Attendee asks question at panel event

News and Events

From student groups holding their monthly meetings, to expert speakers filling an auditorium--and everything in between--there's always something happening in sustainability at GW. 

Events

February
20
Wednesday

Webinar: Northern Exposure: Canadian Action on Climate Change

1:00pm—2:30pm

February
20
Wednesday

Webinar - Sustainable Human and Environmental Systems (SHES) Pedagogical Approach and Examples

3:00pm

February
21
Thursday

Come On Baby Drive My Car New Energy Vehicle: Will China be First to Completely Abandon Combustion Engine Cars?

9:30am—11:30am

February
21
Thursday

Green New Deal: What Will It Mean For Health, Climate, and Justice?

5:30pm

February
23
Saturday

Rooting DC 2019

9:00am—4:00pm

February
28
Thursday

Near-Term Climate Action: An Opportunity for Bipartisan Progress

2:00pm—4:00pm

March
01
Friday

Making Military Bases and Their Communities More Resilient

3:15pm—4:30pm

March
01
Friday

Planning for Diversity and Inclusion in Cities

6:00pm—7:00pm

March
02
Saturday

Sustainability Leadership Training, ON-LINE

9:00am—5:00pm

March
06—
March
08

2019 Nexus USA Summit

9:00am—5:00pm

March
06
Wednesday

Better Together? Working with Industry in International Research Collaborations

3:00pm—6:00pm

March
06
Wednesday

The Future of Carbon Pricing

5:30pm—6:30pm

March
13
Wednesday

2019 Active Citizens Conference

9:00am—4:00pm

March
14—
March
24

DC Environmental Film Festival

12:00pm—9:00pm

March
25
Monday

An Evening with Steve Hearn, Project Manager at Lilker EMO Energy Solutions

6:00pm—8:00pm

April
13
Saturday

Anacostia River Festival Trash Clean Up 2019

8:30am—12:00pm

April
18
Thursday

Are Shouting and Silence Our Only Two Options? Bringing Bipartisanship and Transformation to Citizen Activism

6:00pm—8:00pm

In the News

Sustainable GW: University Triples Its Reuse Activity

George Washington University made significant progress toward its sustainability goals during fiscal year 2017, a new report from Sustainable GW states, especially in waste dive

Senior brings national campaign to cut plastic water bottle use to campus

A senior is localizing a national campaign to promote the use of tap water and encourage sustainable practices on campus.

Waste audit finds food scraps most common trash placed in recycling bins

A recent audit of GW’s recycling showed that food scraps are the most prevalent trash incorrectly placed in recycling bins.

Top sustainability official helps craft ‘toolkit’ on reducing carbon emissions

GW’s sustainability office is one of nine universities and organizations that crafted a set of guidelines this summer about cutting carbon use at colleges and universities.