Senior Spring Bucket List
Seniors, congrats on making it this far! Now is the time to sit back, relax, and pray that you really did meet all your graduation… Read More
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Professor Receives Grant to Examine Executive Function Across Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders
Cognitive neuroscientist Chandan Vaidya uses a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to determine a more personalized approach to treating children with behavior regulation problems, regardless of their psychiatric diagnoses. Read More
Student Focuses on International Studies, Inequality in Education
SFS Senior Claire Reardon (SFS’17) combines her interest in international relations and early childhood education. Read More
Experts Explore the Future of International Law Under Trump Administration
A panel of legal scholars explore what trade agreements, approaches to international alliances and the war on terror might look like under the new Trump administration during an international law conference at Georgetown. Read More
Senior Develops D.C. Mental Health Community Needs Assessment
Working with Joan Burggraf Riley, assistant dean for educational innovation at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, Christina Johnson (NHS’17) completes a community health needs assessment focused on mental health and youth in the District of Columbia. Read More
Georgetown Law Students Win Top National Honors From American Bar Association
The Georgetown Law Student Bar Association receives the top national award from the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division for creating a community of excellence, community engagement and positive images of the legal profession. Read More
Dogfish Shark Steroid Attacks Parkinson’s-Related Toxin in Animal Model
Georgetown University Medical Center researchers find that in animal studies, a synthesized steroid mirroring one made by the dogfish shark prevents buildup of a lethal protein implicated in some neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's. Read More
Urban Education, Learning and Design Masters to Begin in 2017
Two new master’s programs – one designed to give students tools to transform K-12 urban education and the other to provide key concepts in design, innovation, technology and analytics – will begin in the summer of 2017. Read More
Smithsonian African American Museum’s Founding Director Gets Honorary Degree
Georgetown bestows an honorary degree upon Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Read More
Berkley Center Examines Religion, Race and the Art of Storytelling
Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs hosts an event encouraging informal dialogue on the intersection of faith and race as part of the American Pilgrimage Project, a university partnership with StoryCorp. Read More