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
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
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
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
Former Georgetown men’s basketball All-American Allen Iverson is selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Read More
Georgetown recognizes faculty members and academic professionals for their 20 years of service as well as distinguished donors who support the university’s academic enterprise during the 2016 Spring Faculty Convocation. Read More
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
The Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize will provide financial support to Georgetown students and recent alumni launching or preparing to launch new businesses that address pressing problems in today's world. Read More
A series of 10-minute plays with a medical bent by students, faculty and staff across all campuses was recently performed at the School of Medicine's newly renovated W. Proctor Harvey Clinical Amphitheater. Read More
Becky Hsu, assistant professor of sociology, explores the concept of happiness and the “good life” in China with a grant of nearly $1 million from the John Templeton Foundation. Read More