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To mitigate bird collisions, enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Billions of birds embark on long-distance migrations between breeding and nonbreeding areas each spring and fall worldwide (e.g., ref. 1). Birds, which mainly migrate at night,…
April 8, 2024
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Georgetown Screens ‘Impossible Town’ Documentary, Hosts DC Environmental Film Festival
The Earth Commons, Georgetown University’s institute for environment and sustainability, and the Film and Media Studies Program jointly presented the 2023 documentary …
April 3, 2024
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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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What are we gonna do about all these cats?
A question that has launched a battle between bird-loving ecologists and ardent, cat-defending activists. What should we do about an invasive species beloved by many Americans --…
February 12, 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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The Dark Side of Ocean Cleanup Technology
ECo Faculty Rebecca Helm and colleagues think the trash-collecting machines are harming more ocean organisms than they’re.…
February 2, 2024
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New inroads on community-centric placemaking
“We found that by redesigning city hall, we can redesign how the decision-making structure works in the places where people live to be useful for them.” says Sheila.…
February 2, 2024
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Understanding changes in reducing pesticide use by farmers: Contribution of the behavioural sciences
Agricultural land is a socio-ecological system in which environmental, economic, agronomic and social components are closely linked and interact in a non-linear and complex way.…
January 23, 2024
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Environmental and geographical factors influence the occurrence and abundance of the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, in Hawai‘i
Hawaiian honeycreepers, a group of endemic Hawaiian forest birds, are being threatened by avian malaria, a non-native disease that is driving honeycreepers populations to…
January 23, 2024