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A lesbian deity gets earthy in ‘Hurricane Diane’ at Georgetown
What happens when a lascivious lesbian has a mission to convert suburban housewives to … the climate-sustainable ways of permaculture? You won’t be able to resist either!…
April 15, 2024
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Georgetown Screens ‘Impossible Town’ Documentary, Hosts DC Environmental Film Festival
The Earth Commons, Georgetown University’s institute for environment and sustainability, and the Film and Media Studies Program jointly presented the 2023 documentary …
April 3, 2024
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Love & Friendship: Hoyas Who Found Lasting Connections at Georgetown University
Learn about the lasting connections formed through the MS-ESM!…
February 15, 2024
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MIT Professor Highlights Data-Driven Climate Change Research
The weekly ECo Talks seminars bring in leading experts from Georgetown and beyond to discuss timely environmental issues by showcasing their research. Noelle Eckley Selin, an…
February 14, 2024
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Georgetown’s MS-ESM Program Receives Yellow Ribbon Funding To Support Veterans
In an effort to enhance access to educational opportunities for veterans seeking advanced degrees, the M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM) program at…
February 7, 2024
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$5M gift to endow a faculty chair fuels growth of Earth Commons
Georgetown’s Earth Commons Institute (ECo) received its largest gift to date from an alumna and her husband who live in San Francisco’s Bay Area. The $5 million gift funds a…
December 4, 2023
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Georgetown Launches Undergraduate Degree on the Environment and Sustainability
Starting in spring 2024, first-year students and sophomores can enroll in the core courses of the Joint Environment & Sustainability Program (JESP) and work toward a bachelor of…
December 1, 2023
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Georgetown MS-ESM Class of 2024 Reports Increase in Female Representation
The MS-ESM Class of 2024, which is the second cohort of the 11-month interdisciplinary program at Georgetown, consists of a diverse range of students who hail from various…
November 29, 2023
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Unearthing a Better Way to Use Pesticides With an Environmental Toxicologist
Jesse Meiller, associate teaching professor in the Earth Commons Institute and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, spent seven years working in the Environmental Protection…
November 20, 2023
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Water Conference Identifies Regional Solutions and Concerns Ahead of COP28 Conference
Outcomes from GU-Q’s “Sustaining the Oasis” Hiwaraat conference are poised to be a catalyst for shaping new dialogues, collaboration, and research partnerships around water…
November 15, 2023