GLOBAL NEWS FROM PHL

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Consult the pages below for news about international affairs in the region and the activities of the organizations, businesses, people, and communities that contribute to the global character of Philadelphia.  

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The Penn Museum and the African and Caribbean Business Council hosted African and Caribbean ambassadors in a roundtable discusion exploring economic development and international trade, specifically between African nations and the United States.
November 23, 2011
Drexel University and the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences have signed a collaboration agreement that will bring together researchers from the two institutions for pioneering work in scientific and technological innovation.
November 16, 2011
Amanda Erickson, of The Atlantic Cities, hails Philadelphia's ability to cultivate a growing and flavorful, international food scene. Read excerpts from the article here.
November 16, 2011
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and BGI, the world's largest genomics institute, today announced they have formed a partnership, BGI@CHOP, to conduct large-scale human genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis at a newly established, state-of-the-art Joint Genome Center at Children's Hospital.
November 9, 2011
On Sunday October 16, UNA-GP celebrated the 30th Anniversary of World Food Day by hosting a symposium on food politics and innovative agricultural practices. The day's speakers included Dr. Marion Nestle, Dr. Scott Poethig, and Roxanne Christensen
November 8, 2011
Imagine Africa is a 12-month, public project investigating community perspectives on the Museum’s evolving African collection. With this feedback, the museum will plan a re-installation of the African collection, informed by academic and community perspectives.
November 7, 2011
Zabeth Teelucksingh reflects upon the very successful International Student and Scholars Welcome Reception, held Friday October 21 at the Penn Museum.
October 26, 2011
Hiromi Kinoshita, an expert in Chinese art and archaeology, has been named associate curator of Chinese art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the first curator at the museum to focus on the subject since 2004.
October 18, 2011
Southwest Airlines has appointed J. Veronica Biggins, a Managing Director of Diversified Search, to its Board. Diversified is one of the top ten executive search firms in the U.S.
October 12, 2011
Global Philadelphia's interview series launches with Trudy Rubin, foreign affairs columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
October 12, 2011