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GW Partners with Regional Environmental Groups to Celebrate Earth Day 2007
May 27, 2007
GW partnered with regional environmental groups to stage two events in April 2007 focused on global warming and environmental responsibility. During the events, three presenters trained by former Vice President Al Gore's Climate Project shared facts and fiction surrounding the global warming controversy.
E&EM Research Results Published in Energy Policy Journal
May 27, 2007
A paper summarizing the results of Mike Helwig’s doctoral research project on optimizing use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) by large federal fleets was published in the spring 2007 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Energy Policy.
GW Hosts Earth Day Gathering and Webcast
May 27, 2007
GW conducted a live Earth Day webcast on April 18, 2007, spotlighting practical solutions to global warming at colleges and universities across the country. The title of the webcast was “Chill Out: Campus Solution to Global Warming.” About 160 campuses in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe participated in the simulcast broadcast out of GW.
GW Hosts Climate Change Action Conference
May 27, 2007
On February 4-5, 2007, a number of organizations cooperated to produce an action-oriented climate change conference on the GW Foggy Bottom Campus. The event, entitled “Implementing Solutions to Climate Crises” advanced practical climate-related solutions that can be implemented by businesses, governments, NGOs, communities, consumers and citizens.
E&EM Masters Student Dan Somma Appointed to Municipal Advisory Committee
May 27, 2007
On September 25, 2007, the election of Dan Somma, expected 2008 E&EM M.S. graduate, was confirmed by Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett for a three-year term on the Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee (WUDAC), Wheaton, MD.
E&EM Students and Alumni Support EnvironMentors
May 27, 2007
Several current and former GW E&EM Program students are actively working with the Washington, DC-based program called EnvironMentors.
E&EM Master’s Student Paper Presented at UN Foundation Conference
May 27, 2007
E&EM Master's student Dulce Meldau co-authored a paper entitled "Involvement of Farmers in the UN Foundation Initiative on Biofuels". The paper was presented by the United Nations Foundation at the 6th Biannual Commodities and Policies Conference, held in Austria (April 2007).
E&EM Doctoral Students Present Research At GW’s "Research and Discovery" Event
May 27, 2007
E&EM doctoral students Steve Fields and Ed Hagarty presented the results of their doctoral research projects to date at GW’s "Research and Discovery" exhibition on November 14, 2007.
Sustainability Task Force Named by New GW President Knapp
May 27, 2007
Sustainability Task Force Named by New GW President Knapp
Environmental and Energy Management Students Celebrate 2006 Graduation
November 27, 2006
E&EM program graduates were prominent among the 486 graduates of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the 2006 Graduation Celebration on May 20, 2006.
Doctoral Candidate Jo Robertson Defends Doctoral Research
November 27, 2006
On December 1, 2006, Doctoral candidate Jo Robertson Defended her doctoral research on “Apology as a Business Decision: an Initial Examination of Accepted Best Practice in Crisis Communications.”
E&EM Graduate Joins Navigant Consulting
November 27, 2006
After graduating from the E&EM Masters program in December 2005, Doug Rossin joined the Energy Practice at Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI) as a consultant. The Energy Practice at NCI is divided into several divisions including the Technology Strategy & Management (TS&M) division where Doug currently is employed.