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Earth Commons Hosts EcoTalk on High Seas Treaty

Earth Commons Hosts EcoTalk on High Seas Treaty

By Sahana Arumani September 21, 2023

Nichola Clark, senior officer of ocean governance at The Pew Charitable Trusts, presented her talk “The New High Seas Treaty: what’s in it, how we got there, and what’s next” Sept. 15, as part...

Physics Students Attend Women in Physics Summit at Johns Hopkins University

Physics Students Attend Women in Physics Summit at Johns Hopkins University

By Allie Stevens September 21, 2023

A group of 13 students from the Georgetown University physics department attended the inaugural Women in Physics Summit that Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy hosted...

LAB TO LIBRARY | ‘GENOME’ Decodes Life’s Basis for Every Reader

LAB TO LIBRARY | ‘GENOME’ Decodes Life’s Basis for Every Reader

By Naomi Greenberg September 21, 2023

A common analogy in biology compares the genome to a book, where chromosomes are chapters and genes are sentences. Unfortunately, that’s where the analogy ends; one cannot actually “read” the human...

Georgetown Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Hosts Data Science Conference

Georgetown Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Hosts Data Science Conference

By Georgia Russello September 13, 2023

The Masters of Science in Data Science and Analytics (DSAN) program, part of the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, hosted “The Evolution of Data Science” conference at...

Eco-Health and Equity | How D.C.’s Rising Rainfall Levels Impacts its Disadvantaged Populations

Eco-Health and Equity | How D.C.’s Rising Rainfall Levels Impacts its Disadvantaged Populations

By Naya Karam September 13, 2023

By this point, people have recognized the harm that climate change is causing on our planet. Every corner of the Earth is being ravaged by the effects of this environmental catastrophe. The effects of...

‘DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous’ Highlights Local Art and Science Collaborations

‘DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous’ Highlights Local Art and Science Collaborations

By Camille Vandeveer September 13, 2023

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) hosted their monthly D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) Sept. 7, featuring artists and scientists involved in the Ocean Memory Project, a nationwide, transdisciplinary...

Biology JEDI Committee Supervises Restructuring of First-Year Biology Course

Biology JEDI Committee Supervises Restructuring of First-Year Biology Course

By Pallavi Bommareddy September 13, 2023

Biology Department Committee on Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) supervised changes for the Fall 2023 “First-Year Seminar” course, which serves as an introductory seminar for freshmen...

Georgetown Students Discuss the Multifaceted Crisis in Maui’s Wildfire Battle

Georgetown Students Discuss the Multifaceted Crisis in Maui’s Wildfire Battle

By Ava Joulapour August 30, 2023

Students from Georgetown’s Hawaii Club are raising concerns about the lingering impacts of climate change and the tourism industry in Hawaii following Maui’s deadly wildfires, which resulted in the...

COVID-19 Cases Rise in DC with EG.5 Variant

COVID-19 Cases Rise in DC with EG.5 Variant

By Alexa Hill August 30, 2023

Washington, D.C. wastewater surveillance reports and increasing hospitalization rates since late June this year suggest an increase in COVID-19 cases in the District throughout the summer, potentially...

SON Dean Waite Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

SON Dean Waite Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

By Pallavi Bommareddy August 30, 2023

Roberta Waite, dean of the Georgetown University School of Nursing (SON), received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) at their 51st Annual Institute...

Georgetown Welcomes Larger Second Cohort for M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management

Georgetown Welcomes Larger Second Cohort for M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management

By Allie Stevens August 30, 2023

Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability Management (MSESM) Program Associate Director of Marketing and Recruitment, Lindsey Jamieson welcomed 53 new members to an...

Hoya Harvest Garden Plants the Seeds For a Successful Fall Semester

Hoya Harvest Garden Plants the Seeds For a Successful Fall Semester

By Audrey Twyford August 30, 2023

The Earth Commons Institute celebrated the start of a new season for the Hoya Harvest Garden, located on the outdoor patio of Regents Hall, at their Welcome Back Planting Party Aug. 27.  The event,...

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