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Event Recap: DC Environmental Film Festival 2026 Preview
The DC Environmental Film Festival (DCEFF) returns March 19–28, 2026—and for the first time, the Earth Commons hosted the official Preview Event in partnership with DCEFF at…
February 20, 2026
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High Seas at Risk: Study Finds Global Fisheries Governance Lagging Behind What’s Possible
A new paper published in Environmental Research Letters led by Dr. Gabrielle Carmine, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgetown University’s Earth Commons Institute, offers an…
December 4, 2025
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A River Runs Through It
A “ghost” creek that no one can see runs through Southwest DC. Residents live, drive, and play on top of it and its vast floodplain. Even those who live in or near the…
December 3, 2025
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Experience the Difference: Georgetown’s First BS-ES Discovery Day
Zoe Gutherman (BS-ES’27) is part of the inaugural class of the BS in Environment & Sustainability , a degree offered by the Earth Commons Institute and the College of…
November 4, 2025
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Event Recap: Annual Hoya Harvest Festival
On October 17, the Regent’s Hall patio came alive with pumpkins, music, and community for Georgetown’s annual Hoya Harvest Festival, hosted by the Earth Commons in…
October 28, 2025
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The Intern Dispatches: “Not Just Scrubbing Rocks” with Megan Lu
Megan Lu (C’28) is part of the inaugural class of the BS in Environment & Sustainability , a degree offered by the Earth Commons Institute and the College of Arts ; …
October 5, 2025
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Event Recap: Lithium Rising Film Screening & Panel
On Monday, September 22, 2025, the Earth Commons hosted its first-ever film screening at Georgetown’s Capitol Campus—and it was energizing to have students, faculty,…
September 30, 2025
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Event Recap: ECo Talks Fall 2025 Kicks Off at the Capitol Campus
The Fall 2025 ECo Talks series launched on Friday, September 5, with a full house at Georgetown’s Capitol Campus and an engaged Zoom audience. The kickoff was a huge success…
September 11, 2025
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Event Recap: Earth Day Festival
On April 22, the Earth Commons and Georgetown Program Board cohosted the Earth Day Festival on the Leavey Esplanade. From 1 to 3 PM, the campus community gathered for an…
May 1, 2025
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The Impacts of Community-based Conservation in Santa Marta, Colombia: A Case Study with Fundación Estación Biológica Bachaqueros
Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) is part of the inaugural class earning the B.S. in Environment & Sustainability. Her recent research in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in, …
April 30, 2025