Perry World House News and Analysis
Posted: 10th May 2026
A Science Policy Framework for the Climate Determinants of Health
Aparajita Rao | Perry World House | May 5, 2026
Aparajita Rao | Perry World House | May 5, 2026
To address the urgent need to future-proof public health against the impacts of climate change, Perry World House and Penn Climate organized a series of convenings to put Penn’s world-renowned research into the hands of policymakers addressing climate-driven determinants of health.
Read more about the recommendations for action that came from the conversation.
Read hereRead more about the recommendations for action that came from the conversation.
Empowering unhoused patients through comprehensive eye care
Jimmy O’Hara | Penn Today | May 4, 2026
Jimmy O’Hara | Penn Today | May 4, 2026
World House Student Fellow Eric Lee is part of the project Shared Vision, which was selected to receive a President’s Engagement Prize.
“We would want to involve even more doctors at the Scheie Eye Hospital and have this project be embedded permanently into Penn’s ecosystem,” explains Lee.
How the Indo-Pacific is Coping with a Less Reliable United States
Lisa Curtis | Perry World House | April 30, 2026
Lisa Curtis | Perry World House | April 30, 2026
In a new piece from our recent conference on the Indo-Pacific’s reactions to changes in U.S. foreign policy, Lisa Curtis discusses the implications on Indo-Pacific security strategies.
“U.S. President Donald Trump’s vacillating foreign policy and his willingness to gamble big to try to resolve entrenched global challenges are creating concern among America’s Indo-Pacific allies and partners that they may need to fundamentally rethink their own defense and security strategies, which have for decades relied on consistent U.S. leadership in the region,” writes Curtis.
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“U.S. President Donald Trump’s vacillating foreign policy and his willingness to gamble big to try to resolve entrenched global challenges are creating concern among America’s Indo-Pacific allies and partners that they may need to fundamentally rethink their own defense and security strategies, which have for decades relied on consistent U.S. leadership in the region,” writes Curtis.