Business School Graduate Named Forbes Africa Person of the Year
Mohammed Dewji, a 1998 graduate of the McDonough School of Business, has been named “Person of the Year” by Forbes Africa magazine. Read More
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Georgetown Deepens Commitment to D.C. Community
Georgetown strengthened its commitment to the common good and its role as an anchor institution in Washington, D.C., this past year, according to a new report from the university’s Office of Community Engagement. Read More
White House, Georgetown Announce Early Childhood Innovation Network
A new Early Childhood Innovation Network to be run by the Children's National Health System with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) was announced yesterday at a White House event. Read More
Two Georgetown Researchers Named to National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors names two Georgetown University Medical Center professors – who hold 26 U.S. patents for items mostly developed at Georgetown between them – to its 2015 class of fellows. Read More
Vice President Biden, Faith Leaders Join Campus Interfaith Event
Vice President Joe Biden joins a gathering of Muslim, Catholic, Jewish and other religious leaders at Georgetown’s Interfaith Gathering for Solidarity, Understanding, and Peace. Read More
Americans Must Fight for ‘Actualized’ Democracy, Author Says
Psychology professor Fathali Moghaddam is the author of a new book, The Psychology of Democracy, in which he argues that America is in a life-and-death fight for our current system of government. Read More
Student Takes 'My Brother's Keeper' Initiative to Heart
David Peake (C’17) works with the Institute for College Preparation (ICP), a Georgetown program that offers pre-college tutoring and mentorship to D.C. public school students. He was involved in the White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative and featured in the Discovery Channel's documentary Rise: The Promise of My Brother’s Keeper. Read More
STIA Students Attend U.N. Climate Change Conference
Georgetown University sent a delegation to the U.N. Climate Conference in Paris, France. SFS Professor Joanna Lewis, associate professor of Science, Technology and International Affairs, and Professor Vicki Arroyo, executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center at Georgetown Law, brought two Georgetown undergraduates, Norah Berk (SFS ’16) and Alexandra Donovan (SFS ’17), as well as several state government officials who participated in some of the events. The faculty members spoke at events alongside the official negotiations, and tracked the negotiations closely. Read More
Star Wars’ Mind Control Closer to Reality, Says Neuroethicist
A Georgetown neuroethicist says we may not yet be able to influence the thoughts of storm troopers like Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi, but today’s neurotechnologies can influence people’s cognitions, emotions and behaviors. Read More
Alumna Helps Run Education Program for NYC Students of Color
A former dean of students at Milton Academy in Massachusetts, Bridget Johnson (B'97) is now associate executive director of Prep for Prep, which provides educational opportunities for some of New York City’s most promising students of color. Read More