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The Intersection | Help Historically Redlined Neighborhoods Go Green

The Intersection | Help Historically Redlined Neighborhoods Go Green

By Keerthana Ramanathan March 16, 2023

Climate change poses an existential threat to life on earth as we know it. Largely driven by fossil fuel use, greenhouse gases have reached the highest level they have ever been in 4.5 billion years....

Art Meets Science in Rebecca Rutstein’s Immersive Exhibits

Art Meets Science in Rebecca Rutstein’s Immersive Exhibits

By Camille Vandeveer March 15, 2023

While on board a research vessel in the Galápagos Islands, Rebecca Rutstein sailed alongside oceanographers trailing through a hurricane to map the ocean floor. But unlike the scientists on board, Rutstein...

‘Environmental Graphiti’ on Campus Depicts Science on Climate Change

‘Environmental Graphiti’ on Campus Depicts Science on Climate Change

By Camille Vandeveer February 22, 2023

Across campus, a new series of art installments is combining art and science to spark dialogue about climate change issues.  Artist Alisa Singer’s “Environmental Graphiti” is bringing science,...

Panelists Present On COP27 Results, Future of Climate Change

Panelists Present On COP27 Results, Future of Climate Change

By Brian Li February 2, 2023

A panel of scientists and university professors spoke about the results of the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) and the future of the fight against climate change. Georgetown’s...

VIEWPOINT: Confronting the Climate Crisis at GU

VIEWPOINT: Confronting the Climate Crisis at GU

By Dagomar Degroot and Meghan Chapple January 20, 2023

If you’re an undergraduate student, carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere have surged by about 15% since you were born. Because even small changes in the atmospheric concentration of carbon...

Policy Experts Discuss Argentina’s Humanitarian Visa for Displaced Migrants

Policy Experts Discuss Argentina’s Humanitarian Visa for Displaced Migrants

By Nina Raj November 10, 2022

Panelists spoke to Georgetown University community members about Argentina’s humanitarian visa for people displaced by disasters and the example the program sets on the global stage. The Institute...

Pete Buttigieg Speaks on Infrastructure, Climate, American Democracy

Pete Buttigieg Speaks on Infrastructure, Climate, American Democracy

By Jared Carmeli October 20, 2022

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg discussed new transportation and infrastructure policy, climate change and environmental justice, among other issues in a town hall-style discussion with students...

Georgetown Students, Professors Revitalize Conservation Center in Kenya

Georgetown Students, Professors Revitalize Conservation Center in Kenya

By Nina Raj September 15, 2022

A group of Georgetown undergraduates and professors helped rebuild an educational visitor center in the Diani Beach region of Kenya this summer. The center was built under the jurisdiction of Colobus...

EVENT: Climate Change Poses Immigration Challenges As Number Of Climate-Driven Migrants Increases

EVENT: Climate Change Poses Immigration Challenges As Number Of Climate-Driven Migrants Increases

By Paige Kupas April 28, 2022

Climate change is accelerating the refugee crisis and posing global, demographic and political disruptions, a panelist said at an April 25 event.  The event, titled “State of Disaster: How Climate...

PODCAST: Core Pathways students discuss their podcast series “Pathways for People and Planet”

PODCAST: Core Pathways students discuss their podcast series “Pathways for People and Planet”

By Mia Rasamny February 25, 2022

https://soundcloud.com/multimedia-editor/final-core-pathways/s-JWIUYopWb6B?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Candice Powers (COL '22) and Cleo Gates (COL '22)...

GIWPS Attends United Nations Climate Change Conference

GIWPS Attends United Nations Climate Change Conference

By Eli Blumenfeld November 11, 2021

A Georgetown University delegation attended the 26th iteration of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), aiming to uplift stories of women’s climate activism around the world.  Representatives...

EDITORIAL: Add Environmental Core Requirement

EDITORIAL: Add Environmental Core Requirement

By The Editorial Board November 11, 2021

This week, Georgetown University students registered for spring 2022 classes. Among the myriad considerations students take when constructing their future schedule is the core curriculum. The core curriculum...

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