Archive: Biology
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- Faculty in the Media
Researchers Retract Multisensory Learning Paper After Failed Replications
The retraction was a good decision, says Isaac Cervantes-Sandoval, assistant professor of biology at Georgetown University, who was not involved in the. …
March 31, 2026
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Students Win Top Prize at Big East Research Tournament
Before the whistle blew on the Big East men’s basketball championship game, Georgetown students, Junyi “Jim” Wang (H’26) and Grace Chu (C’28), were named champions in a…
March 25, 2026
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Professor Shaun Brinsmade Named Distinguished Lecturer by the American Society for Microbiology
As part of the program, Brinsmade will travel to institutions across the country to share his research and engage directly with students and faculty, offering guidance on…
February 27, 2026
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Innovative Biomedical and Genetics Research Projects Net Ph.D. Students ARCS Scholar Awards
From cancer research to plant genetics, Georgetown STEM Ph.D. students’ award-winning research has real-world.…
February 10, 2026
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This Academic Advisor Is a National Champion Curler
Throughout his life, Michael Parker, an assistant dean for the College of Arts & Sciences has been many things, and he encourages his students to embrace their own.…
February 5, 2026
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How Did Dengue Go Global? This Mosquito Species Might be to Blame.
New research from Jacob Crawford (C’03) and biology professor Peter Armbruster explains how a mosquito from Africa became a global threat for vector-borne.…
October 22, 2025
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‘The Limit is Past the Sky’ for Ph.D. Student Seeking Extraterrestrial Life
Budding astrobiologist Kenzie Mounir (G’30) is focusing not on aliens but environments that could host life beyond.…
September 30, 2025
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2025 Chester Gillis Award Recipients Serve Their Communities Through Teaching and Cancer Research
Naveen Shah (C’25) and Harry Sun (C’26) are the recipients of the 2025 Chester Gillis.…
July 23, 2025
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Some Dolphins Use Tools to Hunt, Revealing Insights Into Cultural Transmission
A new study led by Georgetown researchers reveals that the rare use of tools by some dolphins to hunt is passed on from parent to offspring and is shaped by significant sensory…
July 21, 2025
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Tiffany Zhang Didn’t Choose Between Music and Medicine. She Embraced Both.
Before her senior year, Zhang, a biology major and pre-med student, declared a second major in American musical.…
May 16, 2025