Archive: Biology
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Ecological Crisis: U.S., Canada Lost One in Four Birds in the Past 50 Years
Nearly 3 billion birds have disappeared from the United States and Canada since 1970, according to a study published today in Science, co-authored by Georgetown Environment Initiative (GEI) director and Laudato Si’ Professor in Biology and the Environment Peter Marra.
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Top Five Climate Change Concerns Voiced by Environmental, Global Experts
Five faculty experts weigh in on their top concerns for the environment and climate change in keeping with the university’s commitment to sustainability and Pope Francis’ environmental Laudato Si’ encyclical.
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College Science Professors Pedal for a World Free of MS
Jeffery Urbach has assembled “Team Georgetown” for the upcoming Bike MS ride, a charity ride to raise funds for the National MS Society.
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New College Faculty for 2019-2020
Georgetown College is excited to welcome 34 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in 19 College departments and programs.
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Serious Declines in Butterflies Revealed in Extensive North America Study
Biology professor Leslie Ries co-authors a study showing that common butterfly species in a Midwestern state have declined by one-third over more than two decades.
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#Hoyas2019 Research Snapshots
More than 800 seniors will walk across the stage tomorrow morning and officially conclude their academic journeys at Georgetown. Meet Sam Balthazar, Corine Forward, and Sterling Lykes, three members of the Class of 2019 who distinguished themselves by pursuing fascinating academic research projects during their senior years.
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Huang Receives Award to Research MS Treatment
Professor Jeffrey Huang of the Georgetown College Department of Biology has received a major award from the National MS Society to continue research on a potentially groundbreaking treatment for multiple sclerosis.
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Biology Professors Coauthor Study on Monarch Migration
A major paper on monarch butterfly migration coauthored by Professors Leslie Ries and Naresh Neupane of the Department of Biology was published this week in PNAS.
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Donoghue Velleca Accepts Deanship at Lehigh University
Professor Maria Donoghue Velleca, a fixture in the Department of Biology and the Georgetown College Dean’s Office for more than a decade, has been named the Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lehigh University.
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Johnson Leads Major Grant to Redefine Extraterrestrial Life Detection
NASA’s Astrobiology Program has awarded a nearly $7 million grant to an effort led by Georgetown Assistant Professor Sarah Stewart Johnson that is explicitly aimed at throwing out the assumption that life out in space will be like life here at home.
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