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Why the Search for Life on Mars is More Complicated Than We Thought

The search for life on Mars may have become more complicated because of the radiation from stars millions of light years away. These are the results of a new study published by…

February 4, 2025

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Psychology Professor Kostadin Kushlev Explores How Smartphones Affect Human Happiness and Offers Tips on How to Reduce Your Screen Time

This story is a part of our Ask a Professor series, in which Georgetown faculty members break down complex issues and use their research to inform trending conversations, from…

February 3, 2025

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Longtime Georgetown Professor, Administrator Named Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

David Edelstein, vice provost for education and a veteran professor who’s taught at Georgetown for over 20 years, has been named the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.…

February 3, 2025

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Celebrating Black History and Culture at Georgetown

We celebrate the many contributions of our Black students, alumni, faculty, and staff to our community and society, and recognize the broad range of teaching, scholarship, and…

February 1, 2025

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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 Names Soyica Diggs Colbert as Interim Provost

With 11 years on the faculty at Georgetown, Colbert is the Idol Family Professor who has taught in the departments of Black Studies and Performing Arts and most recently held the…

November 26, 2024