Georgetown celebrated the first weekend of fall with members of the university community and its neighbors during this past Saturday’s annual Hoya Fall Picnic on Healy and White-Gravenor lawns. Read More
As a fellow in Georgetown’s Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice, award-winning author Dinaw Mengestu (C’00) began strengthening the chords of his writer’s voice. This year, he returns to campus to teach students about his craft. Read More
Students in the inaugural class of Georgetown's new Master of Arts in Global Human Development (MGHD) program were able to consider implications of decision-making in their field during a retreat on ethics and development earlier this month. Read More
A Georgetown Graduate – Jim McCormick (C’90) – is making a name for himself in the country music business, co-writing country star Brantley Gilbert’s song, “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do,” which topped Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart in July. Read More
A live broadcast of Civil War scholars discussing the Emancipation Proclamation and a Law Center event on First Amendment rights among Georgetown-sponsored Constitution Day events. Read More
Georgetown researchers have demonstrated in animals that maternal dietary exposure during pregnancy to a high-fat diet or excess estrogen can increase breast cancer risk in multiple generations of female offspring. Read More
Shanta Devarajan, chief economist of the World Bank's Africa region, spoke yesterday at the launch of Georgetown Public Policy Institute's (GPPI) new international development masters program. Read More
Georgetown's new science center – Regents Hall – has opened its doors to the university community. Read More
The Georgetown community gathered on Healy Lawn today to mark the start of the academic year with the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit, followed by student a capella performances and a Welcome Back Jack BBQ on Copley Lawn. Read More
The first study demonstrating weight loss from video games that require physical activity has been published online in the journal Obesity by a Georgetown team comprising Amanda Staiano (G’09, G’10), psychology professor Sandra Calvert and Dr. Anisha Abraham. Read More