Faculty Research
The College of Arts & Sciences is home to some of the world’s foremost academics producing research that not only shapes their fields but impacts the wider world.
In the classroom, our faculty provide engaging lectures and discussions, while outside they produce research that informs the spheres of policy, science and the arts. Read more about some of the most recent research produced by our world-class faculty.
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This story is a part of our Ask a Professor series, in which Georgetown faculty members break down complex issues and use their research to inform trending conversations, from the latest pop culture hits to research breakthroughs and critical global events shaping our world.
February 3, 2025
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Want a Happier 2025? It Comes Down to Two Words, a Neuroscientist Says
Helping others—even tiny acts of kindness—makes us happier, says Abigail Marsh, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience who studies altruism.
January 10, 2025
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Georgetown Historian Awarded €10 Million to Solve Enduring Mystery of the Black Death
In the early 14th century, pandemic plague emerged in central Asia. It arrived in the Mediterranean region and Europe in the late 1340s, spreading widely and killing millions. Somewhere between one…
November 26, 2024