which Penn graduate Yang Yuqing (yellow shirt, center), who is currently studying in Mongolia, brought for the class. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Global) Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary Students in Christopher P. Atwood’s Penn Global seminar on Mongolian civilization explored the capital and vast grasslands of Mongolia, meeting welcoming locals along the way. ‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims Participants in the A-B-C Stop the Bleed program hold their first aid kits and certificates of training in the Kalakal neighborhood, outside Hyderabad, India. (Image: Courtesy of A-B-C Stop the Bleed) ‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding. Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio -- an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science from Guadalajara, Mexico -- studied abroad at ETH Zurich in Switzerland during the spring semester. Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio, an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, studied at ETH Zurich during the spring semester.
The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community Abby Seeley (center) of Penn Vet does a health check up on a goat with the assistance of Sulay Camara (left) and Sainey Badjie (right). (Image: Courtesy of Brianna Parsons) The Gambia Goat Dairy builds sustainability through community Since its founding by Penn Vet students in 2016, the Gambia Goat Dairy has worked in partnership with Gambians to serve its community. The research and teaching farm also gives current students the opportunity to use their veterinary skills for social good.
Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary Professor Christopher P. Atwood (left), the group’s guide Javzandulam Sodnom (right), and Penn Global seminar students at the ceremonial gate near the entrance to the Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They are toasting with small cups of “airag,” or fermented mare’s milk, a traditional drink which Penn graduate Yang Yuqing (yellow shirt, center), who is currently studying in Mongolia, brought for the class. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Global) Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary Students in Christopher P. Atwood’s Penn Global seminar on Mongolian civilization explored the capital and vast grasslands of Mongolia, meeting welcoming locals along the way.
‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims Participants in the A-B-C Stop the Bleed program hold their first aid kits and certificates of training in the Kalakal neighborhood, outside Hyderabad, India. (Image: Courtesy of A-B-C Stop the Bleed) ‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding.
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio -- an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science from Guadalajara, Mexico -- studied abroad at ETH Zurich in Switzerland during the spring semester. Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio, an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, studied at ETH Zurich during the spring semester.