A symposium honoring Vera Rubin (G’54), one of the most important American astrophysicists of the 20th century, took place this week at Georgetown, where she received a Ph.D. and began her career as a researcher and professor. Read More
A team of health policy researchers, including two from Georgetown, reports on one of the largest studies of out-of-pocket costs for nursing home care and finds that prices are rising faster than other medical care and consumer prices. Read More
A new book by Robert Patterson, chair of the Department of African American Studies, examines how post-Civil Rights era rhythm and blues culture articulates competing and conflicting political, social, familial and economic desires within African American communities. Read More
Georgetown Law professor David Koplow is a consultant to NASA on what the legal implications would be if a large asteroid were to hit the Earth. Read More
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) partners with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to launch the International Rescue Committee (IRC)’s feminist humanitarian policy at Georgetown. Read More
Economist Keith Hall, the outgoing director of the Congressional Budget Office, will join the McCourt School of Public Policy as a professor of the practice this summer. Read More
“It is important to me that Georgetown is committed to promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue, serving vulnerable and marginalized communities and taking action against injustice. Read More
A new Georgetown study states that elevated symptoms of depression, along with modifications in a gene responsible for dopamine activity, appear to influence an addiction to indoor tanning in young, non-Hispanic white women. Read More
Georgetown’s board of directors receives positive reports about the university’s fiscal-year budget, honors outgoing board members and approves a new Master of Arts in Engaged and Public Humanities at its June meeting. Read More
New research published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution estimates that there are only 10,000 to 12,000 viruses in mammals that are potentially harmful to humans, compared to previous estimates of 500,000 to 700,000. Read More