ROTC at Georgetown Picked as America’s Most Outstanding
Georgetown’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs have received the Outstanding ROTC Unit Award for the 2010-2011 school year. Read More
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Dance Concert to Celebrate Women, African Ancestry
Student director Jasmine Morton (C’12) says the Black Movements Dance Theatre concert Feb. 24 and 25 will celebrate the experience of black women around the globe. Read More
Reflections Explore Faith as a Journey During Lent
This year’s Lenten Reflection Series, sponsored by the Office of Mission and Ministry, will examine faith as a lifelong journey. Read More
Georgetown Expands Scope of Socially Responsible Investing Committee
The university today announced an expansion of the Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility (CISR) to enhance the framework for examining the university’s endowment investments. Read More
Silk Spinning Mechanics Decoded by Georgetown Physicists
A new understanding of the way spiders and silkworms create silk, discovered by two Georgetown physics professors and a collaborator, will help advance artificial silk-making for bone grafts and other uses. Read More
Peace Corps Valentines: GU Couple Celebrate in Republic of Georgia
Melissa Kuhlman (G'09) and Sam Harris (G'08), a young married couple who went to graduate school at Georgetown, will spend their Valentine’s Day in the Republic of Georgia as Peace Corps volunteers. Read More
Five-Year Financial Plan Sets Course for Tuition, Scholarships
The university board of directors last week approved its five-year financial plan, which includes a $2 million increase in financial aid and a 3.5 percent rise in undergraduate tuition rates for the 2012-2013 academic year. Read More
Some Men Lack Receptor for Snuggling, Scientists Say
If your husband doesn’t want to snuggle with you on Valentine’s Day, blame science – a Georgetown researcher says many men have a brain receptor that doesn’t bind well to the “snuggling hormone.” Read More
Faith and Culture Author to Direct StoryCorps Partnership
Author Paul Elie will direct a Georgetown partnership with StoryCorps, the acclaimed documentary organization, as a new senior fellow with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. Read More
Young Georgetown Graduate Serves as Hospital CEO
Thomas Mullin (G’08), who obtained his master’s in health systems administration from the School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), is now serving as a hospital CEO in Harrisburg, Pa. Read More