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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
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A Not-So-Secret Garden That Whets More Than Appetites
The Hoya Harvest Garden may look like a garden, but it's much more. The living laboratory generates fresh produce for Georgetown's food pantry and offers hands-on learning…
October 27, 2023
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Earth Commons Nourishes Community at Hoya Harvest Festival
Georgetown’s Earth Commons Institute hosted its second annual Hoya Harvest Festival, a celebration of the bounty from the annual growing season, on the Regents Hall patio Oct.…
October 23, 2023
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Hoya Harvest Festival 2023
On Friday, October 13th, 2023, Georgetown University’s annual Hoya Harvest Festival, hosted by the Earth Commons, unfolded as a joyful celebration of sustainability,…
October 18, 2023