At Georgetown College, research unites faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students in the search for new knowledge through academic methods of inquiry. As senior scholars, faculty express and pursue the most ambitious questions in their fields while inviting inviting students to participate in a process of inquiry, exploration, and discovery. Students join in this research in classrooms, laboratories, archives, and the field, all the while gaining valuable training and mentorship from their faculty advisors. At the College, both the new knowledge generated by research and the process of inquiry itself are central to the education and formation of students.
Largest-Ever Donation for Psychopathy Research Bolsters Georgetown Lab
September 19th, 2022
The Laboratory on Social & Affective Neuroscience is the recipient of a $500,000 donation from donor Lisa H. Michael, of Palo Alto, California, the largest private donation ever given for the research of psychopathy. …
How to Keep Students Engaged During Online Classes, According to Psychologists
August 23rd, 2022
A new paper from Georgetown psychologists examines how students are affected by turning their cameras either on or off during large online classes. …
Taking Neuroscience to School: Brain Scans Reveal the Hidden Shape of Thinking and Predict Students’ Learning Better Than Test Scores
August 10th, 2022
A team of researchers, led by Georgetown neuroscientists, have documented a link between different modes of thinking. …
