Georgetown Alumni Sworn Into 115th U.S. Congress
Georgetown’s long history of alumni serving in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives continues as 28 Georgetown graduates are sworn into the 115th U.S. Congress. Read More
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Professor to Join HHS Committee on Human Research Protections
Georgetown bioethics expert James Giordano is appointed to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) committee charged with protecting human research subjects. Read More
Seniors Work to Help Homeless Find Shelters, Create Awareness
Two Georgetown students have created an infographic and an interactive map to help the homeless and providers locate the city’s shelters. Read More
Radiation Expert’s Debut Book Ranked Among Best of 2016
Timothy Jorgensen, an associate professor of radiation medicine at the Georgetown University Medical Center, finds his first book, Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation (Princeton University Press, 2016) among the top reads for 2016. Read More
Big Data Research Brings Surprising Results About the Spread of Flu
Georgetown biology professor Shweta Bansal and her research team are using big data to dig deeper into what causes the spread of flu. Read More
Psychology Professor Finds Rapid Decline in Spanking, Other Corporal Punishment
Psychology professor Rebecca Ryan finds that American parents employed spanking or other forms of corporal punishment for children at a rapidly declining rate from 1988 to 2011 during her research, which has appeared in the journal Pediatrics. Read More
Faith Organizations Gather in Rome to Discuss Ways to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
Georgetown co-sponsors a four-day workshop with the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See and the U.S. Department of State that examines ways faith-based organizations might address the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance. Read More
University Receives Two Awards Commending its Leadership for Veterans
Two organizations recognize Georgetown for being a military-friendly institution that provides numerous services and opportunities for its student and alumni veterans. Read More
Doctoral Student to Use Fellowship for Brain Iron Deficiency Research
Erika Raven (G’17), a Ph.D. candidate in Georgetown’s Interdisciplinary Program for Neuroscience (IPN), receives the 2017 Marshall Sherfield Fellowship for postdoctoral work in the United Kingdom. Read More
Undergraduate Cultural Identity, Refugee Advocate Wins Marshall Scholarship
Culture and politics major Devika Ranjan (SFS'17) receives 2017 Marshall Scholarship to pursue master's degrees in refugee and forced migration at the University of Oxford. Read More