Five Georgetown Graduates Elected to Congress
Five Georgetown alumni were newly elected to the U.S. House of Representatives last night and nine were reelected as President Barack Obama was swept into office for another four years. Read More
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Georgetown Scholar Wins Prize for Book on Russian History
The Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) has awarded Georgetown history professor Catherine Evtuhov with the Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize for her latest book on Russian history. Read More
Georgetown Community Partnership Begins, Establishes Working Groups
The first meeting of the Georgetown Community Partnership (GCP) – a group providing a new forum for collaborative conversations involving the university, its neighbors and the Washington, D.C. community – took place last week. Read More
Course at Georgetown Looks at Monsters in Books, Film
Every week is a kind of academic Halloween for students taking a course at Georgetown called Monsters in Literature, Film and Culture. Read More
Georgetown Alumnus Reaches Shakespearian Heights
Since his time at Georgetown, Michael Benz (C’04) has gone from performing in Twelfth Night at the university to playing Hamlet at Folger Shakespeare Theatre with the prestigious Shakespeare’s Globe of London. Read More
Comedian Carl Reiner Receives Georgetown Honorary Degree
Georgetown bestowed legendary comedian, writer, producer and director Carl Reiner – who says he had his greatest comedic triumph at the university – with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters yesterday. Read More
Hillary Clinton Gives Energy Diplomacy Speech at Georgetown
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed students, faculty and staff and took questions from undergraduates Thursday at Georgetown. Read More
Clinton in GU Speech: Energy Diplomacy Crucial for America
Energy diplomacy is a necessary component of national security, human rights and global economics, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during her address at Georgetown today. Read More
This is Your Brain on Music: Researchers Discover Two-Part Process
Georgetown scientists have discovered that one part of the brain is involved in learning a new musical sequence while another part recalls the tune after it’s learned. Read More
New Study: How People Move Affects Their Hearing
A new Georgetown study finds that motor skills and perception are linked, providing a new understanding of what the left and right brain hemispheres can "hear." Read More