Archive: Biology
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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
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How I Made Georgetown Feel Like Home As a First-Year Student
Samantha Garcia (C’28) is a Georgetown Storyteller and a first-year in the College of Arts & Sciences studying environmental biology. She is from the Los Angeles County area in…
April 15, 2025
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Medical Care Around the World: How Dr. Rasha Khoury (C’04) Works Alongside Communities Affected by Catastrophe
Dr. Rasha Khoury (C'04) has worked in emergency obstetrics around the world with Doctors Without Borders, providing care to those in communities affected by war, political…
September 26, 2024
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2024 Chester Gillis Award Recipients Expand Upon Personal and Academic Journeys Overseas Through Research and Service
This year's recipients of the Chester Gillis Award, Mary Nguyen (C'25) and Leah Chen (C'25) are expanding upon their academic journeys in Samoa and.…
July 11, 2024
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Dolphins in the Potomac? For This Georgetown Professor, It’s Her Life’s Work
Janet Mann's husband thought he could occasionally get her away from her research by getting a cottage down the Potomac River. Then the Georgetown professor found dolphins in…
June 10, 2024
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The College of Arts & Sciences Celebrates Outstanding Students and Faculty at 2024 Tropaia Exercises
The Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences gathered in historic Gaston Hall to honor exceptional graduating seniors and outstanding faculty members at the 105th annual…
May 18, 2024