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Common Home Series

The Scientific Legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall

A Common Home Spotlight by ECo Faculty Network member Dr. Marisa O. Ensor October 10, 2025 World-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE passed away from natural causes on…

October 28, 2025

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Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts

Canceling programs to improve the grid leaves utilities and their customers dependent on emergency stopgaps — diesel generators, rolling blackouts and reactive maintenance —…

October 28, 2025

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University Stories

Event Recap: Annual Hoya Harvest Garden

On October 17, the Regent’s Hall patio came alive with pumpkins, music, and community for Georgetown’s annual Hoya Harvest Festival, hosted by the Earth Commons in…

October 28, 2025

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Common Home Series

Climate Adaptation Research, the Human Condition, and Environmental Storytelling for Impact

A Common Home Spotlight by ECo Faculty Network member Dr. Marisa O. Ensor October 5, 2025 As the existential threat posed by the climate crisis escalates – driving heatwaves,…

October 5, 2025

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ECo Greece
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September 2025

From helping wildlife to building partnerships, ECo Greece is bringing together Georgetown Faculty and students with Greek scholars to advance solutions to environmental…

October 1, 2025

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Event Recap: Lithium Rising Film Screening & Panel

On Monday, September 22, 2025, the Earth Commons hosted its first-ever film screening at Georgetown’s Capitol Campus—and it was energizing to have students, faculty, staff,…

September 30, 2025

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ECo Fellows
University Stories

From Old Bones to New Insights: Teaming up with Georgetown’s Timothy Newfield, ECo Postdoc Jordan Wilson connects ancient skeletons to today’s climate-driven disease risks

As part of the Earth Commons Fellowship Highlight Series, we spoke with ECo Postdoctoral Fellow Jordan Wilson and her faculty mentor Timothy Newfield to explore how…

September 18, 2025

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ECo Greece
Intern Dispatches
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The Intern Dispatches: Big Ideas and Tiny Moments

Zoe Gutherman (CAS’27), a BS in Environment & Sustainability Student at Georgetown University, reflects on her summer abroad with the Earth Commons Greece. My…

September 15, 2025

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Event Recap: ECo Talks Fall 2025 Kicks Off at the Capitol Campus

The Fall 2025 ECo Talks series launched on Friday, September 5, with a full house at Georgetown’s Capitol Campus and an engaged Zoom audience. The kickoff was a huge success…

September 11, 2025

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Professor Megan Lickley Awarded $4M to Strengthen Global Monitoring of Potent Greenhouse Gases

Dr. Megan Lickley, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University’s Earth Commons Institute for Environment & Sustainability and the Science, Technology and International(…

August 6, 2025