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The Earth Commons’ Dr. Megan Lickley Awarded $4M Grant to Strengthen Global Monitoring of Potent Greenhouse Gases
July 31, 2025 Dr. Megan Lickley, Assistant Professor at the Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability—and the School of Foreign…
August 5, 2025
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ECo Awards are supporting big questions and bigger answers, on and off campus
If you have trekked up to Georgetown’s observatory recently and pondered that it now resembles a “celestial dreamscape,” or noticed students picking up excess food from Leo…
July 22, 2025
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Snorkeling Through Science and Self: Two Weeks in Greece
Saroosh Zahid is a rising junior at Georgetown University-Qatar, pictured above third from left. As I walk down the most recent lane in memory town, I can’t help but smile at…
July 14, 2025
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Space Detectives: Students Use Satellite Data to Address Climate Change
Summer break meant diving into marine research, hiking Greek islands, and using space tech to track climate change for rising Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) juniors Adeena…
June 25, 2025
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Event Recap: Earth Day Festival
On April 22, the Earth Commons and Georgetown Program Board cohosted the Earth Day Festival on the Leavey Esplanade. From 1 to 3 PM, the campus community gathered for an…
May 1, 2025
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Event Recap: Writing Climate Symposium
The 2025 Writing Climate Symposium brought together leading voices from literature, science, and activism to explore how storytelling can shape our understanding of the climate…
May 1, 2025
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Celebrating Earth Month Through Art, Discussions and Greenlit Ideas
This year, Georgetown community members made a special push to celebrate Earth. …
April 22, 2025
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Event Recap: DC Environmental Film Festival – UNEARTH Film Screening and Panel Discussion
On March 24th, the Earth Commons hosted a powerful screening of UNEARTH as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival, drawing students, faculty, and community members into a…
April 10, 2025
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Event Recap: Georgetown Dialogues Initiative “Powering the Future: Contending Visions for the Clean Energy Economy”
On April 7th, Georgetown Dialogues Initiative, the Earth Commons and the Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) Program at SFS co-hosted a dynamic discussion on …
April 10, 2025
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The Intern Dispatches: Field Notes from the Island of Owls and Oranges
I am happy to finally be back home to see my family and friends. But there is no doubt I miss the life I lived in Crete. Sometimes, when I’m sitting in my car, I’ll get…
April 8, 2025