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From left: Planet Forward Founding Director Frank Sesno; Leo, Operations Coordinator at Plantita Power; Jennifer Cuyuch, George Washington University, whose story covered Plantita Power; Halley Hughes, University of Arizona; Sven Lindblad; Farzona Comnas, George Washington University; Ryan Bieber, Ithaca College; and Dr. Imani M. Cheers, GW's Director of Academic Adventures. (Not pictured is Delaney Graham, SUNY-ESF.)
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2022
We are pleased to announce the winners of our annual Storyfest competition – the very best stories from college students around the environment, sustainability, and innovative solutions from the past academic year.
Tags: storyfest2022, Planet Forward Summit, storytelling, science communication, Lindblad Expeditions, experiential learning
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, August 13, 2021
The three Fellows will create mini-documentaries on the frontlines of sustainability to be screened to an audience of academics, professionals, and students in the fields of science and communication at the 2022 Planet Forward Summit.
Tags: Comcast, NBCUniversal, Fellows, storytelling, sustainability, documentary
As the need for food continued to grow during the pandemic, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank called on the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and opened an additional, temporary food box packing site. Food access, food security, nutrition, and environmental justice challenges are among the topics our fellows will explore in their stories this summer. (Melissa Murray/Creative Commons)
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, June 04, 2021
Four students will produce stories at the nexus of food security, agriculture, and nutrition, and work under the guidance of GW’s National Geographic Professor of Science Communication, Lisa Palmer.
Tags: planet forward, UN_FAO, fao, fellowship, storytelling, food access, nutrition, hunger, agriculture
Katharine Mach. (Laura Whaling/Planet Forward)
State University College at Buffalo
Thursday, November 30, 2017
We sat down with Katherine Mach, a senior research scientist at Stanford University, to learn more about negative emissions technology, environmental assessment, and climate change response options.
Tags: expert voices, negative emissions, climate change, assessment, stanford, Technology, interview, Katharine Mach, research
Outreach Coordinator, Planet Forward
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Salon #2 November 5, 2014
The George Washington University
8:30-10:30am ET
Planet Forward, GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Thursday, October 24, 2013
The Troubadours, one of The George Washington University's student a capella groups, added some pep to help recruit the leaders of tomorrow to find food security solutions with this parody music video. To view the livestream of the Fee
Tags: food security, feeding the planet, Student activism, GWU
Planet Forward, The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, November 10, 2014
A Readout from Planet Forward’s Salon on Women, Climate Change & Agriculture
Tags: women, feeding the planet, feed the future, NASA, salon, farming
George Washington University
Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Help your organization and university achieve its sustainability goals by making your outreach efforts as green as possible.
Tags: Green, outreach, environmental sustainability, ecological footprint, recycle, how-to, "College and Universities"
As researchers, we're focused on how to connect our university to our local communities. How might Glasgow University, shown here, connect with the community around it? (Ian Dick/Flickr/Creative Commons 2.0)
Research Director for Sustainable GW | George Washington University
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
The Road to COP26 | As student and faculty representatives at COP26, GW senior Jane Barkholz and Dr. Robert Orttung aim to connect the university to the broader community taking action to address climate change.
Tags: cop26, climate change, Climate Change Agreement, glasgow, climate policy, science, climate action, Colleges and Universities
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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.