Archive: Georgetown faculty

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Cecilia Cassidy
Climate Change
Environmental Justice
Food & Water
Marcus King
Spring 2024

Climate Change and the Water Weapon: How Rising Temperatures are Expanding the Footprint of Conflict

Georgetown Professor Marcus King delineates the implications of water crisis on conflict across the…

March 8, 2024

Cecilia Cassidy
Climate & Energy
Climate Change
Peter Marra
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Letter from the Dean: Why I’m an Environmental Optimist

Earth Commons Dean Mara gives his thoughts as the institute passes its two-year.…

March 5, 2024

Barwendé M. Sané
Environmental Justice
Food & Water
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Remembering Ecologist Yacouba Sawadogo: 2020 Champion of the Earth’s Inspirational Legacy

Georgetown Postdoctoral Associate Barwendé M. Sané discusses the legacy of the ecologist Yacouba.…

February 22, 2024

Climate & Energy
David Bailey

Consequences on the Global Energy Transition in the Wake of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Professor David Bailey reflects on the future of Europe and the U.S.'s energy transition in the wake of Russia's attack of Ukraine. While he expects an increase in fossil fuel…

August 25, 2022

Biodiversity
Hope Babcock
Interviews
Sadie Morris

Does Nature Have Rights?

An interview with Professor Hope Babcock of Georgetown Law and the Institute for Public Representation at Georgetown on the Rights of Nature legal movement with an introduction…

June 8, 2022

Climate & Energy
Interviews
Mark Agard
Sustainability

Reimagining Cities: The Future of Urban Planning

An interview with Dr. Christopher Pyke of the Georgetown School of Continuing Studies on the future of urban planning, by Common Home editor Mark.…

April 27, 2022

Spring 2021
Sustainability
The Breakdown

The Breakdown: ESG

“The Breakdown” explains environmental buzzwords and how they shape our. …

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

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