Archive: Cecilia Cassidy

28 Articles

Cecilia Cassidy
Chloe Hammock
Food & Water
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Urban Farms: A Chicago Suburb’s Proposal for Change

Chloe Hammock (SHS ‘25) analyzes the potentially problematic implications of a new urban farm that will be established in her home town of Evanston,.…

August 9, 2024

Cecilia Cassidy
Food & Water
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Animal Consumption and Cultural Responsibility: A Journal Entry

Théa Jacquand, (COL ‘26) reflects on the ethics of consuming animal products and how she stays connected to her heritage through food while still maintaining a planet-friendly…

August 9, 2024

Ben Oestericher
Cecilia Cassidy
Climate & Energy
Edna N. Bosire
Emily Mendenhall
Environmental Health
Shabab Wahid
Spring 2024

When Climate Displaces a Way of Life: The Uncounted Toll on Mental Health on the Front Lines of Climate Change

A team of Georgetown researchers discuss the results of a study conducted in Kilifi County, Kenya. This study investigated the impact of climate change on the mental health of…

August 6, 2024

Cecilia Cassidy
Climate & Energy
Climate Change
Spring 2024
Victoria Boatwright

Alumni Spotlight: Victoria Boatwright, Ocean Scientist and PhD Candidate

Georgetown Alumni Victoria Boatwright discusses her recent work at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at U.C. San Diego and offers advice for those seeking a career in STEM…

August 6, 2024

Aayush Muraka
Cecilia Cassidy
Climate & Energy
Environmental Health
Spring 2024
Sustainability

A Climate Autobiography: Reflecting on Cultural Adaptation in the Sonoran Sun 

In this personal essay, Aayush Murarka (SFS ’26) recounts growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, and how climate change has exacerbated unbearable heat waves in the.…

August 2, 2024

Arts & Culture
Cecilia Cassidy
Climate Change
Madhura Shembekar
Marion Cassidy
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Bringing Sustainability to the Entertainment Industry: Earth Angel is leading the way in sustainable production services in film and television

Marion Cassidy (CAS ’23) and Common Home editor Madhura Shembekar (SFS ’26) outline how Earth Angel is leading efforts to make the film industry more. …

July 30, 2024

Cecilia Cassidy
Food & Water
Randall Amster
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Empty Kilobytes? The Promise and Peril of Digital Food 

Professor Randall Amster unpacks the evolution of digital food systems and the role they play in modern.…

July 30, 2024

Biodiversity
Cecilia Cassidy
Food & Water
Spring 2024
Sustainability

From the Hilltop to the Field: A Georgetown Professor’s Journey into Sustainable Agriculture

Professor Colette Loll reflects on her experiences running a farm using regenerative agriculture practices, and how she has combined her passion for the humanities and…

July 26, 2024

Biodiversity
Cecilia Cassidy
Janet Mann
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Searching for Dolphins in the Potomac River 

Professor Janet Mann recounts her efforts to track dolphin populations in the Potomac. …

July 26, 2024

Arts & Culture
Cecilia Cassidy
Environmental Justice
Jennifer D. Roberts
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Two Biophilic Giants: A Poem

In this poem, Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts explores the intellectual conflicts between W.E.B DuBois and Booker T. Washington and their enduring environmental. …

July 26, 2024