We will address urgent threats to human well-being.

SPOTLIGHT University Strategic Initiative

Environment And Sustainability

“We need to have students leave Georgetown with both the passions in their belly and knowledge in their heads to tackle environment and sustainability challenges like never before.”

— Peter Marra, founding director of the Earth Commons, Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment and Sustainability

“I did a semester’s worth of research into the Alaskan Arctic, and having the opportunity to visit the Arctic made everything—the issues, the people, the places—feel much more real. I now have a sense for exactly what’s at stake when thinking about the existential threat climate change poses to these communities.”

— Kirk Zieser (SFS’22), on travel to Alaska as part of the Walsh School of Foreign Service’s Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) program. STIA draws on Georgetown’s expertise across global health, environmental studies, public policy, international affairs, and security studies to develop leaders equally conversant in science and global issues.

“In recent years, we have seen more than ever the relevance and impact of crossdisciplinary, cutting-edge research and clinical and industry expertise across the biomedical sciences.”

— Anna Tate Riegel, senior associate dean for Biomedical Graduate Education, programs spanning basic and translational biomedical science, clinical and health science, data informatics, policy and ethics, industry science, and more

This is a defining moment for our planet and for the university’s environment and sustainability ambitions. Led by the Earth Commons Institute in partnership with Georgetown’s Office of Sustainability, we are accelerating education, research, and action to drive the rapid change our planet needs. Learn more about Georgetown’s environment and sustainability strategic initiative at calledtobe. georgetown.edu/ environment