Archive: ECo and the Arts
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Georgetown Hosts Dr. Fauci, Jesse Eisenberg in ‘Oedipus Rex’ Reading for DC Climate Week
April 23, 2026 On April 21, Georgetown hosted performances by actor Jesse Eisenberg, Distinguished University Professor Dr. Anthony Fauci, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and…
April 23, 2026
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Just Incredible. Fauci, Jesse Eisenberg, and more at Georgetown’s Earth Day Performance
A letter from Dean Peter Marra on April 22, Earth Day, 2026 Friends, I wasn’t sure if I was going to write an Earth Day message this year. Not because I’m not…
April 22, 2026
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An Environmental Art Installation Finds a Permanent Home on Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus
The Earth Commons Institute—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability—now features The River and the Town, a large-scale mural installation by…
April 16, 2026
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Event Recap: DC Environmental Film Festival — Her Shark Story Screening & Panel Discussion
On March 23, the Earth Commons hosted a full festival screening of Her Shark Story at Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus as part of the 34th DC Environmental Film…
March 30, 2026
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Event Recap: DCEFF 2026 Preview Event
The DC Environmental Film Festival (DCEFF) returns March 19–28, 2026—and for the first time, the Earth Commons hosted the official Preview Event in partnership with DCEFF at…
February 20, 2026
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A River Runs Through It: the “Ghost Creek” of Southwest DC
A “ghost” creek that no one can see runs through Southwest DC. Residents live, drive, and play on top of it and its vast floodplain. Even those who live in or near the…
December 3, 2025
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Climate Adaptation Research, the Human Condition, and Environmental Storytelling for Impact
A Common Home Spotlight by ECo Faculty Network member Dr. Marisa O. Ensor October 5, 2025 As the existential threat posed by the climate crisis escalates – driving heatwaves,…
October 5, 2025
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Event Recap: Lithium Rising Film Screening & Panel
On Monday, September 22, 2025, the Earth Commons hosted its first-ever film screening at Georgetown’s Capitol Campus—and it was energizing to have students, faculty, staff,…
September 30, 2025
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I wanted to make flood risk visible. So I painted a mural.
Andrea Limauro is an artist, city planner and climate resilience expert based in Silver Spring and a flood resilience planner for the D.C. Department of Energy and.…
May 20, 2025
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Event Recap: Writing Climate Symposium
The 2025 Writing Climate Symposium brought together leading voices from literature, science, and activism to explore how storytelling can shape our understanding of the climate…
May 1, 2025