Archive: Faculty Research
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Georgetown Honors Early-Career Professors with High-Impact Research
The university’s Magis Prize recognizes faculty recently granted tenure who are making an extraordinary impact in their field. Now in its second year, the award invests in…
October 6, 2025
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Psychology Professor Ian Lyons Awarded Magis Prize for Math and Brain Research
The university’s Magis Prize, now in its second year, helps fund high-impact.…
October 2, 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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Georgetown Scientists Explore Double Network Gels That Can Be Programmed Like Smart Materials
A new study led by Georgetown University’s Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology (ISMSM) researchers reveals a powerful way to fine-tune the structure and stiffness…
May 22, 2025
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The Conclave Starts Next Week. Here’s the History of How the Catholic Church Selects a New Pope
Vanessa Corcoran, a scholar of medieval religious history, unpacks the fascinating and secretive history behind the conclave and the papal election.…
May 2, 2025
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She Grew Crystals in Her Living Room. Now She Grows Crystals in Her Chemistry Lab.
Karah Knope is a Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences who studies f-element chemistry and its applications to energy and.…
March 21, 2025
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Georgetown, London School of Economics Launch Joint Research and Education Partnership
Georgetown has partnered with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to fund joint research projects between researchers at the two institutions and support…
March 13, 2025
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How Ants Respond to the Cicada Boom: Martha Weiss Leads NSF-Funded Research
A new NSF-funded project led by Martha Weiss aims to find out what happens to forest food webs when billions of cicadas emerge by focusing on often-overlooked creatures:.…
March 4, 2025
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Laia Balcells named recipient of prestigious ISA’s Award
Laia Balcells, a professor in Georgetown University’s College of Arts & Sciences, was named the recipient of the 2025 ISA’s International Security Studies Section (ISSS)…
February 26, 2025
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Georgetown Secures Highest Research Classification for the 30th Year
Georgetown has received the highest classification for its research and training, earning the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s designation as an "…
February 13, 2025