Archive: Issues

126 Articles

Climate Change
Environmental Health
Fall 2022
Interviews
Sustainability
Ursula Gately

Rising Risk of Extreme Heat on Health in the District

Have you wondered why the summer heat in DC has increased so much? Undergraduate student Ursula Gately (COL'23) investigates rising heat in the district and the governmental, as…

October 15, 2022

Alannah Nathan
Fall 2022
Interviews
Miguel CuUnjieng
Sustainability

Alumni Spotlight: Miguel CuUnjing Associate Director of North America – Engagement at Federated Hermes; MSB MBA 2015

Georgetown alumnus Miguel CuUnjieng (MSB ‘15) is the Associate Director for EOS at Federated Hermes on the North American team. Miguel shares his experience working in…

October 15, 2022

Alannah Nathan
Climate & Energy
Fall 2022

Is the oil and gas industry ready for the energy transition? 

Much of the success–or failure–of the energy transition hinges on the role of the oil and gas industry. Common Home editor Alannah Nathan shares insights from her current…

October 15, 2022

Fall 2022
Interviews
Sustainability

Alumni Spotlight: NASA Scientist Argyro Kavvada, PhD

From the Aegean Sea to studying the skies: Georgetown alumnus Dr. Agyro Kavvada talks about the experiences that led her to a career in the environmental field at.…

October 2, 2022

Climate & Energy
Environmental Health
Fall 2022

Preparing for Climate Disasters

All sectors are–and will continue to be–increasingly affected by climate change. The medical field is no exception. Whether responding to patients adversely affected by…

October 2, 2022

Biodiversity
Fall 2022
Maya Snyder
Sustainability

Hungry Worms and High-Tech Jaguars

In the face of growing climate change impacts, it's becoming increasingly important for communities to balance environmental and social needs. Six organizations across the globe…

October 2, 2022

Arts & Culture
Fall 2022
Marion Cassidy
Sustainability

Re-Made in Cambodia, an Eco-Friendly Fashion Show

Georgetown alumna and current Fulbright grantee Alyssa Kardos Loera gives Common Home a behind the scenes look at how she creates a sustainable Cambodian-centric fashion show in…

October 2, 2022

Alannah Nathan
Anthony Green
Climate & Energy
Environmental Health
Fall 2022
First Responders
Interviews

An Australian Firefighter on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Anthony Green is a volunteer firefighter from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, the largest fire service in the world with over 70,000 volunteers. We recently spoke with…

September 6, 2022

Editor Letters
Summer 2022

Editor Letter, Summer 2022

We are delighted to present the third issue of Common Home, the magazine on all things environment and sustainability from the Earth Commons at Georgetown. A key focus of the…

August 25, 2022

Chiara Pappalardo
Climate & Energy
Spring 2022

The Energy Transition Calls on All of Us

Chiara Pappalardo, International Economic Law Fellow at Georgetown University Law Center discusses the current limitations within environmental curriculum and how integration of…

June 17, 2022