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Student Reflections: Miriam Pineda-Gonzalez & Kareem Al-Eid
Meet Miriam and Kareem. They are current students in the inaugural cohort for the M.S. in Environment & International Affairs (MS-EIA) program: an interdisciplinary graduate…
January 28, 2025
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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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MS-ESM Students Tackle Sustainability Projects Through Partnerships With Earth Commons Greece
In the spring, the program collaborated with three major Greek companies – OTE Group, the Public Power Corporation, and HELLENiQ Energy – on projects that provided real-world…
December 10, 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