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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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On the Way to a New Degree: One Security Guy’s Journey to the Hilltop and Back Again

Most people and ideas have an origin story. For Dr. Marcus King, that was a childhood marked by environmental beauty–and scarring–as he watched acid rain’s severe…

October 31, 2024

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First Impressions and Future Aspirations: MS-ESM Students Reflect on Their First Few Months at Georgetown

Weronika Witkowska (MS-ESM’25) and Livia Sun (MS-ESM’25) share why they chose to pursue the M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM) program, their favorite…

October 31, 2024

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Hoya Harvest Festival Celebrates Sustainable Food Production on Campus

The Hoya Harvest Festival, an annual event organized by the Earth Commons to celebrate environmental and sustainability initiatives at Georgetown, brought community members…

October 25, 2024

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Planting Seeds: Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) on Exploring Her Heritage and Environmental Interests in Colombia

Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) is part of the inaugural class earning the B.S. in Environment & Sustainability, a degree collaboratively offered by the College of Arts & Sciences…

September 26, 2024

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Photo Essay: Hoyas harvest

The Earth Commons Institute celebrated its first planting party of the season on Sunday, Sep. 8 at the Hoya Harvest Garden, located on the fourth floor Regents.…

September 21, 2024

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GU Undergraduate Schools Welcome 26 New Faculty

Georgetown University’s undergraduate schools welcomed 26 new faculty members for the Fall 2024.…

September 19, 2024

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“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