Archive: Biology

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2026 Chester Gillis Award Winners Embrace Being People for Others

The College of Arts & Sciences caught up with recent graduates Hallie Sternblitz (C’26) and Matt Gardiner (C’26) as they embark on careers in service of.…

August 13, 2026

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Dengue in Virginia: Expert Explains Risk After State’s First Locally Acquired Case

Georgetown biology professor Peter Armbruster explains how local dengue transmission can occur, symptoms to watch for and how to prevent mosquito.…

August 5, 2026

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Are Spotted Lanternflies That Bad For Your Yard? Here’s How They Affect Your Plants and Environment.

Lanternflies could swarm your backyard and neighborhood this summer. But are they that harmful for you and your local environment? An entomologist and biology professor weighs.…

July 16, 2026

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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 different…

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