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The Impacts of Community-based Conservation in Santa Marta, Colombia: A Case Study with Fundación Estación Biológica Bachaqueros
In the summer of 2024, I visited the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta to conduct a participatory research project with a community-based organization, Fundación Estación Biológica…
March 28, 2025
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How Grad Hoyas Care for Common Home
At Georgetown, “Caring for Our Common Home” means taking action to protect the planet and the people most affected by climate change. Inspired by Pope Francis’ call for a…
March 27, 2025
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Georgetown Students Win Top Placements at Big East Academic Competition
Georgetown students swept the Big East Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, winning the top three prizes at the research showcase at Madison Square Garden on March.…
March 26, 2025
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Event Recap: Underwater Projects: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
The Earth Commons, in partnership with the Hip Hop Caucus and The Undivide Project, hosted a special screening of Underwater Projects, a compelling film directed by Liz…
March 12, 2025
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1 in 5 Butterflies Have Vanished in the U.S.—New Study Sounds the Alarm
March 6, 2025 A sweeping new study published in Science tallies butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: between 2000…
March 6, 2025
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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