University Community Commemorates Veterans Day
Georgetown remembered and honored students, faculty and staff who served in the military with Veterans Day programs yesterday on main campus and the Law Center. Read More
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Actor Kevin Spacey, Georgetown’s Ron Klain Discuss Politics and Ethics
Oscar-winning actor and House of Cards star Kevin Spacey discusses ethics, politics and power with former White House politico and Georgetown government faculty member Ron Klain (C’83). Read More
$1.25 Million NSF Grants Explore Media Characters’ Role in Early Learning
Georgetown psychology professor Sandra Calvert receives two National Science Foundation grants to examine the influence of media characters such as Elmo and Dora the Explorer on preschoolers. Read More
Sen. Dick Durbin Speaks on Immigration Reform at Georgetown
Sen. Dick Durbin spoke at Georgetown Tuesday evening as part of an immigration reform series sponsored by the university's Institute for the Study of International Migration. Read More
Professor at TEDX Event Says Global Poverty is Waning
Steve Radelet, distinguished professor in the practice, was one of 11 speakers to talk about making positive change in the world during Saturday's TEDxGeorgetown at Gaston Hall. Read More
Jesuit Alumnus Helps Direct Biomedical Center in Rwanda
Rev. Jean-Baptiste Mazarati, S.J., (G'12) combines his Jesuit training as well as his education at Georgetown in his work as deputy director general at Rwanda Biomedical Center. Read More
International Health Students Conducting Community-Based Global Research
A total of 19 seniors from the School of Nursing & Health Studies' international health program are at work on a variety of health-related projects in Brazil, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Rwanda and Tanzania. Read More
Infant Cognition Research Includes Program for Incarcerated Terms
Georgetown psychology professor Rachel Barr, who researches learning and memory in infants, helped create a program – using the Sesame Street's Baby Elmo – that improves bonds between incarcerated teen fathers and their children. Read More
Vegetable-Derived Compound May Protect Against Radiation
A recent Georgetown study finds that a compound formed after cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage are consumed protects rats and mice from lethal doses of radiation. Read More
USAID Awards $19.8M for African, Asian Fertility Awareness Project
Georgetown's Institute for Reproductive Health received a $19.8 million grant for a five-year fertility awareness project in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Read More