First Double Amputee Army Commander Acts in Battleship Movie
Col. Gregory Gadson (G'09), the Army's first double amputee to serve as commander of a garrison – located at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, stars in a summer action film. Read More
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University Announces Expansion of ‘Georgetown Downtown’ Presence
The School of Continuing Studies (SCS), designed to help fulfill the university's mission of engagement and educational outreach to the surrounding community, will relocate to the heart of downtown Washington, D.C. Read More
Psychology Professor Named President of Child Development Foundation
Deborah Phillips, a professor of psychology at Georgetown, will become the new president of the Foundation for Child Development on Sept. 1. Read More
Georgetown, Medstar Create Brain Plasticity Center
Georgetown and Medstar National Rehabilitation Network team up to create the Center for Brain Plasticity to research plasticity as recovery tool in conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and dementia. Read More
Students, Alumni Win Tillman Military Scholarships for 2012-2013
David Dixon (G’15), a Marine Corps captain whose base came under attack during Operation Iraqi Freedom, is one of three Georgetown graduate students receiving scholarships from the Pat Tillman Foundation for the next academic year. Read More
Student Sustainability Group Wins White House Video Contest
Georgetown Energy, a student-run group dedicated to energy solutions in Washington D.C., and around the world, has won the Best Overall Video award from the White House’s Youth Sustainability Challenge. Read More
$25K GUAA Participation Challenge
2012 Reunion Classes (1962-2007) Help your class name a scholarship: Make your gift today! Read More
Alumnus Who Worked for Immigration Reform Gives Back to GU Students
Alberto Morales (NHS’12) grew up in a predominately Latino neighborhood in south side Chicago, where it was “cooler” to be a gang chief than a college student. Read More
NIH Awards Georgetown $6.1 Million for New Health Disparities Center
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded a five-year, $6.1 million grant to Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) to establish the Center of Excellence for Health Disparities in Our Nation’s Capital (CEHD). Read More
First Huntington Disease Center Established in Washington, D.C., Area
Georgetown University Medical Center in collaboration with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital today announced the launch of the Huntington Disease Care, Education and Research Center. Read More