Archive: Sustainability
54 Articles
- Biodiversity
- Food & Water
- Rebecca Helm
- Spring 2023
- Sustainability
Ecosystems Afloat
Far out to sea, floating ecosystems are developing on dead trees, debris, and even plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Georgetown professor and Earth Commons Faculty…
May 3, 2023
- Environmental Justice
- Food & Water
- Shelby Gresch
- Spring 2023
- Sustainability
Hello Hoya Harvest
Shelby Gresch reflects on what role the Hoya Harvest, Georgetown's newly opened campus farm, can play in the growing practice of urban agriculture and how it can contribute to…
April 28, 2023
- Candice Powers
- Climate Change
- Food & Water
- Frontiers of Mariculture
- Spring 2023
- Sustainability
Changing our minds, stomachs, and planet
With environmental benefits ranging from protection from algae blooms to creating a more sustainable feed for cows, kelp-centered enterprises are emerging as a fast-growing…
April 28, 2023
- Climate & Energy
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Justice
- Gillian Meyers
- Spring 2023
- Sustainability
People, Profits, and Planet
Gillian Meyers (SFS '23) reflects upon the durability of mutually beneficial Corporate-Indigenous partnerships and their effectiveness in protecting people and the.…
April 25, 2023
- Arts & Culture
- Climate Change
- Sarah Craig
- Spring 2023
- Sustainability
Climate Change and Curriculum: Georgetown’s Core Pathways Initiative at Five Years
Sarah Craig (SFS '23) reflects on the fifth anniversary of Georgetown's Core Pathways Initiative, an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to explore issues of…
April 25, 2023
- Arts & Culture
- Climate Change
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Justice
- Food & Water
- Peter Marra
- Sustainability
Common Home Photography Showcase Winners
In biodiversity conservation as in climate action, seeing the forest for the trees means acting before the forest is reduced to a single tree. That means taking real action now…
April 11, 2023
- Biodiversity
- Climate & Energy
- Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Olivia Ainbinder
- Spring 2023
- Sustainability
A Win for the Environment
What are the environmental impacts of Brazil's recent presidential election? Olivia Ainbinder shares her perspective on President Lula's win and what it means for the country's…
February 17, 2023
- Caroline James
- Fall 2022
- Sustainability
Four Steps to Sustainable Packaging: A step-by-step path towards more sustainable packaging
At 46%, packaging is the largest contributor to plastic waste, so making even a small dent can add up to a huge decrease in the waste stream. Caroline James, Georgetown alumnae…
October 17, 2022
- 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