The research will focus on resiliency, assessing the capacity of communities to maintain or recover an acceptable level of functioning when they are exposed to drought.

Due to a changing climate, Africa is projected to experience hotter temperatures, more severe storms and increased droughts — and few of the countries on the continent are prepared to deal with the coming crisis.

Penn State Berks hospitality management students will be working under the supervision of Chef Patrick Daley (far right), owner and manager of The Squawk Cafe.

Matika Wilbur's photographs from Project 562 portray contemporary Native Americans.

Matika Wilbur

First-place winners Nicol Varona Cancelmo and Cory Dahlia Varona Corniel, co-founders of DN Organics (fourth and fifth from left), pose with Berks LaunchBox staff.