Ph.D. Student: Pharmacology at Georgetown Provides Science Environment Where He Can Be His Best
Eric Witherspoon (G'22), a Ph.D. candidate in pharmacology, reflects on why he chose Georgetown and his plans for a career in science policy. Read More
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New $7M NASA Grant to Georgetown Professor Could Help Discover Life on Mars
NASA invests nearly $7 million in an effort led by Sarah Johnson, assistant professor of biology at Georgetown, aimed at developing a new kind of extraterrestrial life detection system that could be used on Mars. Read More
New Vice President for Planning and Facilities Management to Join Georgetown This Fall
Benjamin Kuo, an associate vice president at Cornell University, will join Georgetown December 1 as its new vice president for planning and facilities management. Read More
Wrongfully Convicted Man Thanks Georgetown Students Who Helped Free Him
Georgetown welcomed the recently exonerated Valentino Dixon of Buffalo, New York, to share his story on a panel yesterday with three students and two professors who successfully challenged his wrongful murder conviction. Read More
First Cohort of Police, Staff Complete Georgetown Law's Pioneering Program
Eighteen newly hired Metropolitan Police Department officers and staff complete Georgetown Law's inaugural program to help them better understand the community they serve and prepare them to become leaders in innovative policing. Read More
Cupcake Showdown: Where to Get the Best Cupcakes in Georgetown
The Georgetown neighborhood is renowned for its bustling cupcake businesses. Ever wondered where you can find cupcakes and which bakeries are the best? Georgetown Cupcake… Read More
5 Ways to Stay Positive on the Hilltop
Life on the hilltop is awesome, but it can be incredibly stressful. Between juggling school work, a job, clubs, leadership positions, and sports along with… Read More
Places to Get Your Workout Fix
Yates Field House A staple location for exercising on campus. With its cardio machines, weight room, track, pool, cycling and yoga studios, ping pong tables,… Read More
Research by Georgetown Alumna, Professor Shows Kidney Donors’ Brains Are Different
Georgetown alumna Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz (G’16) is first author on a paper with psychology professor Abigail Marsh that for the first time shows that people who donate kidneys to strangers exhibit enhanced empathy on a neural level with strangers. Read More
Measuring Pollution: New Master’s Degree Designed to Improve Environmental Policy
A new master’s program that teaches students to measure and analyze potential hazardous substances in the earth’s atmosphere or on its surface so they can make appropriate environmental policy will be offered nights and weekends starting this fall. Read More