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Georgetown Booth Earns Rave Reviews at Science Festival

Professor Heidi Elmendorf of the Department of Biology brought a group of Georgetown scientists and students to man a booth at the USA Science and Engineering Festival earlier…

April 18, 2018

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Frieder Joins European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Professor Ophir Frieder, the Robert L. McDevitt and Catherine H. McDevitt Chair in Computer Science and Information Processing, has been inducted into the European Academy of…

April 10, 2018

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Q & A: Margaret Hall

We caught up with retiring sociology professor Margaret Hall to talk about her 50-year career at Georgetown, the evolution of her discipline, and her advice for today’s…

April 4, 2018

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Q & A: Women in Research

We caught up this week with Janet Mann of the Department of Biology and Garance Genicot of the Department of Economics to discuss their latest projects, the state of women in…

April 2, 2018

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Catholic Studies Program Hosts Mary Magdalene Symposium

The Georgetown College Catholic Studies Program presents A Day with Mary Magdalene, a daylong symposium on the life of Mary Magdalene, to be held Thursday, April 5 at Georgetown…

March 29, 2018

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McNamer Book Wins MLA Award

Georgetown College English and medieval studies professor Sarah McNamer was awarded the 2017 Modern Language Association's Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for a…

March 26, 2018

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Ries Receives Three Grants for Ecological Research

Professor Leslie Ries of the Georgetown College Department of Biology has been awarded three grants to study the impact of climate change and natural disasters on springtime…

March 8, 2018

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McNamara Receives Distinguished Scholar Award

Congratulations to Georgetown government professor Kate McNamara, who has been awarded the International Studies Association’s 2018 Distinguished Scholar Award in…

March 7, 2018

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Mathematics of Planet Earth: Math Profs create symposium at AAAS conference

“People tend to think that nothing new in mathematics has happened since 1900, and that’s not the case,” Kaper said. “Mathematics is alive and well…

February 13, 2018

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In Anthropocene Seminar, Humanists Tackle Environmental Issues

Approaching the Anthropocene: Global Culture and Planetary Change is a series of lectures, art installations, and group discussions that critically examine the ways humans…

February 6, 2018