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Linguistics Professor Deborah Tannen Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Department of Linguistics professor Deborah Tannen was recently chosen to become a member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The linguist joins a group of…
May 17, 2021
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Two College Professors Selected for Prestigious President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
Department of Psychology professor Rachel Barr and Department of History professor Alison Games were chosen for this year’s President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar…
May 14, 2021
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Mission to Mars: Senior Working for NASA on Mission Mapping Where Humans Could Access Ice on Red Planet
Laura Ratliff (C’21) is currently working as an intern for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA HQ, where she is assisting in the development of the international Mars Ice…
May 12, 2021
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Book by Philosophy Professor Uses Ancient Wisdom as Framework to Alleviate Problems of Today
At a time of extraordinary uncertainty and anxiety, we are all searching for ways to stay calm and remain positive. Nancy Sherman, University Professor in the Department of…
May 10, 2021
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Senior Advocates for Black Mothers Who Have Lost Children to Gun Violence
Psychology major Denzell Brown’s (C’21) research aims to provide aid to Black mothers who have lost children to gun violence in Washington, DC. The senior will continue to…
May 7, 2021
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New Women’s and Gender Studies Director Nadia Brown Answers Q & A
Nadia Brown, prize-winning political scientist, academic entrepreneur, will begin her tenure as director of the Women and Gender Studies Program this summer. Brown will also be a…
May 5, 2021
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Marcia Chatelain Receives 2021 Lawrence W. Levine Award from the Organization of American Historians
Marcia Chatelain, professor in the Department of History and the Department of African American Studies, is the recipient of the Organization of American Historians’ (OAH) 2021…
May 3, 2021
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Biophysics Major Who Hopes to Help Fight Climate Change Contributes to Interdisciplinary Oceanographic Research
Biological physics major Victoria Boatwright (C’22) has always been fascinated by the ocean. In a recent publication through the Georgetown Scientific Research Journal (GSR),…
April 30, 2021
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Senior Completes Two Theses on Women’s Health, Plans to Work in Medical Equity After Graduation
Biology of Global Health and Spanish double major Grace Keegan (C’21) is an unstoppable force. In addition to completing two theses that focus on women’s health, the senior…
April 26, 2021
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Alumna Finalist for Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for an Environmental Play
Theater and Performance Studies alumna Miranda Rose Hall (C’11) is a 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist for her work, A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction. One…
April 22, 2021