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New Georgetown Value Highlights University Commitment to Planet
A papal encyclical calling humanity to responsibility and care for the environment has inspired the adoption of a new campus value at Georgetown, one that highlights the…
April 21, 2021
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Georgetown Advances Commitment to Sustainability Through New Partnership Aimed at Reducing Energy Consumption
Georgetown today announced a partnership to promote sustainability and energy conservation through management of the university’s utility system, building on its strong…
April 5, 2021
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Study by Georgetown Professors, Graduate Students Reveals How Societies Have Survived Climate Change
A team of Georgetown professors and graduate students recently collaborated with researchers in Europe and China on a paper that examines provides guidance for how our society…
March 24, 2021
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MBA Student Named to Inaugural Forbes List for Her Entrepreneurial Ventures Focused on Sustainability
MBA student Tara Gupta (G’22) makes the inaugural Forbes Next 1000 List of entrepreneurs for her two ventures focused on.…
March 16, 2021
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Georgetown Awards DC Leader for Making Food Equity More Than a Dream
Georgetown honored Christopher Bradshaw, founder and executive director of Dreaming Out Loud – a food justice social enterprise, as Georgetown’s 2021 John Thompson Jr. Legacy…
January 19, 2021
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MSFS 2020 Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholar: Hannah Anderson
2020 Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholar, Hannah Anderson (MSFS’21), explains her work towards a sustainable global trade. …
December 18, 2020
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New Power Purchase Increases Campus Renewable Energy Efforts
Two-thirds of the university’s electricity needs will be provided through a new recently approved Power Purchase Agreement ).…
October 29, 2020
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Office Hours: Leslie Crutchfield on Corporate Social Responsibility During A Global Pandemic
Leslie Crutchfield, executive director of Business for Impact at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, explains how socially minded businesses develop during…
June 4, 2020
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Senior Studies Energy and Environmental Policy Toward Developing Countries
David Yellen (C’20), a recent Rhodes Scholarship finalist, believes a mix of technologies, including but not limited to renewable energy, are needed to save the world from the…
April 20, 2020
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Recent Alumna Focuses on Environmental Impacts, Polar Research
Mia Vanderwilt (SFS’19), awarded Rhodes Scholarship following her environmental studies ranging from snow hydrology in Alaska to fisheries in Iceland to soil microbiomes in…
April 16, 2020