Archive: Scholarship
80 Articles
- All
- In the Press
- Scholarship
You’re Being Lied To About Ocean Plastic | Truth Complex | Business Insider
Plastic pollution is getting worse — despite widespread public awareness of the problem, massive investment in recycling, and years of pledges to stop polluting. So what do we…
September 26, 2024
- All
- ECo Impact Funding
- Scholarship
- University Stories
“Spotlight” on Magnetic High Entropy Alloys
Researchers in the Physics Department of Georgetown University have demonstrated a novel approach to achieve strong magnets using high entropy alloys, without relying on the…
September 11, 2024
- All
- Announcements
- Scholarship
“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
- All
- Scholarship
Museum genomics provide insight into the extinction of a specialist North American warbler species
We examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and genome-wide SNPs using specimens collected from breeding and migration sites across the range of the Bachman’s warbler. We found no…
July 31, 2024
- All
- Scholarship
Museum genomics provide insight into the extinction of a specialist North American warbler species
We examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and genome-wide SNPs using specimens collected from breeding and migration sites across the range of the Bachman’s warbler. We found no…
July 31, 2024
- All
- Scholarship
Influence of environmental, geographic, socio-demographic, and epidemiological factors on presence of malaria at the community level in two continents
The interactions of environmental, geographic, socio-demographic, and epidemiological factors in shaping mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics are complex and changeable,…
July 31, 2024
- All
- Scholarship
Extreme elevational migration spurred cryptic speciation in giant hummingbirds
Biodiversity varies from place to place because the range of climates suitable for any one species tends to be limited. The giant hummingbird appears to defy this tendency,…
May 21, 2024
- All
- Scholarship
Outbreak Atlas Now Available
Professor Rebecca Katz recently released a new book entitled, Outbreak Atlas! Co-authored with another GU global health researcher, this book aims to translate the complex field…
April 29, 2024
- All
- Scholarship
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
- All
- Scholarship
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