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Professor, Graduate Students Named Finalists for BARDA-NIOSH Mask Innovation Challenge
Department of Physics professor Kai Liu and PhD students James Malloy (G’22) and Christopher Jensen (G’25) were named one of the 10 Phase 1 Winners, and the only university…
July 8, 2021
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Junior Helps to Implement Innovative Programming by New LGBTQ Resource Center Assistant Director
Ben Telerski (C'23) started working at the LGBTQ Resource Center during his first week at Georgetown. Throughout a global pandemic, the junior contributed to the creation of…
June 28, 2021
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Georgetown Joins New Global Partnership to Advance Equitable and Inclusive Technology
Building on Georgetown’s work at the intersection of technology, ethics, public policy, and governance, the University will serve as a founding academic partner in the new…
June 28, 2021
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Making an Exoneree: Keith Washington Released After 13 Years in Prison
Keith Washington left a Maryland prison on June 23 and reunited with his wife and daughters after more than 13 years apart. His release comes about a month after a judge agreed…
June 23, 2021
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Royden B. Davis Fellow Justin Goldstein Conducting Research to Optimize Question Answering Results
Computer science major Justin Goldstein (C’24) was selected as one of this year’s Royden B. Davis Fellows. The sophomore will use this fellowship to fund his summer research…
June 21, 2021
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Prison Scholar Joel Caston Elected to Local Government
Georgetown Prison Scholar Joel Caston is a longtime mentor, instructor, and leader at the D.C. Jail. Now, he’ll also represent the jail’s residents and neighbors as their…
June 21, 2021
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New Study by Georgetown Scientists Shows Dolphin Personality Stable for Decades
While a few studies show that human personality traits last a long time, until now, the same has not been shown for wild animals. In a first-of-its-kind study published in…
June 18, 2021
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Computer Science Professor Named Technical Director of Program Set to Play Major Role in Advancing 6G
Eric Burger, Ph.D., MBA and professor in the Department of Computer Science, will serve as technical director for the new Technical Program Office (TPO) at the Virginia Tech…
June 14, 2021
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Marcia Chatelain Awarded Prestigious Pulitzer Prize in History for Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
During the 105th Pulitzer Prize ceremony, Marcia Chatelain was chosen as this year’s winner in the category of history for her work, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black…
June 11, 2021
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Study by Professor Finds Video Chat Helps Grandparents Maintain Relationships with Grandchildren, Diminishes Feelings of Isolation
A recent study found that video chat helped grandparents overcome social isolation during the pandemic as well as maintain a vital connection with their young grandchildren.…
June 10, 2021