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Students Map Out Alternate Futures in Environmental Humanities Course
“The question of what the environmental humanities are is open and undefined – there’s not a set curriculum or an anthology that you crack open,” said Hensley. “In this…
July 12, 2023
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John Kerry, US Climate Envoy, to Visit China
Joanna Lewis, who researches Chinese climate policies at Georgetown University, said that it was “important that some sort of positive agenda comes out of this meeting, even if…
July 12, 2023
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US climate envoy Kerry to visit China from July 16-19
John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate issues, will visit China from July 16-19, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Wednesday, the latest senior US…
July 12, 2023
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‘Universities on Fire’ is brisk, inspiring and sobering
In a new book, Georgetown University futurist Bryan Alexander ponders higher education’s next 75 years in a climate-changed.…
July 5, 2023
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Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show
"It’s really important for a calf to know ‘Oh, Mom is talking to me now’ versus just announcing her presence to someone else,” added Janet Mann, a marine biologist at…
June 27, 2023
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Energy Democracy in a Federal and Localist System: Georgetown Scholars Investigate a Crucial Component of Just Energy Governance in the Coming Decades
Foster and Chertoff explore how different levels of governmental regimes impact energy democracy, comparing how legal and policy levers (authorities, mandates, funding, and power…
June 20, 2023
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The interdisciplinary approach of the Georgetown MS in Environment and Sustainability Management
Eleni Orfanos embarked on a transformative journey by enrolling in Georgetown McDonough’s MS in Environment and Sustainability Management. Eleni shares how the program prepared…
June 19, 2023
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We finally have malaria vaccines. The next hurdle: Distributing them.
Africa’s lack of health care facilities and workers; the multimillion-dollar price tag for distribution; and the expanding scope of malaria-carrying mosquitos all pose a threat…
June 11, 2023
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Is the East Coast the Next Wildfire Hotspot? Climate Expert Weighs In
A warmer planet will likely lead to more frequent and severe wildfires in the years to come, said Megan Lickley, assistant professor in the Earth Commons and the Science…
June 9, 2023
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Cosmic Luck: NASA’s Apollo 11 Moon Quarantine Broke Down
A review of archives suggests that efforts to protect Earth from contamination by any organism brought back from the lunar surface were mostly for.…
June 9, 2023