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How Ants Respond to the Cicada Boom: Georgetown’s Martha Weiss Leads NSF-Funded Research
Every 13 or 17 years, the forests of the eastern U.S. erupt with the buzzing of billions of periodical cicadas emerging in synchronized cycles. These events bring a sudden,…
February 27, 2025
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Event Recap: Climate Change and the Security Implications for Greece and its Neighbors
Last week, the Earth Commons Greece and the Columbia Athens Global Centre co-hosted a panel discussion titled “Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions: Climate Change and Security…
February 24, 2025
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The Intern Dispatches: Owl Pellets and First Impressions from Crete
Diane Li (C’26) is part of the inaugural class of the BS in Environment & Sustainability, a degree offered by the Earth Commons Institute and the College of Arts & Sciences.…
January 30, 2025
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ECo Impact Awards: 2024 Recipients
The ECo Impact Awards provide seed funding for Georgetown faculty across schools and campuses to support environmental and sustainability projects. These awards aim to foster new…
December 18, 2024
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Georgetown Graduates are Landing their Dream Jobs in Environment & Sustainability
The MS-ESM program is a novel approach to sustainability education, where students take an equal blend of environmental science courses, taught by The Earth Commons Institute…
December 4, 2024
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High Emissions from Feedstocks and Aged Equipment are Delaying Ozone Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC, December 2, 2024 – A new study published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics reveals a 17-year delay in the projected recovery of the…
December 2, 2024
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“All of us urgently need to band together to pass a robust and just earth to future generations,” says eminent environmental lawyer Edith Brown Weiss
An article in Environmental Policy and Law reviews important developments in implementing the Planetary…
August 13, 2024
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Georgetown Launches Undergraduate Degree on the Environment and Sustainability
December 1 , 2023 Press Contact: Justine Bowe, The Earth Commons: justine.bowe@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgetown University has launched…
December 1, 2023
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“Sustaining the Oasis” Conference to Explore Pressing Challenges for the Region’s Water Security
November 8, 2023 Addressing evolving water and climate challenges in the Gulf region, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) will host a groundbreaking conference on November 12…
November 9, 2023
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Unearthing the Ecological Impacts of Cicada Emergences on North American Forests
New research unveils the cascading effects of periodical cicada emergence events on forest ecosystems ahead of an historic convergence of broods set to emerge spring of 2024.…
October 19, 2023