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Want a Happier 2025? It Comes Down to Two Words, a Neuroscientist Says
Helping others—even tiny acts of kindness—makes us happier, says Abigail Marsh, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience…
January 10, 2025
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28 Georgetown Alumni and Faculty Sworn Into 119th U.S. Congress
Georgetown's latest cohort of U.S. representatives and senators in Congress continues the university's longstanding legacy of alumni and faculty engaging in public.…
January 3, 2025
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Literature Professors Pick the Best Books To Read This Winter
With so many books to choose from, we asked literature professors in the Department of English for their recommendations on what to read this winter. Whether you’re looking to…
December 20, 2024
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Bringing the Humanities to the Town Square: Ricardo Ortiz Champions the Intersection of Academic and Public Life
Professor Ricardo Ortiz has been named guest editor for a special edition of Public Humanities, a peer-reviewed journal from Cambridge University Press that publishes scholarship…
December 13, 2024
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Georgetown Historian Awarded €10 Million to Solve Enduring Mystery of the Black Death
In the early 14th century, pandemic plague emerged in central Asia. It arrived in the Mediterranean region and Europe in the late 1340s, spreading widely and killing millions.…
November 26, 2024
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Georgetown Neuroscientist to lead $2.5 Million National Science Foundation Project on Creativity in STEM
How does creativity enable innovators in science, technology, engineering and math to succeed and to find meaningful solutions to previously intractable problems? That’s…
November 22, 2024
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President DeGioia To Become President Emeritus of Georgetown
John J. DeGioia (C’79 G’95) announced he is stepping down from his role as president after 23 years and will become president emeritus and will continue as a faculty.…
November 21, 2024
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Georgetown Senior, Advocate for Prison Reform Wins 2025 Rhodes Scholarship
Noa Offman (C’25), an advocate for criminal justice reform, has won the 2025 Rhodes Scholarship — the oldest and most competitive international.…
November 17, 2024
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Hoyas in the Humanities: Bringing Research to Life in the Archives and on the Stage
Last month, the College of Arts & Sciences celebrated the opening of a dedicated space for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative. By housing the initiative in historic Old…
November 8, 2024
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Georgetown Opens its Doors to Students, Scholars from Countries in Conflict
Learn how Georgetown is working to support students and faculty from areas of conflict and ensure they have the community and resources to.…
November 8, 2024