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3 Ways Hoyas Are Celebrating Earth Day Through the Arts

The Earth Commons is infusing art and environmental thinking with everything we do at Georgetown, including a dramatic performance, art installation and arts. …

April 22, 2022

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Georgetown’s New Partnership Works To Advance the Well-Being of Changemakers

Beginning this year, the think tank will address ecological belonging, partnering with the Earth Commons, Georgetown’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability, to explore…

April 21, 2022

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A Bird Researcher and a Business Alumna Innovate Environmental Solutions — and Find Hope

Georgetown’s value of “Care for Our Common Home” is infused in our research, classrooms and service. As part of our Spirit of Georgetown storytelling series, we spotlight a…

April 6, 2022

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Professors Kai Liu and Gen Yin receive grants for sustainable magnet research

Profs. Kai Liu and Gen Yin have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation on magnetic recording media studies using a high entropy route to achieve novel magnetic…

April 5, 2022

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James Malloy Won 2022 AAAS Student E-Poster Award

Graduate student James Malloy was selected as the Graduate First Place Winner of the 2022 AAAS Student E-Poster Competition in the Physical Sciences, for his presentation of …

March 2, 2022

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Georgetown’s New Institute Tackles Urgent Environmental Challenges

Georgetown has launched a new institute to accelerate action, research and education on the most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges both locally and.…

February 15, 2022

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Welcome to the Earth Commons

Founded in 2022, The Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability—is transforming how our university thinks about, responds to, and…

January 1, 2022

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Massive Data Institute Receives $3.2M Grant to Help Reduce Environmental Inequities

Funding will support MDI in the development of an innovative data collaborative, serving communities most at risk of racial and environmental.…

December 6, 2021

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Sustainability Expert Working at ‘Intersection of Social Justice and Environmental Issues’ Joins Georgetown as V.P.

Meghan Chapple, Georgetown’s first vice president of sustainability, will build on Georgetown’s ongoing sustainability work and lead the university’s strategic actions to…

September 15, 2021

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Business and Science Converge in new Georgetown University M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management

For those seeking to help organizations reduce their impact on the environment by harnessing the power of business, Georgetown University is offering a new interdisciplinary M.S.…

August 11, 2021