Excited to start the Fall 2025 Semester! Welcome back, Redstone Scholars, including Tim O'Neal and Julia Blouin, and a warm welcome to new Redstone Scholars and GRAs, Aishu Bandaru, Sofia Sciancalepore, Katie O'Brien, and Dr. Afrin Iqbal! #GWSPH#RGC
Ignoring climate science won’t stop the storms, heatwaves, or health crises.
We need evidence-based action—now.
🗣 Professor Timothy Holtz: "The price of denial is staggering — in lives lost, homes destroyed, futures erased." https://t.co/GpuyIZjDNr
@timothyholtz@USATODAY
Across the nation, most people love the National Park Service. The story is a little different in D.C. A place to gather, play, walk your dog — all are absent from D.C. parks.
Learn more here: https://t.co/ncXLvOaUZK @politico#NationalParkService#DCParks
The new @ward8woods tracker is a great visualization of the scale of illegal dumping + trash harming communities in Ward 8
This would be unacceptable in other neighborhoods. Residents deserve better and they deserve access to clean, safe parks.
https://t.co/NYciRmlIdR
Cities w/high bicycling rates tend to be safer for #bicyclists, #pedestrians, AND #drivers
✅Bike lanes provide ⬆️ road visibility
✅Bike + pedestrian infrastructure creates a built environment that mitigates deadly speeds
https://t.co/zSBuFemEX4 #bikedc#walkdc
Have you ever felt underwhelmed by #plantbased options at restaurants?
A lot of it has to do with menu design ➡️reinventing menus to celebrate #sustainable options cultivates a strong consumer base that will continuously buy plant-based foods
Plant rich menus = plant rich diets
New study: Cities that encourage cycling are safer for everyone -- including those who never bike:
"Higher-bicycling cities are significantly associated with better overall road safety outcomes."
https://t.co/3f7vZjVmxI
American carbon emissions are down to 1991 levels!
This is largely due to an 8% emission reduction from the power sector (⬆️ #solar, ⬇️ #coal)
Meanwhile, car + air travel continue to work against our #climate goals, w/a 1.6% emissions increase last year
https://t.co/xmV4flpFBC
The entire Georgia Avenue NW corridor is in desperate need of a road diet! Implementation of the Georgia Ave. Bus Priority Project will help, but @DDOTDC will need to implement additional tools here to truly make it safer! https://t.co/U8DpCUY9Me
It was a pleasure to welcome @wmataGM to this weekend's @GW_MBB homecoming game. GW is proud to continue our partnership with @wmata to ensure all students have convenient and affordable access to our campus. Learn more here: https://t.co/GG8RqCqpF8
Chronic #kidney disease due to type 2 #diabetes (CKD-T2D) has emerged as a growing global public health concern, especially among adults under 60 years old, with a higher disease burden in males than females.
Incidence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of #CKD-T2D from 1990 to 2019:
https://t.co/jDFUvQFxrz
DC, it's time to scrape your plate!
As of February 1, all @DCDPW Food Waste Drop-Off sites now accept meat and seafood scraps, dairy products, and bones.🍎🥦🧀🦐🍞
When you look at this map and compare it to moveDC's map of areas with the greatest transportation needs, you have to question whether @DDOTDC is meeting its equity goals. Despite some trails, through FY 2026 there are 0 plans to install a protected bike lane in ward 8 EOTR.
Food is Medicine.
How will the White House’s new partnerships with Instacart, Rockefeller Foundation, and Feeding America build a #healthyAmerica?
https://t.co/Qy8bVG4STi
Read about our new DC Black history tour in the #AxiosDC daily newsletter today: ➡️https://t.co/KFf0pGRF4g
Thanks @cuneytdil@AnnaSpiegs@mimi_montgom for covering this and helping us get the word out!
We are thrilled to announce our Spring 2024 CHI Research Fellows: Alia Badawi and Silvana Barbosa! Our Spring Fellows will be supporting the GW Hospital Sustainability Committee on sustainability efforts at the GW hospital 🏥 Welcome Alia and Silvana!