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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

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Georgetown Works to Expand Downtown Campus, Relocate McCourt School and Earth Commons

Georgetown University has reached over half of their fundraising goal this month with $1.83 billion raised to contribute towards 2024 Capitol Campus expansion, which will include…

November 10, 2023

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New MS-ESM Program Director Hopes to Inspire Future Leaders of Sustainable Business Solutions

Kerrie Carfagno, the newly appointed Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM) program director, brings two decades of educational experience to…

November 8, 2023