Events
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Welcome Back Reception
Kleinman Energy Forum Fisher Fine Arts Building, 4th Floor, PhiladelphiaKleinman Center is hosting a Welcome Back Reception! This informal reception will provide a wonderful opportunity to get to know the Kleinman Center and opportunities at the Center for students, […]
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Soil Testing – Urban Growers Workshop (UGW)
Hosted by the Penn Urban Food Systems Community of Practice (UFSCoP), in collaboration with 25th and Tasker Community Garden, this workshop session will teach participants how to properly take soil […]
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When the Plant Closes: Modernizing Unemployment Insurance for Climate and Industrial Shocks
VirtualClimate change is already costing people their jobs. Hurricanes and wildfires can close businesses for weeks or months, while extreme heat cuts working hours in construction, agriculture, and warehouses. These […]
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Sinking Islands, Rising Stakes: Climate, Taiwan, and China’s Courtship of the World’s Smallest States
Center for Study of Contemporary China Conference Room 133 South 36th St, Suite 418, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesWhy does climate change keep appearing in the same breath as Taiwan in China's diplomatic communiqués? Drawing on an original database of Chinese official readouts from 2009 to 2025, this […]
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“Penn’s Sylvania” Book Launch
Kleinman Energy Forum Fisher Fine Arts Building, 4th Floor, PhiladelphiaHosted by the McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology. In celebration of the publication of Penn’s Sylvania: The Campus as Landscape, The McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology welcomes the book's […]
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Monthly Energy Research Discussion: VIEST Seed Grant Program 2026-2027
VLEST, Room 121 3200 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHosted by the Vagelos Institute for Science and Technology. Penn faculty, graduate students and postdocs with an interest in energy research are invited to join us for the monthly VIEST […]
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Geoscience Colloquium: Common Era sea-level change along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast
Hayden Hall, Room 358 240 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, United StatesHosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. Penn's Department of Earth and Environmental Science is excited to kick-off the new school year with a presentation from Jennifer Walker, […]
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Wharton Impact Presents: A Conversation with Gregg Renfrew
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin Wharton Dean Erika James and visionary entrepreneur Gregg Renfrew for a conversation about how building, managing, and evolving purpose-driven brands can power women and change entire industries in the […]
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Benedetta Tagliabue: Building Environments of Care
Meyerson Hall, Plaza Gallery 210 S 34th St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHosted by the Department of Architecture at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. The Department of Architecture welcomes Benedetta Tagliabue for her lecture "Building Environments of Care." Building Environments of Care […]
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2026 Carnot Prize Policy Lecture and Award Ceremony presented by Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Coxe Hall, Penn Museum 3620 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThis year marks the tenth Carnot Prize, awarding substantial contributions to energy policy. Our 2026 recipient is John Kerry, former U.S. senator, secretary of state, and presidential climate envoy. Kerry, […]
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Geoscience Colloquium: Multifunctional solar landscapes deliver agricultural, ecological and socio-economic co-benefits
Hayden Hall, Room 358 240 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, United StatesHosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. Co-locating solar photovoltaics with native vegetation or agriculture (agrivoltaics, ecovoltaics, multi-use solar) offers a promising pathway to meet growing food and […]
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ThermoTerra Debut
ThermoTerra at Stuart Weitzman HallJoin Penn Climate to celebrate the debut of ThermoTerra, a solar-powered cooling installation by Dorit Aviv, Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of the Thermal Architecture Lab, embedded in low-carbon […]