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Space Detectives: Students Use Satellite Data to Address Climate Change
Summer break meant diving into marine research, hiking Greek islands, and using space tech to track climate change for rising Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) juniors Adeena Hossain, Gwyneth Estomo, Tuan Nguyen, Raikhan Primbetova, and Saroosh Zahid. They were selected to participate in an intensive two-week summer course, Sensing Marine Ecosystem Health & Climate Impacts from Space, organized by Georgetown’s Earth Commons Institute, in collaboration with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
June 25, 2025
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Sustainable Coastal Cities and Biodiversity in Hot and Arid Environments
May 22, 2025