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Georgetown Professor Wins James Beard Award for Story of Black America Told Through Fast Food

Georgetown historian Marcia Chatelain won the James Beard Award for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black. …

June 13, 2022

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Georgetown Researchers Design Effective, Reusable Mask to Fight Airborne Threats

A team of Georgetown researchers are one of ten groups in the running for a $400,000 prize for designing an innovative, lightweight and reusable. …

June 10, 2022

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Georgetown Physicist Studies Glass Transition in Polymers

A paper co-authored by Peter Olmsted examines how polymers become glassy at the molecular. …

May 27, 2022

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Faculty of Languages and Linguistics Celebrates End of Academic Year with Awards

Georgetown University’s College of Arts and Sciences gathered to celebrate the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics (FLL) in an annual awards.…

May 24, 2022

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History Professor Wins Guggenheim to Explore Japanese History

Jordan Sand, a professor of Japanese history and culture, has been named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow. Japan, which has been around for more than 1,300.…

May 4, 2022

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New Study Exonerates Urban Pests Like Rats as One-of-a-Kind Disease Reservoirs

An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that city wildlife might pose less of a threat for future pandemics than once.…

May 2, 2022

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A Home for the Humanities on Campus

Professors Nicoletta Pireddu (Inaugural Director of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative), and Derek Goldman and Anthony R DelDonna (Department of Performing Arts) have been…

April 29, 2022

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Innovative Faculty Members Honored with Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award

Julia Watts Belser, Yulia Chentsova Dutton and Janeth Presores were honored with the 2021 Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Since 1996, the awards have honored faculty…

April 29, 2022

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Renowned Georgetown Ethicist Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Nancy Sherman, a Distinguished University Professor, is one of 261 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts &.…

April 28, 2022

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Striving for a Sustainable Future with Materials Science

Kai Liu, a physicist and materials scientist, is developing new materials that can create greener, more sustainable. …

April 28, 2022