Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and a panel of global peacebuilders explore the impact women are making in the political peace process during a symposium at Georgetown. Read More
Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), address the global health challenges of our time and the need for effective global governance structures Sept 30 as a part of lectures convened by Georgetown's Global Futures Initiative. Read More
Former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says the next president will need to focus on three priorities – making sure America is the land of opportunity, eliminating generational poverty and making the world safer. Read More
Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele and NPR contributor Cokie Roberts were among the panelists at an event reflecting on Pope Francis' Sept. 22-27 trip to America. The event was sponsored by Georgetown's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. Read More
A School of Nursing & Health Studies professor has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of State to support work in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tunisia on community-based epidemiology related to infectious diseases and responsible science in health technology development and diffusion. Read More
A $3.6 million grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to Georgetown and three other universities will fund a project aimed at improving the health of one of the most vulnerable patient groups in the world – pregnant women with HIV. Read More
A week before Pope Francis made his first visit to America, hundreds of philosophers, economists, social scientists and development practitioners from nearly 50 countries gathered at Georgetown to address how to enable the world’s most poor and vulnerable to live better lives. Read More
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and a university in Germany uncover the brain abnormalities for tinnitus and for chronic pain — the uncomfortable, sometimes agonizing sensations that persist long after an initial injury. Read More
Law professor Frances DeLaurentis receives an Archdiocese of Washington award for helping to meet the legal needs of the those living in poverty through the Catholic Charities Legal Network. Read More
Delaying or refusing vaccinations and examining the financial effects of Alzheimer’s Disease before diagnosis are among the faculty projects receiving support from the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI). Read More