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Founding Director, Planet Forward
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
We are beyond excited to share the outstanding finalists for Storyfest 2019. They hail from 15 different schools, from all across the country. Will your school be a winner?
Tags: storyfest2019
Multimedia Editor, Planet Forward
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
This year's team hails from 12 different universities from across the country. Click through to learn more about the exceptional students selected for our 22-23 cohort.
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
Friday, August 28, 2020
We are pleased to announce our 2020-2021 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! More information will be shared soon about the exceptional team of students selected. Get to know them below:

From left: Alex Rubenstein, Navya Pothamsetty, Shandra Furtado, Ashley Gallagher, Katherine Baker, Sven Lindblad, Frank Sesno, Vanessa Moss, Emily Arnold and Dr. Imani M. Cheers.
Planet Forward
Saturday, April 07, 2018
Winners will travel to Alaska, courtesy of Alaska Airlines, to travel with Lindblad Expeditions aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion this June.
Tags: Storyfest 2018, storyfest winner, Competition, Alaska
Planet Forward
Monday, February 27, 2023
The quality of entries this year was absolutely inspiring. After much deliberating, we’re excited to announce the finalists of this year's competition!
Tags: storyfest, storyfest 2023, summit
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
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
We are pleased to announce our 2021-2022 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! Get to know them below:
The George Washington University
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
As the awareness of the perniciousness of plastic grows, companies and universities are implementing initiatives to go plastic free. GW was the first university in Washington, D.C., to do so.
Tags: storyfest2022, Video, single-use plastic, GWU, plastic policy, Policy, behavior change, plastic, Waste
The George Washington University
Friday, March 09, 2018
Where does all the food waste that we throw in the trash and discard really end up and how can we ensure that it will not go to waste?