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Event Recap: DC Environmental Film Festival – UNEARTH Film Screening and Panel Discussion
On March 24th, the Earth Commons hosted a powerful screening of UNEARTH as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival, drawing students, faculty, and community members into a…
April 10, 2025
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Event Recap: Georgetown Dialogues Initiative “Powering the Future: Contending Visions for the Clean Energy Economy”
On April 7th, Georgetown Dialogues Initiative, the Earth Commons and the Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) Program at SFS co-hosted a dynamic discussion on …
April 10, 2025
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Climate in the Public Eye: How the Earth Commons Artist-in-Residence is Continuing the Conversation on Climate Resilience
Cascading jewel tones and fantastical geometric shapes forming a hint of landscape catch your eye when you see Andrea Limauro’s work on walls around D.C.—and, most recently,…
April 10, 2025
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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