Archive: Faculty Research

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Professor Robert Patterson Discusses H.R.40 Bill, Offers Suggestions for Reparations

One of the policies Congress put forth to improve the lives of Black Americans is the H.R.40 bill, also known as the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for…

August 10, 2020

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Happiness Lab Director Says Interventions Can Lead to Better Health

Psychological intervention specifically designed to boost subjective well-being has positive effects on self-reported physical health, according to a new Georgetown. …

July 2, 2020

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Physic Professor and Graduate Student Publish Paper on New Imaging Method for Early Cancer Detection

One of the most important steps in the fight against cancer is the early detection of tumors in the body. Department of Physics professor and McDevitt chair Kai Liu and graduate…

June 10, 2020

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Georgetown Professor Helps Create Workshop That Makes Quantum Education More Accessible

Jim Freericks, professor in the Department of Physics and McDevitt Chair, collaborated with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the White House Office of Science and…

May 19, 2020

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Professor Dagomar Degroot and Ph.D. Student Emma Moesswilde Podcast Their Way Through Climate History

Environmental historian Dagomar Degroot and Ph.D. student Emma Moesswilde have revamped Climate History, a podcast created by the Department of History professor that explores…

April 21, 2020

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Georgetown Professor Coauthors New Study That Finds EPA Mercury Analysis Is “Seriously Flawed”

Department of Economics professor Arik Levinson, in a new study with experts across prominent academic institutions, found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)…

April 13, 2020

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Georgetown Physicist Helps Create New N95 Mask Decontamination Guidelines

A team of 60 scientists, engineers, students and clinicians that includes a Georgetown physicist yesterday unveiled N95decon.org, a website that synthesizes the scientific…

April 2, 2020

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History and Science: Georgetown Professor Shows Why Collaboration Across Disciplines Important

Professor Kathryn de Luna is one of four faculty members in the Department of History to participate in the new HyperHistory Hub as part of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative.…

March 16, 2020

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Observatory Named for Georgetown Physicist Who Encourages Next Generation of Women in Science

Sarah Jiang (C’21) says she’s thrilled that the National Science Foundation chose to name a telescope designed to conduct “a vast astronomical survey” after Vera Rubin …

January 31, 2020

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Department Highlight – Mathematics & Statistics Professor Kimberly Sellers Creates Varied Research Opportunities for Students

If the movie Hidden Figures taught us anything, it is that there are often forces in the background working to make anything possible. Though the study of math and statistics is…

January 27, 2020