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Drivers of geophagy by red brocket deer (Mazama americana) at Amazonian interior forest mineral licks

ECo Faculty Brian Griffiths' study unveils the critical role of mineral supplementation for the red brocket deer, shedding light on Amazonian wildlife.…

April 8, 2024

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Secondary not subordinate: Opsin localization suggests possibility for color sensitivity in salticid secondary eyes

ECo postdoc Tom Iwaniki and co-authors delve into the intriguing vision characteristics of jumping spiders, challenging traditional research, which largely overlooked the smaller…

April 8, 2024

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Climate Change Adaptation: the Insurance Industry Must Respond on Multiple Fronts

Chloë Carton, a student in the MS in Environment & Sustainability program, blends her insurance background with a newfound passion for R, a programming language, in ESG.…

April 8, 2024

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A decision-making tree for policy responses to a pathogen with pandemic potential

"Policy responses should be based on the known characteristics of an emerging pathogen with pandemic potential and the tools available to tackle it", writes Professor Rebecca…

April 8, 2024

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Rising minimum temperatures contribute to 50 years of occupancy decline among cold-adapted Arctic and boreal butterflies in North America

New study by the Ries Lab of GU Biology unveils climate change's impact on Arctic butterflies. Using data from museums and citizen scientists, they found that as temperatures,…

April 8, 2024

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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

Environmental Justice Events

Impossible Town: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

In partnership with the DC Environmental Film Festival, the Earth Commons and Georgetown Film and Media Studies will host a festival screening of IMPOSSIBLE TOWN, a story of…

March 5, 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