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News | October 20, 2025

Climate Week in the News - Daily Pennsylvanian

By Kathryn Ye, Norah Findley, and Phoebe Anagnos

Penn’s sixth Climate Week took place last week, engaging students, faculty, and community members through more than 50 events.

Climate Week, which ran from Oct. 13-17, was themed "Hot Spots" bringing attention to both literal and metaphorical hotspots caused by the climate crisis both in the United States and around the world. Events ranged from interactive workshops to lectures by Penn faculty and visiting scholars. Of these, perhaps a highlight of the night was a Friday conversation between Penn professor Michael Mann and scientist and engineer Bill Nye, which drew a large crowd to Irvine Auditorium.

Read the DP article at https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/10/penn-recap-climate-week-events