Archive: Faculty
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Creating Cicada Curiosity: Biology Professor Launches Children’s Resource on Upcoming 17-Year Emergence
In May of this year, the United States’ east coast will experience a recurring phenomenon that takes place nowhere else in the world: the emergence of the 17 year cicada. Martha Weiss, a professor in the Department of Biology, and co-director of the Environmental Studies Program, has partnered with George Washington University biology professor John Lill, as well as environmental educator Diane Lill and post-doctoral associate Zoe Getman-Pickering, to create a comprehensive guide to cicadas for elementary and middle school students in the hopes of garnering appreciation for these complex critters.
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Making Georgetown Communication More Accessible, Inclusive for All
As Georgetown shifted to an online learning environment last spring, there was an increase in virtual communication through websites, email and social media. Libbie Rifkin, teaching professor in the Department of English and associate director of the Disability Studies Program, collaborated with a group of administrators across campus to promote accessible ways to communicate at all university levels through digital means.
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Georgetown to Launch Bachelor’s Degree Program at Maryland Prison
The Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) will introduce a full bachelor’s degree program for 25 aspiring students incarcerated at Patuxent Institution in Jessup, MD, in the next academic year. The new program expands on PJI’s efforts to bring credit-bearing Georgetown courses to incarcerated students through its Prison Scholars Program, which has offered a non-degree program at the DC Jail since 2018.
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Research by Physics Professor Shows Copper Foam Could Be Highly Efficient, Durable Filter for Reusable Masks and Air Cleaners
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing face masks, but many coverings are fragile and not easily disinfected. In a recent Nano Letters article, Department of Physics professor Kai Liu and his group of researchers have transformed copper nanowires into metal foams that could be used in face masks and air filtration systems, which are more durable and have the potential to effectively filter out microbes.
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Study by Georgetown Professors, Graduate Students Reveals How Societies Have Survived Climate Change
A team of Georgetown professors and graduate students recently collaborated with researchers in Europe and China on a paper that examines an interdisciplinary field of study they coined the History of Climate and Society (HCS).
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Georgetown Ethicist Collaborates with Physicians to Create Moral Framework for Elective Surgeries During COVID-19
When hospitals and clinics set out to define what “elective” surgeries should be conducted in the midst of a pandemic wave, officials should establish a moral framework that considers individualized care, says a Georgetown team of clinicians and a philosopher.
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Book by African American Studies Professor Selected for Prestigious Choice Reviews Award
Black Cultural Production After Civil Rights, edited by Department of African American Studies professor Robert Patterson, Ph.D., was recently selected as a Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title for 2020. The collection of essays, from a variety of scholars, examines the significance of the 1970s to Black studies and Black culture.
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Arts Scholar and Leader to Join Georgetown as Co-Lead of New Racial Justice Institute
Theater and arts scholar Anita Gonzalez will begin her tenure at Georgetown as a faculty member and co-lead of the university’s new Racial Justice Institute (RJI) beginning July 1.
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Professor Discusses Importance of Equitable Education in of Wake Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has made apparent many inequities of our society, not the least of which being education. Sabrina Wesley-Nero, Ph.D., (SFS ‘95), director of the undergraduate program in Education, Inquiry, and Justice (EDIJ) and co-creator and faculty lead of the graduate program Educational Transformation (EDTR), describes the importance of learning from this moment to create a more just society through equal educational opportunities.
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Three College Professors Receive Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Awards, Honored for Dedication to Educating Students
Patrick Johnson (Department of Physics), Chandra Manning (Department of History) and Libbie Rifkin (Department of English) will receive the prestigious Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award at Faculty Convocation. This award is given to those faculty members who have demonstrated that they are exceptional educators who are deeply committed to enriching the undergraduate experience.
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