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Climate & Energy, Emily Prest, Joan Lombardi, Spring 2022
Safeguarding the Future Generation
Joan Lombardi and Emily Prest explore the particular vulnerabilities of children in the climate crisis, what is being done to address them, and how children are demanding action on their own terms.
June 3, 2022
Chiara Pappalardo, Climate & Energy, Spring 2022
The Energy Transition Calls on All of Us
June 17, 2022
Arts & Culture, Environmental Justice, Spring 2022, What We’re Reading
What We’re Reading: The Black Side of the River: Race, Language, and Belonging in Washington D.C.
June 6, 2022
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Breakthroughs, Environmental Health, Sonia de Assis, Spring 2021
Professor Sonia de Assis reframes genetic predisposition through DDT exposure research
July 8, 2021
Environmental Health, Food & Water, Sheila Foster, Spring 2021, The Silo, Tiffany Ganthier
Georgetown scholars Tiffany Ganthier, Laura Anderko, and Sheila R. Foster share their perspectives on environmental racism
June 16, 2021
Breakthroughs, Environmental Health, Kai Liu, Spring 2021
Georgetown scientists discover an innovative solution for effective and reusable N95 mask filtration systems
July 8, 2021
Spring 2021, Sustainability, The Breakdown
“The Breakdown” explains environmental buzzwords and how they shape our future.
July 8, 2021
Arts & Culture, Maya Snyder, Spring 2022
Pens and Voices Gathered Round
On Earth Day, Georgetown invited journalists, artists, and activists to lead a series of roundtable discussions on topics ranging misinformation in the news to environmental literature.
February 12, 2022
Biodiversity, Environmental Health, Peter Marra, Spring 2021
Mapping the Mysteries of Bird Migration
Dr. Calandra Stanley and Earth Commons Directory Dr. Peter P. Marra use new satellite technologies to track birds over thousands of miles.
June 17, 2021
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