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GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future Welcomes Two New Mascots

August 14, 2024

Modeled after real plants in the Alliance’s office, this dynamic duo is designed to highlight local and global sustainability issues to students and faculty

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Sustainability Research Institute's Seed Grant Program

August 8, 2024

GW’s Sustainability Research Institute instituted a new seed grant program to inspire additional interdisciplinary research in the field of sustainability

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Warehousing Industry Increases Health-Harming Pollutants (GW Today)

August 6, 2024

A unique study by GW researchers shows an average 20% spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air near huge warehouses, hitting people of color hardest.

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GW Student Shares Her Journey in Planet Forward Frontline Communication Fellowship

August 2, 2024

Planet Forward’s Frontline Climate Fellowship Program offers students a platform to produce work that illuminates environmental stories

Image of a sika deer in a river near a marsh containing phragmites, text on top reads: Exploring Marsh Migration and Herbivory in the Chesapeake Bay, GW Professor and PHD graduate explore the relationship between Sika Deer, and Phragmites Australis and the marshes they call home

Exploring Marsh Migration and Herbivory in the Chesapeake Bay

July 17, 2024

GW Professor and PHD graduate explore the relationship between Sika Deer, and Phragmites Australis and the marshes they call home

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Planet Forward Launches New Fellowship Program Aimed at Minority Students

July 11, 2024

Program Director Jesse Holland Jr speaks about Planet Forward's new Frontline Climate Fellows Program

Title: GW Students to Build Sustainable Learning Center in Northern Uganda. Subtitle: GW Student Organizations Engineers Without Borders and Association of Energy Engineers unite to help design, fund, and Build in Yumbe

GW Students to Build Sustainable Learning Center in Northern Uganda

July 5, 2024

GW Student Organizations Engineers Without Borders and Association of Energy Engineers unite to help design, fund, and build in Yumbe

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Restoring the Anacostia: A Battle Against Resident Canadian Geese

June 26, 2024

Effects of Canada Goose Herbivory on the Tidal Freshwater Wetlands in Anacostia Park

Headshot of Stacy Dean, behind her is a green bush like background

GW and José Andrés Name Stacy Dean as Inaugural Carbonell Family Executive Director of the Global Food Institute (GW Today)

June 18, 2024

Dean, a food and nutrition security expert, served as the Deputy Under Secretary for the USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services.

Title Text: The Frontline of Climate Communication, Subtext: GW Climate and Health Institute meets with WUSA9 Meteorologist Kaitlyn McGrath. Behind the text is an image of a meteorology map

The Frontline of Climate Communication

June 10, 2024

GW Climate and Health Institute meets with WUSA9 Meteorologist Kaitlyn McGrath

Headshot of Saniya LeBlanc with text that reads: Turning Up the Heat: Heat Recovery and Selective Laser MeltingGW Researcher Explores Additive Manufacturing to Create Low-Cost Semiconductors: Can they fly a plane?

Turning Up the Heat: Heat Recovery and Selective Laser Melting

June 3, 2024

GW Researcher Explores Additive Manufacturing to Create Low-Cost Semiconductors: Can they fly a plane?

Students packing boxes as part of green move out

Green Move-Out Continues to Benefit GW Students and Community (GW Today)

May 29, 2024

Green Move-Out cuts down on waste during student move-out while benefiting community organizations.

Welcome to "The Alliance Spotlight," the official blog of the GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Our blog is dedicated to promoting sustainability initiatives, fostering dialogue, and inspiring action within our university community and beyond.

Purpose:

"The Alliance Spotlight" is our dynamic platform to showcase the diversity of efforts and achievements in the GW Alliance community. Through articles, interviews, and multimedia, we raise awareness about pressing sustainability challenges and highlight innovative solutions. The Alliance Spotlight seeks to empower the GW academic community and partners and provides valuable resources, research, and opportunities.

Mission:

Our mission is to cultivate a culture of sustainability within GW and contribute to global efforts towards a more resilient and equitable future. "The Alliance Spotlight" strives to facilitate meaningful discussions, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, and amplify the voices of faculty, students, staff, and community partners who are passionate about this work. By sharing knowledge, we aspire to make tangible progress towards a more sustainable world.

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