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2018 Graduates Share Their Research

One of Georgetown College’s biggest strengths is the opportunity to conduct meaningful and original research as an undergraduate. Meet nine members of the Class of 2018…

May 18, 2018

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Johnson Addresses Deterrence Using Economics

Economics graduate student Rich Johnson (G’18) sought out an independent research project on deterring agent theory — a way of determining the value of…

May 17, 2018

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Q & A: Dr. Susan Hockfield

The 2018 Georgetown College commencement speech will be delivered by Dr. Susan Hockfield (G’79), former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and current…

May 15, 2018

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Benton-Cohen Awarded Japan Residency

Professor Katherine Benton-Cohen of the Department of History has received the 2018 Japan Residency at Chuo University, which enables two American historians to travel to Japan…

May 9, 2018

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Linkon Publishes Book on Deindustrialized Communities' Literature

Professor Sherry Linkon of the Department of English at Georgetown College has published a new book on contemporary working-class literature, which she presented at a reading and…

May 8, 2018

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Four Graduate Students Win NSF Fellowships

Rob Cortes (C’18) and Shawn Rhoads of the Department of Psychology have been awarded prestigious graduate fellowships from the National Science.…

May 4, 2018

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Freericks Assists on Brookhaven Superconductor Study

A team of scientists has tracked never-before-seen interactions between electrons and the crystal lattice structure of copper-oxide superconductors. Georgetown College physics…

May 3, 2018

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McNeill Receives Heineken Award

Professor John R. McNeill of the Department of History and the Walsh School of Foreign Service has been named a 2018 recipient of the A.H. Heineken Award in History for his work…

May 2, 2018

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Georgetown Team Wins Hackathon With Fact-Checking Proposal

A proposal from Chris Ferris (C’20) and Sean Letendre (C’20) won first prize in its category at a hackathon hosted by the Belfer Center for Science and…

April 30, 2018

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Students Showcase Linguistics Research

Six undergraduates from Georgetown College and the Walsh School of Foreign Service presented their research on linguistic landscapes to a group of peers, professors, and…

April 21, 2018