Archive: Environmental Health

19 Articles

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

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

Arts & Culture
Environmental Health
Melissa-Kelly Franklin
Sadie Morris

To Plan a Family: Children, Hope, and the Climate Crisis

A discussion with playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin on having children in a climate.…

August 25, 2022

Biodiversity
Environmental Health
Interviews
Spring 2021
Sustainability

Hoya Hive

Georgetown students led by Lizzy Nguyen are buzzing with bee…

July 8, 2021

Breakthroughs
Environmental Health
Sonia de Assis
Spring 2021

How the Environment Shapes Us

Professor Sonia de Assis reframes genetic predisposition through DDT exposure…

July 8, 2021

Breakthroughs
Environmental Health
Kai Liu
Spring 2021

Turning Copper Against Covid

Georgetown scientists discover an innovative solution for effective and reusable N95 mask filtration…

July 8, 2021

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.…

June 17, 2021

Environmental Health
Food & Water
Laura Anderko
Spring 2021

Forever Chemicals

What synthetic chemicals are lurking in our water, frying pans, raingear, and fast food wrappers? Dr. Laura Anderko explains the dangers of…

June 17, 2021

Environmental Health
Food & Water
Sheila Foster
Spring 2021
The Silo
Tiffany Ganthier

The Silo: Toxic Racism

Georgetown scholars Tiffany Ganthier, Laura Anderko, and Sheila R. Foster share their perspectives on environmental…

June 16, 2021