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Love Stories From Alumni Who Got Engaged or Walked Down the Aisle at Georgetown

In celebration of Valentineโ€™s Day, weโ€™re telling stories about alumni who got married or engaged on the Hilltop. Take a look at their happy moments over the years โ€” and, ifโ€ฆ

February 14, 2025

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Veteran NPR Journalist Joins Georgetown to Explore the Impact of Religion on Political Discourse

Georgetown Universityโ€™s Journalism Program in the College of Arts & Sciences and Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs are thrilled to announce that veteranโ€ฆ

February 13, 2025

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Georgetown Secures Highest Research Classification for the 30th Year

Georgetown has received the highest classification for its research and training, earning the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Educationโ€™s designation as an "โ€ฆ

February 13, 2025

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Record Keeper by Day, Jazz Singer by Night

If Lanah Koelleโ€™s desk in White-Gravenor is empty, chances are sheโ€™s tucked away in a piano practice room nearby, belting out a few jazz. โ€ฆ

February 6, 2025

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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 byโ€ฆ

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, fromโ€ฆ

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 whoโ€™s taught at Georgetown for over 20 years, has been named the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.โ€ฆ

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, andโ€ฆ

February 1, 2025

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Want a Happier 2025? It Comes Down to Two Words, a Neuroscientist Says

Helping othersโ€”even tiny acts of kindnessโ€”makes us happier, says Abigail Marsh, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscienceโ€ฆ

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.โ€ฆ

January 3, 2025