Electrical Brain Stimulation Enhances Creativity, Researchers Say
Georgetown and other researchers publish a study showing that safe levels of electrical stimulation can enhance your capacity to think more creatively. Read More
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Professor Authors Book on Trafficked Children
School of Foreign Service Professor Elżbieta M. Goździak publishes Trafficked Children and Youth in the United States, the first book of its kind based on empirical research and focused solely on survivors of child trafficking in America. Read More
‘Throwaway Culture’ Event Focuses on Human Life and Dignity
Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life (CST) convenes a conversation on how violence, treatment of the unborn and immigration issues illustrate the ways human life and dignity come under threat. Read More
'Color of Surveillance' Conference Explores Racial Biases
Georgetown Law hosts 'The Color of Surveillance' conference, with lawyers, scholars and other experts exploring the pervasiveness of policing in black communities and other connections between surveillance and race. Read More
Senior Wins Global Recognition for Ocean Sustainability Work
Daniela Fernandez’s (C’16) leadership of a major movement for sustainable oceans has landed her among Glamour magazine’s top 10 College Women of the Year and led to her receipt of the 2016 Christopher Benchley Youth Award. Read More
‘Stubborn Trust’ Led to Paris Agreement, U.N. Climate Change Leader Says
U.N. global climate change leader Christiana Figueres receives an honorary degree from Georgetown and reflects on her role in last December’s Paris Agreement among 195 countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
U.N. World Food Programme Head Speaks on Global Security
Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme Ertharin Cousin will address food security within the larger context of global stability at Georgetown April 12. Read More
Madeleine Albright Delivers Lecture for Berkley Center’s 10th Anniversary
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright kicks off the 10th anniversary celebration of Georgetown’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs with a lecture on the role of religion in international relations. Read More
National Basketball Hall of Fame Selects Alumnus Allen Iverson
Former Georgetown men’s basketball All-American Allen Iverson is selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Read More
Georgetown to Help Evaluate Sesame Street Autism Initiative
Sesame Workshop, the organization behind Sesame Street, selects Georgetown and Children’s National Health System researchers to lead an evaluation of an initiative designed to reduce stigma and build understanding about autism spectrum disorder. Read More