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The George Washington University
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
This student team from last year’s Solar Decathlon contest are working to create a “penthouse with a purpose” in New York City. The solar pods are built on top of existing apartment buildings, which helps solve energy, infrastructure, and...
Tags: Urban Development and Sustainability
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Team #THINKFWD is a group of students enrolled at George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs that take the Multimedia Reporting to Inform and Engage Class taught by Frank Sesno, Roger Hommel and Mike DeVito.
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
With recent changes in U.S. public lands policy, how can individuals work to ensure land is conserved for public benefit and to protect habitat that helps combat the effects of climate change? The answer may lie in a conservation easement.
Tags: land, conservation, public lands, private lands, easement, land use, land protection, storyfest2020
In this episode we speak with emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen, who is a visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. (George Washington University)
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, April 10, 2020
Listen to Planet Forward founder Frank Sesno host a special COVID-19 series, "Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic," in partnership with the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Tags: public health, covid-19, coronavirus, mental health, Environment, sustainability, pandemic
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic and social unrest, we are seeing people around the world be more sensitive and understanding to one another.
Tags: public health, podcast, covid-19, coronavirus, empathy, psychiatry, science communication, social unrest
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, talks about how hospitals around the U.S. have been impacted financially by the pandemic and why it's important to "follow the science."
Tags: public health, podcast, covid-19, coronavirus, communicating science, Hospital, financial crisis
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Thursday, August 20, 2020
During this live episode of “Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic,” Dr. Anthony Fauci shares his thoughts on opening schools safely, vaccine availability and effectiveness, and how he maintains his ethics and values during this trying time.
Tags: public health, podcast, covid-19, coronavirus, vaccine, schools, education
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Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, November 20, 2020
In this episode, we have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Leana Wen, who served as the Health Commissioner for the City of Baltimore and is a visiting professor of health policy and management at GW.
Tags: public health, podcast, covid-19, coronavirus, Baltimore
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
When will we climb out of our COVID caves? It all depends on vaccine distribution. West Virginia's Krista Capehart, who helped with the state's distribution plan, discusses lessons learned and strategy.