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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
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Three-Year Healy and Copley Lawn Sustainability Project Underway
Healy and Copley Lawns are under construction until Spring 2027 due to a phased project to replace aging underground utilities with more sustainable.…
September 4, 2024
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On the Ground in Greece with the Earth Commons
The Earth Commons pilots a model for international environmental collaboration in a climate change…
August 29, 2024
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Earth Commons initiative supports student mental health through nature exposure
Last semester, the Georgetown Earth Commons Institute, the university’s hub for environmental research and advocacy, launched Nature. …
August 29, 2024
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MS-ESM Student Creates Long-Term Community Sustainability Tool Through Class Project
In April, Emily Huang Javedan (MS-ESM‘24) received the Green Commons Award, which enabled her to team up with classmate Cameron Marcus to build "The True Price of a Mocha"—a…
August 21, 2024
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From Athens to Andros, Students Tackle Climate Change
Students from Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) reflect on a journey that had transformed their understanding of climate change. They had spent two weeks in Greece as part of…
July 4, 2024
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Eating and Researching Cicadas: Biologist Explains Everything to Know About This Year’s Emergence
This story is a part of our “Ask a Professor” series, in which Georgetown faculty members break down complex issues and use their research to inform trending conversations,…
May 6, 2024
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Earth Week Collaborative Holds Third Annual Celebration
The Georgetown University Earth Week Collaborative, a group organizing on-campus events to celebrate the environment, hosted their third annual Earth Week from April 21 to April…
April 29, 2024
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SPOTLIGHT: GU Students ‘Get Outside’ in Earth Commons Challenge
The Earth Commons, Georgetown University’s hub for environmental sustainability, launched a month-long Get Outside Challenge encouraging students to spend more time outdoors in…
April 26, 2024
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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