The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a $10 million gift from alumnus Alp Ercil to establish the Penn Climate Sustainability Initiative, which will draw upon Penn’s strengths in interdisciplinary teaching and research to address climate and sustainability from multiple perspectives. 

“Penn has promised to lead on the greatest challenges of our time, and climate change may be the greatest challenge of all,” says Penn Interim President J. Larry Jameson. “Thanks to the groundbreaking work of Penn researchers and scientists, we are already seeing amazing breakthroughs. We are tremendously grateful to Alp Ercil for his inspirational commitment, which will allow us to accelerate our efforts. We will draw on our collective strengths in climate science and policy to advance our understanding of these challenges and discover solutions that will make a difference around the world.” 

Read more at Penn Today.