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A lesbian deity gets earthy in ‘Hurricane Diane’ at Georgetown
What happens when a lascivious lesbian has a mission to convert suburban housewives to … the climate-sustainable ways of permaculture? You won’t be able to resist either!…
April 15, 2024
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New book helps citizen scientists navigate complexities of infectious disease outbreaks
To give these new disease detectives more tools for their craft, a new book written by two Georgetown University global health researchers, “Outbreak Atlas,” helps translate…
April 10, 2024
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Surviving Scarcity: Water and the Future of the Middle East
With contributions from Dr. Marcus King, Natasha Hall's report explores how decades of entrenched inequitable and unsustainable policies have made achieving water security, and…
April 8, 2024
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Water Weaponization in Russia and Ukraine: A Conversation with Marcus King
Explore the critical and emerging issue of water weaponization in conflict zones is examined through the lens of the ongoing war in Ukraine in an interview with ECo faculty…
April 8, 2024
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Op-Ed: Restoring Ecological Belonging – A Call to Heal Our Planet
Dean Peter Marra explores three vital mindset shifts needed to rekindle our ecological belonging and address the urgent climate crisis, offering insights into overcoming the…
April 8, 2024
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Drivers of geophagy by red brocket deer (Mazama americana) at Amazonian interior forest mineral licks
ECo Faculty Brian Griffiths' study unveils the critical role of mineral supplementation for the red brocket deer, shedding light on Amazonian wildlife.…
April 8, 2024
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Secondary not subordinate: Opsin localization suggests possibility for color sensitivity in salticid secondary eyes
ECo postdoc Tom Iwaniki and co-authors delve into the intriguing vision characteristics of jumping spiders, challenging traditional research, which largely overlooked the smaller…
April 8, 2024
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Climate Change Adaptation: the Insurance Industry Must Respond on Multiple Fronts
Chloë Carton, a student in the MS in Environment & Sustainability program, blends her insurance background with a newfound passion for R, a programming language, in ESG.…
April 8, 2024
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A decision-making tree for policy responses to a pathogen with pandemic potential
"Policy responses should be based on the known characteristics of an emerging pathogen with pandemic potential and the tools available to tackle it", writes Professor Rebecca…
April 8, 2024
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Rising minimum temperatures contribute to 50 years of occupancy decline among cold-adapted Arctic and boreal butterflies in North America
New study by the Ries Lab of GU Biology unveils climate change's impact on Arctic butterflies. Using data from museums and citizen scientists, they found that as temperatures,…
April 8, 2024