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The 2025 Lannan Symposium featured a series of writers and artists advocating literature as a solution to climate change by highlighting global inequality March 25 to 27.

Lannan Symposium Highlights Role of Literature in Climate Action

By Ajani Stella and Annie Quimby March 26, 2025

Writers and artists advocated for literature strengthening the environmental movement during a Georgetown University symposium March 25 to 27. The Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice, which...

Experts Scrutinize Business, Engineering Strategies to Improve Public Energy Access While Mitigating Climate Change

By Isabel Liu, Senior Science Editor March 24, 2025

Researchers, engineers and politicians convened to discuss the global need for energy and the intersections with climate change and artificial intelligence (AI) at a March 19 panel.  The Free Speech...

SCIENCE AT THE CROSSROADS | Climate Protection In Jeopardy Under New Trump Administration

SCIENCE AT THE CROSSROADS | Climate Protection In Jeopardy Under New Trump Administration

By Ellie Ward, Science Columnist February 21, 2025

Climate change remains feeling like a growing avalanche, an ever-ticking time bomb counting down to irreversible damage. Amid the range of policy changes under the administration of President Donald Trump...

Los Angeles Wildfires Underscore Dangerous Effects of Climate Change

By Eric Feichthaler, Science Writer January 18, 2025

Numerous wildfires ignited in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, demonstrating the impact of climate shifts and extreme weather on densely populated areas.  The fires, mainly impacting the neighborhoods of Pacific...

ANGELA LEKAN/THE HOYA | On January 6th, 7.2 inches of snow fell near Reagan National Airport, causing many Georgetown University students to face difficulties returning to campus for the first day of classes.

Major Snowstorm Hits DC, Possibly Tied to Climate Change

By Angela Lekan, Deputy Science Editor January 18, 2025

Many Georgetown University students faced difficulties returning to campus for the first day of classes after a major winter storm covered Washington, D.C., with 7.2 inches of snow falling near Reagan...

@georgetownsfs/Facebook | The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security sent a delegation to the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan Nov. 11-22, to engage with and advise international policy leaders.

Delegation From the GU Institute for Women, Peace and Security Visits COP29

By Bridget Galibois, Special to The Hoya December 5, 2024

A delegation from the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), which promotes the role of women in addressing global issues, attended the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference,...

Isabel Liu for The Hoya | The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law organized a virtual panel to address systemic injustices in climate change mitigation and response Oct. 24.

Activists, Artists, Scientists Tackle Legacies of Colonialism, Racism on Climate Justice, Health Outcomes

By Isabel Liu, Deputy Science Editor November 1, 2024

Activists, artists and researchers outlined key strategies for addressing systemic injustices in climate change mitigation and response at a virtual panel event titled “Racism, Colonialism, and Climate...

Camille Vandeveer/The Hoya | Composer Felipe Pérez Santiago and cellist Cristina Arista's performance at the Earth at the Crossroads 2.0 conference merged art and science, while inviting reflection on the urgent call to address the climate crisis.

Georgetown Conference Explores the Intersection of Space Exploration, Climate Change

By Camille Vandeveer, Senior Science Editor April 24, 2024

Composer Felipe Pérez Santiago and cellist Cristina Arista took audience members on a journey through the cosmos, inviting them to consider humanity’s place in the universe and take responsibility for...

VIEWPOINT: Engage in Sustainable Practices

VIEWPOINT: Engage in Sustainable Practices

By Meghan Chapple April 18, 2024

If you are asking yourself, “What’s the point of making sustainable choices?” you are not alone. People across the planet are coping with the impacts of climate change in different ways.  Climate...

Former Professor Reveals Insight in Overlooked Natural Phenomenon: Tar Seeps

Former Professor Reveals Insight in Overlooked Natural Phenomenon: Tar Seeps

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor March 15, 2024

A former Georgetown University professor discussed her new book on tar seeps — raw oil rising through cracks in tectonic plates — and climate change in a March 12 event. Gretchen Henderson’s...

Two climate protesters were arrested after pouring red dust on themselves and the encasement holding the original copy of the U.S. Constitution in the National Archives’ rotunda Feb. 14.

Climate Activists Protest at National Archives, Cover Constitution Display With Dust

By Ruth Abramovitz, Special to The Hoya February 22, 2024

Two climate protesters were arrested after pouring red dust on themselves and the encasement holding the original copy of the U.S. Constitution in the National Archives’ rotunda Feb. 14. The protesters...

MIT Professor Highlights Data-Driven Climate Change Research

MIT Professor Highlights Data-Driven Climate Change Research

By Camille Vandeveer and Caleigh Keating February 15, 2024

The Georgetown University Earth Commons Institute, a center for environmental and sustainability innovation, research education and action, hosted a talk Feb. 9 titled “Addressing Climate Change and...

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