Archive: In the Press
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Microplastics were found in D.C. rivers. Researchers want to find why.
The new funding supports efforts by researchers from American University and Georgetown University to sample water and sediment at sites in the Anacostia and Potomac rivers. It…
November 27, 2023
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GU-Q conference suggests measures for water security: Qatar
The opening session of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q)’s “Sustaining the Oasis: Envisioning the Future of Water Security” conference, part of its Hiwaraat series, saw…
November 13, 2023
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Solving the water crisis requires bravery and urgent drive to make changes, says Malcolm Gladwell
With the security of our global water supply threatened in the face of climate change and increasing demand, finding solutions requires the type of risk-taking, urgent action,…
November 12, 2023
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Georgetown Qatar’s conference to explore pressing water challenges in region
Held under the theme “Sustaining the Oasis: Envisioning the Future of Water Security,” the conference is a collaboration between GU-Q and the Earth Commons Institute at…
November 9, 2023
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GU-Q conference to explore pressing challenges for the region’s water security
Held under the theme “Sustaining the Oasis: Envisioning the Future of Water Security,” the conference is a collaboration between GU-Q and the Earth Commons Institute at…
November 9, 2023
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Georgetown ECo Talks Event to Focus on Climate Whistleblowing
Whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP and Chairman at the National Whistleblower Center, will be speaking at Georgetown…
November 7, 2023
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Ornithological Society to Rename Dozens of Birds — and Stop Naming Them After People
“I'm really happy and excited about the announcement,” said Emily Williams, an ornithologist at Georgetown.…
November 6, 2023
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A famed ornithologist on cats, fed priorities and the ivory-billed woodpecker
In a Q&A, Peter Marra talks about what the Fish and Wildlife Service should prioritize and why the woodpecker shouldn’t be on that.…
October 27, 2023
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A Georgetown University team exposes hazardous materials in some playground material
A team of scientists at Georgetown University says inside that crumb rubber, they found potentially dangerous.…
October 23, 2023
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Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections
Anthony Soto, a 22-year-old baggage claim employee at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, crumpled to the floor near gate C15 after a seizure last October that he…
October 5, 2023