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History Professor Wins Guggenheim to Explore Japanese History

Jordan Sand, a professor of Japanese history and culture, has been named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow. Japan, which has been around for more than 1,300.…

May 4, 2022

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Social Responsibility Network Builds Connections in Washington Community

The Social Responsibility Network, a mentorship program for students in Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, recently visited Life Pieces to Masterpieces, a non-profit…

May 3, 2022

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New Study Exonerates Urban Pests Like Rats as One-of-a-Kind Disease Reservoirs

An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that city wildlife might pose less of a threat for future pandemics than once.…

May 2, 2022

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A Home for the Humanities on Campus

Professors Nicoletta Pireddu (Inaugural Director of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative), and Derek Goldman and Anthony R DelDonna (Department of Performing Arts) have been…

April 29, 2022

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Innovative Faculty Members Honored with Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award

Julia Watts Belser, Yulia Chentsova Dutton and Janeth Presores were honored with the 2021 Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Since 1996, the awards have honored faculty…

April 29, 2022

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Renowned Georgetown Ethicist Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Nancy Sherman, a Distinguished University Professor, is one of 261 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts &.…

April 28, 2022

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Striving for a Sustainable Future with Materials Science

Kai Liu, a physicist and materials scientist, is developing new materials that can create greener, more sustainable. …

April 28, 2022

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Indigenous Philosophy and Creating a More Sustainable Future for Georgetown

Ahead of Earth Day, the Office of Sustainability hosted an event and open discussion around how Indigenous philosophies can, and should, be interwoven into the university’s…

April 25, 2022

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Three College Students Named Goldwater Scholars

Established by Congress in 1986, the prestigious national award is conferred to sophomores and juniors who excel in the fields of mathematics, engineering and the natural.…

April 18, 2022

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Professor Amani Morrison Conducting New Research on the Kitchenettes of Great Migration-Era Chicago

Amani Morrison, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of English, is bringing attention to a crucial part of Black history: the significance of the kitchenette…

April 14, 2022