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Student Cancer Researcher Launches Medical Career at Georgetown

A biology major, professional baker and former taekwondo athlete, Jordan Kramer (C’22) started studying cancer at 16, continuing her research while at Georgetown and now at…

February 17, 2022

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Has the Black Death’s Impact Been Overstated? New Medieval Data Complicates Understanding 

Timothy Newfield, an assistant professor in the Department of History, is the co-author of a new paper on the impacts of the bubonic.…

February 17, 2022

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Georgetown Senior Tests His Trivia Skills in Jeopardy! College Championship

Nam Vu (C’22) competed in the Jeopardy! National College Championship representing Georgetown, the latest Hoya — and the second member of his family — to appear on the. …

February 16, 2022

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Student Studies Technology and Criminal Justice From a Squad Car

Arjun Ravi (C’22) has worked with leading quantitative researchers of criminal justice, engaged with community advocacy groups and rode along with police officers to research…

February 16, 2022

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Georgetown Researchers Aim to Clean Up U.S. Cement Production with Policy Solutions for Technological Upgrades

A team of Georgetown researchers from across disciplines are collaborating to investigate a set of technology solutions and policy proposals that can drastically reduce the…

February 11, 2022

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Educating the Whole Person Onstage, on the Track, in the City

As part of thr Spirit of Georgetown storytelling series, they spotlight community members who demonstrate Georgetown’s commitment to educating the whole person — mind, body…

February 10, 2022

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Educating the Whole Person Onstage, on the Track, in the City

Department of Performing Arts professor Natsu Onoda Power and Maazin Ahmed (C’22) is a senior on Georgetown’s cross country and track team, are featured in this latest Spirit…

February 10, 2022

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Can Dialogue Engender Solidarity? A New Book Invites Conversation and Action Between Blacks and Jews in America

GU Press is publishing Blacks and Jews in America by Terrence L. Johnson and Jacques Berlinerblau. The book invites a dialogue and collective action between the Jewish and…

January 31, 2022

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How to End a Pandemic? Georgetown Course Encourages Students to See Themselves in the Answer

When designing her innovative new course, How to End a Pandemic, Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, sought to push back against a common misconception regarding pandemic. …

January 27, 2022

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Ricardo Ortiz Hopes to Make Literary Departments More Inclusive During Term As President of the Association of Departments of English

Ricardo Ortiz, Ph.D., was recently named president of the Association of Departments of English (ADE). The author, professor and former chair of Georgetown’s Department of…

January 27, 2022